Manchester City FC edged Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 in the Matchday 18 of the Premier League 2025 on December 27, 2025.
At a glance
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Manchester City2 - 2FTNottm Forest Nottm Forest1 - 0FTManchester City Manchester City3 - 0FTNottm Forest Nottm Forest0 - 2FTManchester City Manchester City2 - 0FTNottm Forest
Premier League table2025
| # | Club | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | +10 | 60 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 38 | +4 | 57 |
| 7 | Sunderland | 38 | -6 | 54 |
| 8 | Brighton | 38 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 | Brentford | 38 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 38 | +6 | 52 |
| 11 | Fulham | 38 | -4 | 52 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 38 | -2 | 49 |
| 13 | Everton | 38 | -3 | 49 |
| 14 | Leeds United | 38 | -7 | 47 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace | 38 | -10 | 45 |
| 16 | Nottm Forest | 38 | -3 | 44 |
| 17 | Tottenham | 38 | -9 | 41 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 38 | -19 | 39 |
Next fixturesBoth clubs
Sat, Sep 5 · Premier League
Nottm Forest10:00 AMTottenham Manchester City10:00 AMCoventry City Tue, Sep 8 · UEFA Champions League
Porto3:00 PMManchester City Sat, Sep 12 · Premier League
Aston Villa10:00 AMNottm Forest Sun, Sep 13 · Premier League
Manchester United11:30 AMManchester City Sat, Sep 19 · Premier League
Nottm Forest12:30 PMCoventry City
Form last five before this fixture
Nottm ForestLWLWL
Mon, Dec 22 · Premier League
Fulham1 - 0FTNottm Forest Sun, Dec 14 · Premier League
Nottm Forest3 - 0FTTottenham Sat, Dec 6 · Premier League
Everton3 - 0FTNottm Forest Wed, Dec 3 · Premier League
Wolves0 - 1FTNottm Forest Sun, Nov 30 · Premier League
Nottm Forest0 - 2FTBrighton Manchester CityWWWWW
Sat, Dec 20 · Premier League
Manchester City3 - 0FTWest Ham United Sun, Dec 14 · Premier League
Crystal Palace0 - 3FTManchester City Wed, Dec 10 · UEFA Champions League
Real Madrid1 - 2FTManchester City Sat, Dec 6 · Premier League
Manchester City3 - 0FTSunderland Tue, Dec 2 · Premier League
Fulham4 - 5FTManchester City Other matches Premier League · Matchday 18
All fixturesFri, Aug 15
Liverpool4 - 2FTBournemouth Sat, Aug 16
Sunderland3 - 0FTWest Ham United Sun, Aug 17
Nottm Forest3 - 1FTBrentford Mon, Aug 18
Leeds United1 - 0FTEverton Sat, Aug 16
Aston Villa0 - 0FTNewcastle United Brighton1 - 1FTFulham Sun, Aug 17
Chelsea0 - 0FTCrystal Palace Sat, Aug 16
Tottenham3 - 0FTBurnley Wolves0 - 4FTManchester City Sun, Aug 17
Manchester United0 - 1FTArsenal All recent meetings
Mar 4, 2026 · Premier League
Manchester City2 - 2FTNottm Forest Apr 28, 2024 · Premier League
Nottm Forest0 - 2FTManchester City Aug 31, 2022 · Premier League
Manchester City6 - 0FTNottm Forest Mar 8, 2025 · Premier League
Nottm Forest1 - 0FTManchester City Sep 23, 2023 · Premier League
Manchester City2 - 0FTNottm Forest Dec 4, 2024 · Premier League
Manchester City3 - 0FTNottm Forest Feb 18, 2023 · Premier League
Nottm Forest1 - 1FTManchester City