Manchester City did what it had to do by winning 0-2 at Nottingham Forest. De Bruyne contributed with 2 assists. At City, both KDB and Doku were in the starting line-up. Sels was in goal at Forest, Divock Origi had to settle for a place on the bench. The win means City remains in contention for the title.
We were shown the expected game picture. City monopolized the ball and Nottingham Forest aimed for the counter. The first shot of the match came from Kevin De Bruyne. The Red Devil got the ball on the left side of the box and aimed for the far post. Sels had to stretch all the way to grab the ball with his fingertips. Forest also had a chance on the counter, but Williams’ shot was too central to be dangerous.
On the half hour, Gvardiol broke the spell, thanks to a wonderful ball from De Bruyne. The Red Devil sent a corner kick sharply towards the first post and City’s left back headed in with a strong header. A deserved lead for the Citizens. Nottingham Forest still had a great chance to equalize, but Chris Wood kicked the ball wide after a clever cross from Montiel. We went to rest with a deserved 0-1 lead for City.
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We saw the same game pattern in the second half. Despite the substitutions of Ederson and Doku, the Citizens remained in charge. Forest tried, but barely came close to Ortega. On the hour mark, Haaland made his return after a foot injury. Ten minutes later it was the Norwegian who put the reassuring 0-2 on the board. Another assist from De Bruyne, who this time stabbed Haaland pretty deep. The Norwegian rounded his defender and kicked in from the corner.
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City’s win means they remain fully in contention for the title. The Citizens are now chasing Arsenal by a point, but still have a match in hand.
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End of second half
Man City wins on a save in Nottingham Forest. De Bruyne contributed twice with an assist for Gvardiol and Haaland.
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Julián Álvarez is replaced by Oscar Bobb
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Kevin De Bruyne is replaced by Matheus Nunes
KDB gets his applause replacement. The Red Devil was once again vital with two assists.
86′
Scot Hudson-Odoi
Then again Nottingham Forest. Hudson-Odoi kicks cleverly to the far corner, but Ortega’s save is just as clever.
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Willy Boly is replaced by Ibrahim Sangaré
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Anthony Elanga is replaced by Giovanni Reyna
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Murillo is replaced by Andrew Omobamidele
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Danilo is replaced by Ryan Yates
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0-2 GOAL by Erling Haaland!
The Norwegian came onto the field for this. De Bruyne sends the Norwegian deep and he kicks in nicely across the corner. Another assist for the Red Devil.
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De Bruyne again
The Red Devil takes the shot from outside the box and aims neatly at the left corner. Sels is there to parry the shot.
18:56
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First chance of the second half
Then an opportunity. Alvarez, who we almost didn’t see during the first half, gets a good deep pass from De Bruyne. The Argentinian striker does not take the ball well and makes a weak decision on Sels’ goal.
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Jack Grealish is replaced by Erling Haaland
There he is! The Norwegian striker is returning from injury and knows what awaits him. Making the reassuring 0-2.
6:45 PM
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Same game image
We get to see exactly the same game image. Manchester City monopolizes, Nottingham Forest puts everything on the counter.
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Ederson is replaced by Stefan Ortega
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Jéremy Doku is replaced by Mateo Kovacic
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Second half kicked off
Ederson had an unfortunate collision with Boly in the first half and was already in trouble. The Brazilian goalkeeper has now been substituted for Ortega. Furthermore, Jérémy Doku also remains in the dressing room, Kovacic takes his place. Hopefully it’s not an injury.
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End of first half
We go to rest with a deserved 0-1 lead for City. After the half hour, Gvardiol headed the ball in hard on a corner kick from De Bruyne. Wood also had a great chance for the equalizer, but he missed the ball.
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Giant chance Wood
The Nottingham Forest striker suddenly gets the ball in his feet and is able to kick into an empty goal. However, the attacker forgets to hit the ball and lets the ball slip through his legs.
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