EPL Match: Nottingham Forest - Manchester City

On December 27 at the City Ground stadium in West Bridgford, a matchday 18 game of the English Premier League took place between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City.

Pre-Match Intrigue

Special attention was drawn to the fate of Ukrainian footballer Oleksandr Zinchenko, who remained on the substitutes' bench. Previously, he had spent five years with Manchester City and won 10 trophies with the team.

Team Lineups

Starting lineups:

  • Nottingham Forest: John Victor, Williams, Murillo, Hudson-Odoi, Anderson, Gibbs-White (captain), Domingues, Igor Jesus, Hutchinson, Milenkovic, Savona
  • Manchester City: Donnarumma, Nunes, Dias, Guardiola, O'Riley, Nico, Bernardo (captain), Reinders, Foden, Sherky, Haaland

Tournament Standing

Manchester City at the time of the match occupied second place in the league table with 37 points, while Nottingham Forest was in 17th position with 18 points.