Nottingham Forest 1–2 Manchester City
- Hutchinson 54'
- Reijnders 48'
- Cherki 83'
27 December 2025
The match in data
Manchester City got the better of Nottingham Forest, 2–1, on 27 December 2025, on matchday 18 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Rúben Dias (Manchester City), rated 69, thanks above all to 19 final-third passes and 94 passes. Dias produced 1.3 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It is their 3rd time as player of the match this season.
For Nottingham Forest, the highest-rated player was Elliot Anderson, with 55.
Rúben Dias
Manchester City · 90'
Produced 1.26× and cost 0.30× their position's average
- 19 final-third passes 3.4×
- 94 passes 2.0×
- 3 aerials won 1.5×
- 5 misplaced passes 0.7×
- 2 duels lost 0.5×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Anderson | Midfielder | 90 | 55 |
| Murillo | Defender | 90 | 49 |
| Omari Hutchinson | Midfielder | 90 | 49 |
| Igor Jesus | Forward | 90 | 43 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | Midfielder | 90 | 39 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | Midfielder | 87 | 39 |
| Nikola Milenković | Defender | 90 | 38 |
| Callum Hudson-Odoi | Forward | 90 | 37 |
| Nicolò Savona | Defender | 90 | 36 |
| John Victor | Goalkeeper | 90 | 28 |
| Neco Williams | Defender | 90 | 25 |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | Forward | 3 | no rating |
| Dilane Bakwa | Forward | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rúben Dias ★ | Defender | 90 | 69 |
| Josko Gvardiol | Defender | 90 | 63 |
| Rayan Cherki | Midfielder | 89 | 58 |
| Bernardo Silva | Midfielder | 90 | 56 |
| Matheus Nunes | Defender | 90 | 55 |
| Nico González | Midfielder | 90 | 51 |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | Goalkeeper | 90 | 43 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | Midfielder | 73 | 43 |
| Phil Foden | Midfielder | 90 | 34 |
| Erling Haaland | Forward | 90 | 32 |
| Nico O'Reilly | Defender | 90 | 28 |
| Savinho | Forward | 17 | no rating |
| Nathan Aké | Defender | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Nottingham Forest player made the most interceptions?
Elliot Anderson, with 3 interceptions. Next: Neco Williams 1, Murillo 1.
Elliot Anderson led Nottingham Forest with 3 interceptions in a 1–2 home defeat against Manchester City. Neco Williams and Murillo trailed with 1 interception each.
Which Manchester City player completed the most dribbles?
Nico O'Reilly, with 3 completed dribbles. Next: Rayan Cherki 2, Matheus Nunes 2.
Nico O'Reilly led Manchester City with 3 successful dribbles in the 1–2 win at Nottingham Forest. Rayan Cherki and Matheus Nunes followed with 2 completed dribbles each.
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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