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Antoine Semenyo scored his seventh goal since joining Manchester City in January At a glance Manchester City held to draw by Nottingham Forest to fall seven points behind leaders Arsenal Antoine Semenyo volleys in his seventh goal since joining City in January and Rodri heads in second Forest twice come from behind through Morgan Gibbs-White and Elliot Anderson PLAYER RATER Title-chasing Manchester City stumbled at home as they were held to draw by relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest to fall seven points adrift of Premier League leaders Arsenal. With the top two kicking off at the same time on Wednesday evening, the Gunners edged past Brighton while Elliot Anderson's brilliantly-curled finish 13 minutes from time stole a crucial point for Forest at Etihad Stadium. The visitors had been sitting back and allowed City to dominate possession without really threatening in the opening stages, though Semenyo sent a warning sign by arrowing an effort into the side-netting. The hosts made their pressure count just after the half hour mark when Rayan Cherki dinked a cross into the box and January signing Semenyo caressed a delightful volley for his seventh goal since joining City. Forest had chances on the break either side of the goal but Morgan Gibbs-White's tame effort was gathered low down by Gianluigi Donnarumma and the Italy international also batted away a swerving low drive from Igor Jesus. But against the run of play, Forest drew level on 56 minutes courtesy of skipper Gibbs-White's stunning finish, instinctively backheeling a finish past Donnarumma following Igor Jesus' knock down. City looked to respond and Erling Haaland's strike deflected off Murillo and looped on to the roof of the net, with midfielder Rodri heading in from the resulting corner to restore their advantage. But with time running out, England international Anderson curled in from 25 yards out for a precious point which keeps Vitor Pereira's side outside the relegation zone on goal difference. Have your say on Man City’s performance What did you make of Nottingham Forest's display? Pep Guardiola's side blinked first. City led twice against Forest but failed to see out the game and have dropped two priceless points as they aim to chase down Mikel Arteta's men. Arsenal did their job on the south coast and the north London side now hold a sizeable lead at the summit, albeit City have a game in hand. City extended their unbeaten run to 10 games in all competitions but this may turn out to be a critical gameweek – Semenyo and Rodri scored in each half but the side failed to see out a game against a Forest team that have been out of form. Star striker Erling Haaland returned to the starting line-up and went round Matz Sels in the first half, but could only steer his shot into the side-netting. The Norwegian looked to take a similar chance in the second period and appeared to be caught by goalkeeper Sels, but the referee Darren England did not award a spot-kick and video assistant referee Tony Harrington decided not to overturn the decision. England World Cup hopeful Phil Foden was also back in the 11 – given a start in place of the injured Nico O'Reilly – but failed to make an impact on the game and his worrying form goes on, extending his barren run to 17 games without scoring. Captain Bernardo Silva did superbly to shimmie in between two Forest players at the start of the second half but a low shot bound for the bottom corner was brilliantly tipped wide by Sels. Semenyo curled a free-kick inches over during eight minutes of injury-time and Savinho saw an effort cleared off the line by Murillo with the last kick of the game, as City were left disappointed. Forest were the ones celebrating a point at the end of a frantic second half, but could well have taken home all three as the clocked ticked into added time. Anderson, who has been linked with a move to City in the summer transfer window, swung in a corner which was met by Ryan Yates at the near post, but the substitute thumped his header the wrong side of the post. Forest needed to get something out of the game with West Ham beating Fulham and Anderson's equaliser ensured they did not drop into the bottom three but are now perilously close to it. Despite the unlikely point, Forest remain winless in their last six league games, while ex-Wolves boss Pereira is yet to taste victory as a top-flight manager in 13 attempts this season. Manchester City are in FA Cup action on Saturday with a trip to Newcastle (kick-off 20: 00 GMT), while Nottingham Forest play Midtjylland in the Europa League next Thursday (20: 00). After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 4th March 2026 at 21: 59 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Pep Guardiola Formation: 4 - 1 - 3 - 2 Manager: Vítor Pereira Formation: 5 - 3 - 2 Manager: Pep Guardiola Formation: 4 - 1 - 3 - 2 Manager: Vítor Pereira Formation: 5 - 3 - 2 Man City Manchester City Nottm Forest Nottingham Forest High chance of scoring Medium chance of scoring Low chance of scoring Dominant period Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute. 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Since returning to the Premier League in 2022-23, Nottingham Forest have lost all three of their away Premier League games against Man City without scoring, conceding 11 times. They are winless in eight away top-flight visits (D3 L5) since a 3-0 win in November 1989. Nottingham Forest’s three Premier League games at the Etihad have been lost by an aggregate score of 11-0. It’s one of three instances a side has failed to score while shipping 10+ goals at a stadium in the competition, along with Birmingham City at Old Trafford (0 goals, 17 conceded) and Bradford City at Old Trafford (0 goals, 10 conceded). Manchester City have won 16 of their last 19 Premier League home games (D2 L1), at least three more than any other side since April 2025. 39% of Man City’s Premier League wins this season have been by one goal (7/18), beating Newcastle 2-1 and Leeds 1-0 in their last two. It’s their highest proportion of wins by a single goal since 2012-13 (52% - 12/23). Across his spells at Wolves (10 games) and Nottingham Forest (2), Vítor Pereira remains winless in the Premier League this season (D2 L10). Only two managers have taken charge of more games in a campaign in the competition without winning: Paul Jewell in 2007-08 (24, all with Derby) and Terry Connor in 2011-12 (13, all with Wolves). Under Pep Guardiola, Manchester City have won 24 of their 26 Premier League games on a Wednesday at the Etihad Stadium (D2), averaging 2. 85 points-per-game – the best of any side under a manager at home on a specific day of the week in the competition’s history (10+ games played). Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola has won 17 of his last 20 Premier League matches against Portuguese managers (D1 L2), including two wins over Nottingham Forest’s Vítor Pereira when he was Wolves boss in May 2025 (1-0) and August 2025 (4-0). Only Chris Wood (37) has scored more Premier League goals for Nottingham Forest than Morgan Gibbs-White (24, level with Bryan Roy). Gibbs-White’s seven goals this season are his joint-most in a Premier League campaign (also 7 in 2024-25). Nico O’Reilly has scored three goals in Manchester City’s last two Premier League home games, while a goal in this game would make him only the second player to score in three successive home appearances in the competition for the club while aged 20 or younger after Phil Foden in July 2020. Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest). Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Rayan Cherki. Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rodri. Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Neco Williams following a fast break. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest). Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Igor Jesus. Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Phil Foden. Substitution, Manchester City. Abdukodir Khusanov replaces Rayan Aït-Nouri. Goal! Manchester City 2, Nottingham Forest 2. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi. Foul by Rayan Aït-Nouri (Manchester City). Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing. Offside, Manchester City. Rayan Cherki is caught offside. Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Nicolás Domínguez. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card. Goal! Manchester City 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Rodri (Manchester City) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Rayan Aït-Nouri with a cross following a corner. Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Murillo. Attempt blocked. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bernardo Silva. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Copyright © 2026 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.