Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Follow live coverage as Manchester City face Nottingham Forest today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
Dias is high from the back and works well with Silva on the right before creeping in behind. He goes to the right byline and tries to slide it to Haaland, yet Yates gets a vital touch and Forest can reclaim the ball and clear.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
Doku switches briefly to the right side now. He links up with De Bruyne who plays the winger in down the channel with Wood all the way back to defend. He takes to the floor under the Kiwi's challenge, yet the referee doesn't buy the penalty shout!
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
Ortega under pressure! Elanga jinks down the left byline before trying to find Wood. The defence close around the Kiwi, before it falls to Ortega who just about sorts his feet out to clear. Forest come again with Gibbs-White feeding Moreno again on the left byline. He then shoots and Grealish blocks brilliantly. And we were told he was some sort of winger not a defender?
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
Following a poor pass from Haaland just inside his own half, Forest respond well and surge forward. It goes out wide to Silva who crosses. Wood misses and it's all the way back to Elanga who can't quite get the purchase as he curls one wide of the right post.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
Just as Silva crosses a little too high for Haaland at the left post, how about another fact? In seven of the last eight Premier League games Kevin De Bruyne has scored in, he has also recorded an assist. That's some impact...
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
Manchester City now lead by two goals in a Premier League game for the first time since October 5th against Fulham (won 3-2). Now they look to assert their dominance further, with Forest camped deep in their own third. However, the final ball from Silva is poor and the visitors clear.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
With that goal, De Bruyne has scored his second goal in the Premier League this season, netting for the first time since 24th August 2024 against Ipswich Town.
Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest
Wood! That's a massive chance that's gone begging! De Bruyne's pass back to Dias evades the Portuguese and Wood races through one-on-one with Ortega before curling his effort just wide of the bottom-left corner! Perhaps he had too much time to think about that one...
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