Nottingham Forest 3-1 Manchester City: Delap scores twice

Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City 3-1 at the City Ground in Round 10 of the Premier League on Saturday, 7 November 2026. Jair Cunha put the home side ahead after 6 minutes, and Liam Delap doubled the lead in the 18th minute.

Rayan Cherki pulled one back for Manchester City in the 52nd minute. Delap settled the match with his second goal in the 73rd minute.

Forest's two goals inside the opening 18 minutes gave them a cushion that City never fully cut. Cherki's goal early in the second half briefly reopened the contest before Delap's second restored the two-goal margin.

Forest picked up all four yellow cards in the match. James McAtee was booked in the 64th minute and Dan Ndoye in the 69th, while Luca Netz and Igor Jesus were both shown yellow in the 90th minute. Manchester City finished without a card, and there were no red cards.

Manchester City dominated the ball with 78% possession to Forest's 22%, and completed 668 accurate passes from 759 in total. Forest attempted 206 passes, 137 of them accurate.

City also had the edge in expected goals, 1.61 to 1.04, and took 12 shots to Forest's 11. Forest, however, put 5 shots on target to City's 4, and won 3 corners to City's 7. Forest committed 13 fouls to City's 7 and were caught offside twice.

The win lifts Nottingham Forest to 16th of 20 with 9 points from 10 matches. Their record now reads two wins, three draws and five defeats, with 9 goals scored and 13 conceded.

Manchester City remain 2nd on 21 points after 10 matches. This was their third defeat of the season alongside seven wins, and they have scored 21 goals and conceded 13.