Forest stun City 3-1 to climb out of drop zone

Nottingham Forest stunned Manchester City 3‑1 on Saturday (7) at the City Ground, lifting themselves out of the relegation zone and moving to 16th place with nine points.

The win sees Forest leapfrog United into 16th, ahead of the Red Devils, and sit on nine points after ten games.

Manchester City, having failed to win in three consecutive rounds, remain on 21 points, while Arsenal’s victory takes them to 27 points, creating a six‑point cushion at the top of the Premier League.

Brighton, currently third, host Brentford on Sunday (8) at 11 h (Brasília); a win would push City down to third place.

The Premier League will pause for the November FIFA window, with City’s next fixture on Saturday 21 November against Fulham at 09:30 (Brasília) and Forest travelling to Bournemouth at noon the same day.

Forest opened the scoring after just one minute when Jair headed a Muñoz cross past Donnarumma.

Five minutes later a Forest defender stripped Gvardiol, dribbled past Guéhi and fired a left‑footed shot into the corner to make it 2‑0.

Seventeen minutes in, a defensive lapse allowed Liam Delap to finish from a break and extend the lead.

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At the break Forest led 2‑0, having taken seven shots to City’s six, completed 120 passes against 367, and each goalkeeper made two saves.

In the second half City reduced the deficit six minutes in when Doku crossed, Yates fed the ball and Cherki struck a first‑time shot.

Haaland missed a clear chance twelve minutes later, firing wide from the edge of the box.

Forest’s Murillo retrieved the ball at the City entrance and set up Yates, whose shot hit the post twenty‑one minutes into the second half.

Twenty‑eight minutes later Forest restored a two‑goal margin after Jair, Delap and Gibbs‑White combined to create a counter‑attack finished by Delap.

Legenda: the official photo release captured Nottingham Forest’s triumphant moment.

The opening goal was Forest’s first at the City Ground in 167 days, the previous one coming on 24 May last season against Bournemouth.

City became the first side since Sheffield Wednesday in 1904/05 to lose three straight top‑flight matches after a run of seven consecutive wins.

Player ratings gave Gianluigi Donnarumma a 5/10 and Abdukodir Khusanov a 5.5/10 for their performances.