Arsenal pull clear ahead as City stumble at Nottingham
Manchester City were beaten 3‑1 by Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday, the tenth round of the English Premier League, while Arsenal moved into sole first place. The defeat leaves the Citizens on 21 points and opens a six‑point gap to the Gunners.
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Jair, a defender of the Brazilian national team and member of the Seleção Brasileira, opened the scoring after six minutes.
He took the ball from Josko Gvardiol before slotting it low past keeper Matz Sels.
Ten minutes later Liam Delap doubled Forest's lead with a powerful finish after intercepting a City miscommunication.
Delap, a former City youth product, has previously made six appearances for Manchester City.
At 24 minutes Guéhi crossed for Enzo Fernández, whose header went over the bar.
At 40 minutes Erling Haaland dribbled past the keeper before his shot was saved by Jair.
In the second half, Rayan Cherki reduced the deficit after receiving a pass from Jérémy Doku.
Doku's earlier cross had been saved by keeper Matz Sels.
Liam Delap scored again in the 28th minute of the second half, his strike brushing the post before finding the net.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST upset CITY
The win was Forest's first after six games and moves them to 16th place, two points above the relegation zone.
Forest had not scored at home this season before this match.
The victory ends a run of five games without a win for Forest.
Com the result, Manchester City remain on 21 points in second place but could slip to third if Brighton defeat Brentford on Sunday.
Brighton versus Brentford is scheduled for Sunday.
Arsenal's win over Hull City earlier in the round puts them six points clear at the top.
Leeds defeated Tottenham 1‑0 in another match of the round.
Manchester United fell to 18th place, their lowest after at least four games, after City’s loss.
United can climb out of the relegation zone with a win against Aston Villa.
City have now suffered three consecutive league defeats, though they have won the League Cup and Champions League in between.