Full TimeSecond Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Manchester City 1.Post update90’+4’Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.Post update90’+3’Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.Post update90’+2’Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Brennan Johnson.Post update90’+1’Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).Post update90’Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.Post update89’Substitution, Manchester City. Nathan Aké replaces Phil Foden.Post update88’Substitution, Manchester City. Brahim Díaz replaces Kevin De Bruyne.Post update87’Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.BookingMorgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.Post update86’Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).Post update84’Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Manchester City 1. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross following a corner.Post update84’Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by João Cancelo.Post update83’Attempt saved. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.Post update83’Foul by Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest).Post update81’Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Matt Cash.Post update81’Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Toby Edser replaces Brennan Johnson.Post update79’Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Tyler Walker replaces Cyrus Christie.Post update79’Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Joe Lolley.Post update79’Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Matt Cash.Post update79’Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Toby Edser replaces Brennan Johnson.
Manchester City missed the opportunity to return to the top of the Premier League after being held to a 1-1 draw against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday. Chris Wood’s late goal cancelled out Bernardo Silva’s rocket from 20 yards, with the visitors missing chances in abundance to put the game to bed.
Kyle Walker said Manchester City’s performance was “not acceptable” after they failed to take their chances and were reduced to last-ditch attempts as they scrambled for a late winner. Kevin de Bruyne had seven attempts at goal but found his radar to be off target as City failed to capitalise on any momentum gathered from their victory over title rivals Arsenal on Wednesday.
The draw extended Forest’s unbeaten home run to eight games and meant City dropped to second after Arsenal returned to the top with a 4-2 comeback win against Aston Villa earlier on Saturday. Walker said: “We know that’s not acceptable. That’s not me being downbeat but we’ve set such high standards over the last few years that it should be four or five nil, game done and we move onto the next game.”
City had 84% possession in the opening period but were made to rue their missed chances and were reduced to last-ditch attempts as they scrambled for a late winner. Erling Haaland volleyed against the crossbar and ballooned the rebound over the top after Aymeric Laporte’s header was brilliantly saved by Forest keeper Keylor Navas.
But Morgan Gibbs-White’s fizzed cross was tapped in at the far post in the 84th minute for Wood’s first Forest goal and Guardiola said: “We did everything, we played perfectly, had amazing chances, we were going to see the game out, we couldn’t believe it, but this is football.”
Forest will have considered themselves lucky to go into half-time trailing by only one goal having seen the majority of the first period played in their own half and Steve Cooper’s side did not put together any meaningful periods of possession or chances. But, as City became frustrated, Forest were patient and ultimately efficient enough to take their opportunity when it finally came, their only shot on target all afternoon.
Manchester City missed out on an opportunity to return to the top of the Premier League table after being held to a 1-1 draw by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday. Chris Wood’s late goal cancelled out Bernardo Silva’s rocket from 20 yards, with the visitors missing chances in abundance to put the game to bed and Kyle Walker said Manchester City’s performance was “not acceptable”.
Kevin de Bruyne had seven attempts at goal but found his radar to be off target as City failed to capitalise on any momentum gathered from their victory over title rivals Arsenal on Wednesday and dropped 15 away points this season compared with 11 in total last term.
Forest will have considered themselves lucky to go into half-time trailing by only one goal having seen the majority of the first period played in their own half and Steve Cooper’s side did not put together any meaningful periods of possession or chances but were patient enough to take their opportunity when it finally came with Morgan Gibbs-White’s fizzed cross tapped in at the far post in the 84th minute for Wood’s first Forest goal.
Guardiola said: “We did everything, we played perfectly, had amazing chances, we were going to see the game out, we couldn’t believe it, but this is football.” The draw extended Forest’s unbeaten home run to eight games and meant City dropped to second after Arsenal returned to the top with a 4-2 comeback win against Aston Villa earlier on Saturday.