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Manchester City

2–2

xG 2.64–1.04

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Nottingham Forest

Etihad Stadium

Manchester · Wed 4 Mar, 19:30 UK · Premier League · Cap 52,900

xVerdict

A draw that MCI will feel they left behind. The open-play gap sat with MCI. MCI missed 3 big chances.

GENERATED 11 Aug 14:59

Chance story

Where the chances came fromFact
MCI led chance quality.
xAnalysis

Open play split 1.70–0.91.

MCINFO
1.70Open play0.91
0.94Set play0.13
0.04Free kicks0.00
0.90Corners0.06
Shot profileFact
MCI took more shots, 21 shots for five big chances, at 0.13 xG per shot.
xAnalysis

Shot volume finished 21–9.

MCINFO

Shots

21 – 9

xG / shot

0.13 – 0.12

On target

7 – 4

Inside box

16 – 6

Outside box

5 – 3

Blocked

6 – 3

Woodwork

1 – 0

Big chances

5 – 2

Big missed

3 – 1

KeeperFact
Keeper numbers are not stored for this match yet.

Expected goals prevented is not stored for this match.

Decisive people & moments

TimelineFact
The last goal arrived late.
xAnalysis

NFO scored it in the 76'.

First half

  • 31'Antoine Semenyo scores (left foot shot, Rayan Cherki).
  • 45+1'Yellow, Ibrahim Sangaré (Foul).

Second half

  • 56'Morgan Gibbs-White scores (right foot shot, Igor Jesus).
  • 60'Yellow, Murillo (Foul).
  • 62'Rodri scores (header, Rayan Aït-Nouri).
  • 63'Callum Hudson-Odoi on, Nicolás Domínguez off.
  • 63'Yellow, Nikola Milenković (Argument).
  • 76'Elliot Anderson scores (right foot shot, Callum Hudson-Odoi).
  • 77'Jérémy Doku on, Phil Foden off.
  • 77'Abdukodir Khusanov on, Rayan Aït-Nouri off.
  • 79'Taiwo Awoniyi  on, Igor Jesus off.
  • 82'Savinho on, Rayan Cherki off.
  • 90'Morato on, Neco Williams off.
  • 90'Ryan Yates  on, Morgan Gibbs-White off.
  • 90+4'Yellow, Matz Sels (Time wasting).
  • Goal
  • Yellow card
  • Red card
  • Substitution
  • VAR
Starting shape · 4-1-3-2 vs 5-3-2Fact
NFO left a back four and a lone nine for a 5-3-2.
xAnalysis

They started a back five against MCI's back four.

MCI · 4-1-3-2NFO · 5-3-2

15162021252742473910356810161923263134GuéhiRodriSilvaAït-NouriDonnarummaNunesSemenyoFodenDiasHaalandCherkiWilliamsMurilloSangaréAndersonGibbs-WhiteDomínguezJesusCunhaSelsMilenkovićAina
Player ratingsFact
MCI's XI rated higher.
xAnalysis

The averages finished 7.2–6.8. Cherki led the card at 8.1.

MCI

10Rayan CherkiMF828.13
20Bernardo SilvaMF907.93
16RodriMF907.82
47Phil FodenMF777.82
42Antoine SemenyoFW907.61
21Rayan Aït-NouriDF777.42
11Jérémy DokuFW136.81
3Rúben DiasDF906.81
27Matheus NunesDF906.72
15Marc GuéhiDF906.70
45Abdukodir KhusanovDF136.40
25Gianluigi DonnarummaGK906.40
26SavinhoFW86.20
9Erling HaalandFW906.00

NFO

8Elliot AndersonMF907.81
10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteFW907.31
5MurilloDF907.30
4MoratoDF97.20
19Igor JesusFW797.11
16Nicolás DomínguezMF636.81
7Callum Hudson-OdoiFW276.81
34Ola AinaDF906.61
26Matz SelsGK906.50
9Taiwo AwoniyiFW116.50
3Neco WilliamsDF906.41
6Ibrahim SangaréMF906.41
23Jair CunhaDF906.30
22Ryan YatesMF96.30
31Nikola MilenkovićDF906.20
Missing playersFact
NFO named 4 absences.
xAnalysis

MCI had none stored.

MCI

None stored.

NFO

  • Willy BolyUnavailable
  • Dilane BakwaUnavailable
  • Nicolò SavonaUnavailable
  • Eric da Silva MoreiraUnavailable

How it tilted

MomentumFact
MCI held the pressure.
xAnalysis

NFO still found the net.

  • Goal
  • Big chance
HT1H2H
Field tiltFact
MCI pinned the night in NFO's third.
xAnalysis

When the ball went high, MCI went down their right.

MCI thirdMiddleNFO third
16%43%40%
MCINFO
Match statsFact
MCI had both the ball and the better chances.
xAnalysis

Possession finished 70%–30%.

MCINFO

Possession

70% – 30%

Lge 50.0%

Passes

774 – 329

Lge 436.9

Corners

6 – 1

Lge 5.0

Tackles

10 – 20

Lge 16.7

npxG

2.64 – 1.04