Nottingham Forest host Manchester City at City Ground on 7 November 2026. The fixture is Matchweek 10 of the Premier League. They last met on 4 March 2026, when Manchester City and Nottingham Forest drew 2-2.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City match facts
- Kick-off
- Sat 7 Nov 2026, 17:30
- Stadium
- City Ground, Nottingham
- Competition
- Premier League
- Round
- Matchweek 10
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City lineups
Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City head to head
- 1
- Nottingham Forest wins
- 2
- Draws
- 6
- Manchester City wins
5–20 on goals in 9 meetings since 31 August 2022
Recent Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City results
- Manchester City2–2Nottingham ForestPremier LeagueEtihad Stadium
- Nottingham Forest1–2Manchester CityPremier LeagueCity Ground
- Nottingham Forest0–2Manchester CityFA CupWembley Stadium
- Nottingham Forest1–0Manchester CityPremier LeagueThe City Ground
- Manchester City3–0Nottingham ForestPremier LeagueEtihad Stadium
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City history
Nottingham Forest have won one of the last five, with one drawn. Manchester City last won at City Ground on 27 December 2025, by 2-1. Two of the last five were decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in two of the last five. Manchester City are unbeaten in the last three meetings.
Last meeting: Manchester City 2-2 Nottingham Forest, March 2026
- 25Gianluigi DonnarummaG
- 27Matheus NunesD
- 3Rúben DiasD
- 15Addji GuéhiD
- 21Rayan Aït-NouriD
- 16RodriM
- 47Philip FodenM
- 20Bernardo SilvaM
- 10Mathis CherkiM
- 9Erling HaalandF
- 42Antoine SemenyoF
Bench
- 1James TraffordG
- 4Tijjani ReijndersM
- 11Jérémy DokuF
- 5John StonesD
- 6Nathan AkéD
- 7Omar MarmoushF
- 14NicoM
- 26SavinhoF
- 45Abduqodir KhusanovD
Coach: Pep Guardiola
- 26Matz SelsG
- 34Temitayo AinaD
- 23CunhaD
- 31Nikola MilenkovićD
- 5MurilloD
- 3Neco WilliamsD
- 16Nicolás DomínguezM
- 6Ibrahim SangaréM
- 8Elliot AndersonM
- 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteF
- 19Igor JesusF
Bench
- 18Angus GunnG
- 9Taiwo AwoniyiF
- 22Ryan YatesM
- 25Luca NetzD
- 24James McAteeM
- 7Callum Hudson-OdoiF
- 14Dan NdoyeF
- 4MoratoD
- 21Omari HutchinsonF
Coach: Vitor Pereira
Manchester City lined up in a 4-1-3-2 and Nottingham Forest in a 5-3-2 when the clubs last met, on 4 March 2026 in the Premier League. It finished 2-2. Antoine Semenyo, Morgan Gibbs-White and Rodri and 1 other scored. Gianluigi Donnarumma and Matz Sels started in goal.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City lineups — common questions
- When is Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City?
- Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City kicks off at 17:30 UK time on 7 November 2026 at City Ground in Nottingham. The match is Matchweek 10 of the 2026/27 Premier League season.
- What was the score in the last Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City match?
- In the meeting before this one, Manchester City and Nottingham Forest drew 2-2 on 4 March 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Manchester City won 2-1 on 27 December 2025 in the Premier League. Nottingham Forest have won 1 of the 9 meetings between the clubs and Manchester City have won 6.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest at Etihad Stadium
Updated 23 September 2026