Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester City (Apr 27, 2025)
FA Cup · · Semi-finals
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester City.
Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester City at Wembley Stadium
Managers: Nuno Espírito Santo (Nottingham Forest) · Guardiola (Manchester City)
Match facts
- Venue: Wembley Stadium, London
- Referee: M. Oliver
- Round: Semi-finals
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 2' R. Lewis for Manchester City (assist M. Kovačić)
- 51' J. Gvardiol for Manchester City (assist Omar Marmoush)
Bookings
- 55' J. Grealish — Yellow Card
- 65' M. Gibbs-White — Yellow Card
- 78' N. O'Reilly — Yellow Card
- 87' S. Ortega — Yellow Card
- 90+3' R. Sosa — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Nottingham Forest — 4-4-2
Starting XI
- 5 · Murillo (D)
- 8 · E. Anderson (M)
- 10 · M. Gibbs-White (M)
- 11 · C. Wood (F)
- 14 · C. Hudson-Odoi (F)
- 15 · H. Toffolo (D)
- 16 · N. Domínguez (M)
- 26 · M. Sels (G)
- 28 · Danilo Santos (M)
- 31 · N. Milenkovic (D)
- 44 · Z. Abbott (D)
Substitutes
- 4 · Morato (D)
- 6 · I. Sangare (M)
- 9 · T. Awoniyi (F)
- 19 · Álex Moreno (D)
- 20 · Jota Silva (F)
- 21 · A. Elanga (F)
- 24 · R. Sosa (F)
- 30 · W. Boly (D)
- 33 · Carlos Miguel (G)
Manchester City — 4-3-1-2
Starting XI
- 3 · Rúben Dias (D)
- 7 · Omar Marmoush (F)
- 8 · M. Kovacic (M)
- 10 · J. Grealish (M)
- 18 · S. Ortega (G)
- 20 · B. Silva (M)
- 24 · J. Gvardiol (D)
- 26 · Savinho (F)
- 27 · M. Nunes (D)
- 75 · N. O'Reilly (D)
- 82 · R. Lewis (M)
Substitutes
- 11 · J. Doku (F)
- 14 · Nico (M)
- 17 · K. De Bruyne (M)
- 19 · İ. Gündoğan (M)
- 22 · Vitor Nunes (D)
- 25 · M. Akanji (D)
- 31 · Ederson (G)
- 45 · A. Khusanov (D)
- 47 · P. Foden (M)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Nottingham Forest: WLLWD · 7 pts from 5 · 4-4
- Manchester City: WWWDW · 13 pts from 5 · 11-3
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City.
- Manchester City 2-2 Nottingham Forest · Mar 4, 2026
- Nottingham Forest 1-2 Manchester City · Dec 27, 2025
- Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester City · Mar 8, 2025
- Manchester City 3-0 Nottingham Forest · Dec 4, 2024
- Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester City · Apr 28, 2024