The results of Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City in the 2022-2023 Premier League are known. The Citizens -Manchester City’s nickname- failed to gain full points after being held to a draw by Nottingham Forest with a score of 1-1.
The match took place at the City Ground Stadium, Nottingham, England, on Saturday (18/2/2023). One Manchester City goal was born through the actions of Bernardo Silva (41′), while Nottingham Forest’s equalizing goal was scored by Chris Wood (84′).
Despite appearing as a guest team, Manchester City immediately stepped on the gas to play attack from the early minutes of the match. In the 2nd minute, Phil Foden fired a shot at goal, but the ball was still able to be saved by Nottingham Forest goalkeeper, Keylor Navas.
Manchester City continued to look for gaps in the Nottingham Forest defense. They made various attempts to open the tap for goals, unfortunately the defenders of The Forest -nicknamed Nottingham Forest- were still able to anticipate these opportunities.
Nottingham Forest itself is not without a fight. In the 25th minute, Brennan Johnson fired hard, but his shot still missed the target.
In the 41st minute, Manchester City successfully broke the deadlock. Bernardo Silva fired a shot from outside the penalty box which Keylor Navas was unable to secure, the 1-0 score lasted until halftime.
Manchester City did not lower their tempo and continued to put pressure on Nottingham Forest. In the 49th minute, Phil Foden almost widened the lead but his efforts were still stopped by the Nottigham Forest players.
In the 68th minute, Erling Haaland almost added to Manchester City’s lead. Unfortunately, the hard shot he released still hit the Nottingham Forest bar.
Nottingham Forest seemed to have difficulty getting out of the pressure of Manchester City. All the efforts they made seemed in vain because The Citizens players always grabbed the ball.
However, The Forest’s struggles finally paid off in the 84th minute. Chris Wood successfully took advantage of a bait from Morgan Gibbs-White and changed the score to a 1-1 draw.
Until the game ended, Manchester City failed to take advantage of the opportunities that existed. As a result, Pep Guardiola’s team had to settle for being held 1-1.
