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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City - Predictions, Stats & Odds

Premier League Statistics, AI predictions, (Expected) Lineups and Insights for Gameweek 18

Premier League - Gameweek 18

Saturday, 27 Dec 2025 • 12:30

City Ground (West Bridgford, Nottingham)

Nottingham Forest

1 : 2

Manchester City

Goals

48'
0 : 1
Tijjani Reijnd...
0 : 1
Tijjani Reijnders48'
Omari Hutchins...
1 : 1
54'
54'Omari Hutchinson
1 : 1
83'
1 : 2
Rayan Cherki
1 : 2
Rayan Cherki83'

Lineups

Nottingham Forest

PosPlayer
GK
John
DEF
Nikola Milenković
DEF
Neco Williams
DEF
Murillo
DEF
Nicolò Savona
MID
Nicolás Domínguez
MID
Morgan Gibbs-White
MID
Elliott Anderson
MID
Omari Hutchinson
FWD
Callum Hudson-Odoi
FWD
Igor Jesus

Substitutes

87'Taiwo Awoniyifor Nicolás Domínguez
90'Dilane Bakwafor Callum Hudson-Odoi

Manchester City

PosPlayer
GK
Gianluigi Donnarumma
DEF
Ruben Dias
DEF
Joško Gvardiol
MID
Bernardo Silva
MID
Tijjani Reijnders
MID
Rayan Cherki
MID
Matheus Nunes
MID
Nico González
MID
Nico O'Reilly
FWD
Phil Foden
FWD
Erling Haaland

Substitutes

73'Savinhofor Tijjani Reijnders
89'Nathan Akefor Rayan Cherki
Difference Maker Star: Top 3 players of their team

League Table after the game

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
2Manchester City1813144317+2640
W
W
W
W
W
17Nottingham Forest1853101828-1018
W
L
W
L
L

Last Games

Nottingham Forest

@Fulham
0 - 1
vsTottenham Hotspur
3 - 0
@Everton
0 - 3
@Wolverhampton Wanderers
1 - 0
vsBrighton and Hove Albion
0 - 2

Manchester City

vsWest Ham United
3 - 0
@Crystal Palace
3 - 0
vsSunderland
3 - 0
@Fulham
5 - 4
vsLeeds United
3 - 2

Head-to-Head

04 Mar 2026
Manchester City2 - 2Nottingham Forest
04 Mar 2026Manchester City
2 - 2
Nottingham Forest
27 Dec 2025
Nottingham Forest1 - 2Manchester City
27 Dec 2025Nottingham Forest
1 - 2
Manchester City
08 Mar 2025
Nottingham Forest1 - 0Manchester City
08 Mar 2025Nottingham Forest
1 - 0
Manchester City
04 Dec 2024
Manchester City3 - 0Nottingham Forest
04 Dec 2024Manchester City
3 - 0
Nottingham Forest
28 Apr 2024
Nottingham Forest0 - 2Manchester City
28 Apr 2024Nottingham Forest
0 - 2
Manchester City

Premier League

Gameweek 18

26 Dec • 20:00
Manchester United
Newcastle United
1 - 0
27 Dec • 12:30
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
1 - 2
27 Dec • 15:00
Arsenal
Brighton and Hove Albion
2 - 1
27 Dec • 15:00
Brentford
Bournemouth
4 - 1
27 Dec • 15:00
Burnley
Everton
0 - 0
27 Dec • 15:00
Liverpool
Wolverhampton Wanderers
2 - 1
27 Dec • 15:00
West Ham United
Fulham
0 - 1
27 Dec • 17:30
Chelsea
Aston Villa
1 - 2
28 Dec • 14:00
Sunderland
Leeds United
1 - 1
28 Dec • 16:30
Crystal Palace
Tottenham Hotspur
0 - 1

What is GAP?

What is Plus Minus Goals (G±)?

Plus Minus Goals (G±) is the average goal difference per game while the player was on the pitch. A value above 0 indicates that the team rather wins, a value below 0 means his team concedes more goals than they score when the player is on the pitch. As an example, if the player's team is winning 3:1 the goal difference is +2, if the player's team is loosing 0:1, the goal difference is -1. It is a pure metric which is barely adjusted for circumstances to purely show the goal difference.

What is GAP?

GAP (Game Advantage Percentage) shows the percentage gap between a player and the average league player. It answers the question: How much does a player improve or worsen a team's performance? It is based on high level game data with a focus on the impact on the goal difference (G±) from the last 50 games of a player. Besides that, GAP goes further and considers game context by involving data from the player and all other players who are at the same time on the pitch, no matter if teammates or opponents. Football GAP - the individual metric for team players.