Premier League: Manchester City liquidates Nottingham Forest 6-0 with a great performance
MANCHESTER. Manchester City demolishes Nottingham Forest 6-0 with goals of
MANCHESTER. Manchester City demolishes Nottingham Forest 6-0 with goals of E. Haaland (13′), E. Haaland (23′), E. Haaland (39′), J. Cancelo (51′), J. Alvarez (66′) and J. Alvarez (88′). Manchester City was vastly superior ball possession (76%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Etihad Stadium stadium in Manchester on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney who had the assistance of Neil Davies and Tim Wood. The 4th official was John Brooks. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 16.9 degrees Celsius or 62.46 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 72%.
Match Statistics
Manchester City was in firm control of the ball 76% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
Manchester City was more aggressive with 67 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Manchester City won the match.
Manchester City shot 15 times, 9 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Nottingham Forest shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Manchester City. On the other side, Nottingham Forest received 1 yellow card (E. Dennis).
After this match, Manchester City has 13 points to occupy the 1st place in the standings. while Nottingham Forest stays with 4 points (14th).
Match Events
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13'13'
E. Haaland
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23'23'
E. Haaland
P. Foden
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39'39'
E. Haaland
J. Stones
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51'51'
J. Cancelo
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55'55'
Cole Palmer
Phil Foden
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55'55'
Riyad Mahrez
Rodri
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58'58'
T. Awoniyi
B. Johnson
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58'58'
E. Dennis
M. Gibbs-White
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66'66'
J. Alvarez
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68'68'
S. Gomez
J. Cancelo
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69'69'
K. De Bruyne
E. Haaland
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70'70'
J. Colback
R. Yates
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70'70'
H. Toffolo
R. Lodi
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75'75'
R. Lewis
J. Stones
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77'77'
E. Dennis
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79'79'
G. Biancone
C. Kouyate
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88'88'
J. Alvarez
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Manchester City will play away with Aston Villa on the 3rd of September with a 24-4 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (4 draws).
Nottingham Forest will host AFC Bournemouth on the 3rd of September with a 4-2 head to head in favor of AFC Bournemouth (2 draws).
Manchester City: Formation and Lineups
Manchester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Josep Guardiola i Sala chose to play with the following team: Ederson , Kyle Walker , John Stones , Rúben Dias , João Cancelo , Bernardo Silva , Rodri , İlkay Gündoğan , Julián Álvarez , Erling Haaland and Phil Foden .
Substitutes
Manchester City made 5 changes: Rodri for R. Mahrez (55′), P. Foden for C. Palmer (55′), J. Cancelo for S. Gomez (68′), E. Haaland for K. De Bruyne (69′) and J. Stones for R. Lewis (75′).
Top player: Erling Haaland
The player who no doubt impressed Manchester City the most was Erling Haaland.
His rating is with 3 goals, 9 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
Nottingham Forest: Formation and Lineups
Nottingham Forest started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
On the opposite side, Steve Cooper played with: Dean Henderson , Neco Williams , Joe Worrall , Cheikhou Kouyaté , Scott McKenna , Renan Lodi , Ryan Yates , Remo Freuler , Lewis O’Brien , Brennan Johnson and Morgan Gibbs-White .
Substitutes
Nottingham Forest made 5 changes: B. Johnson for T. Awoniyi (58′), M. Gibbs-White for E. Dennis (58′), R. Yates for J. Colback (70′), R. Lodi for H. Toffolo (70′) and C. Kouyate for G. Biancone (79′).
Top player: Neco Williams
The player who no doubt impressed Nottingham Forest the most was Neco Williams.
His rating is with 21 passes (57% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.
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