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Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest – Head to head record, results & stats

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Manchester City

W L W W D
12
meetings
33 goals total
Last: 04 Mar 2026
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Nottingham Forest

L W L L D
6
Manchester City wins
3
Draws
3
Nottingham Forest wins
50% 25% 25%
21
Goals scored
12

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Match averages

2.75
Avg goals / game
33%
Both to score
50%
Over 2.5 goals
5 / 3
Clean sheets (Man City / Nott'm Fo…)

By venue

At Manchester City 3W 2D 1L
At Nottingham Forest 2W 1D 3L

Competitions faced in

Year-by-year

Year Man City D Nott'm …
2026 0 1 0
2025 2 0 1
2024 2 0 0
2023 1 1 0
2022 1 0 0
2009 0 0 1
1995 0 1 1
First meeting
29 Sep 1995

About this head-to-head

Manchester City and Nottingham Forest have met 12 times on record. Manchester City lead with 6 wins, Nottingham Forest have won 3 times and the two clubs have drawn 3 matches between them. Their first recorded meeting was on 29 September 1995.

This page is the permanent head-to-head hub for Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest. Every future meeting between these two clubs will be added to this page automatically, so bookmark it for the latest results, biggest wins, venue records and competition breakdown. Visit the team pages for full squads, standings and upcoming fixtures: Manchester City and Nottingham Forest.

Across their recorded meetings, Manchester City have found the net 21 times against Nottingham Forest, while Nottingham Forest have scored 12 times in reply — a combined 33 goals shared between the two sides. Their most recent fixture was played on 04 March 2026, the latest chapter in a rivalry stretching back to 1995. Follow every upcoming Manchester City versus Nottingham Forest clash on SportScore for live scores, starting lineups, minute-by-minute commentary and a head-to-head record that updates automatically once the full-time whistle blows.