English Premier League

Manchester City vs Nottingham Forest, 2022-23 English Premier League

· English Premier League
  • 12': Erling Haaland
  • 23': Erling Haaland
  • 38': Erling Haaland
  • 50': João Cancelo
  • 65': Julián Álvarez
  • 87': Julián Álvarez
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6 - 0

Erling Haaland nets hat trick as Manchester City hit six past Nottingham Forest

Erling Haaland continued the hot start to his Manchester City career by scoring a hat trick inside 38 minutes in a win over Nottingham Forest.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rodri.
  • 3': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
  • 3': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 5': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 5': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Renan Lodi.
  • 6': Attempt blocked. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 6': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Lewis O'Brien.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Rodri (Manchester City) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a corner.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rodri.
  • 7': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Neco Williams.
  • 12': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
  • 12': Goal! Manchester City 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner following a corner.
  • 13': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
  • 13': Lewis O'Brien (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Julián Álvarez (Manchester City).
  • 14': Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
  • 21': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
  • 21': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Goal! Manchester City 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 25': Hand ball by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 27': Offside, Manchester City. Phil Foden tries a through ball, but João Cancelo is caught offside.
  • 28': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Dean Henderson tries a through ball, but Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
  • 29': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
  • 29': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 29': Attempt missed. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 29': Offside, Manchester City. Erling Haaland tries a through ball, but John Stones is caught offside.
  • 37': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
  • 38': Goal! Manchester City 3, Nottingham Forest 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by John Stones with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 43': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 43': João Cancelo (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Manchester City 3, Nottingham Forest 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 3, Nottingham Forest 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Julián Álvarez.
  • 50': Goal! Manchester City 4, Nottingham Forest 0. João Cancelo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva.
  • 52': Foul by Rodri (Manchester City).
  • 52': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neco Williams following a fast break.
  • 55': Substitution, Manchester City. Riyad Mahrez replaces Rodri.
  • 55': Substitution, Manchester City. Cole Palmer replaces Phil Foden.
  • 55': Foul by Julián Álvarez (Manchester City).
  • 55': Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
  • 57': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 57': Foul by Erling Haaland (Manchester City).
  • 57': Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Brennan Johnson.
  • 58': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
  • 59': Cole Palmer (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 60': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Riyad Mahrez.
  • 61': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Joe Worrall.
  • 63': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Neco Williams.
  • 65': Goal! Manchester City 5, Nottingham Forest 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 67': Hand ball by Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest).
  • 68': Substitution, Manchester City. Sergio Gómez replaces João Cancelo.
  • 69': Substitution, Manchester City. Kevin De Bruyne replaces Erling Haaland.
  • 69': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jack Colback replaces Ryan Yates.
  • 69': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Harry Toffolo replaces Renan Lodi.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ilkay Gündogan with a through ball.
  • 71': Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neco Williams.
  • 75': Substitution, Manchester City. Rico Lewis replaces John Stones.
  • 76': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest).
  • 76': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
  • 77': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Taiwo Awoniyi.
  • 78': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Giulian Biancone replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté.
  • 80': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Remo Freuler tries a through ball, but Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
  • 85': Attempt blocked. Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
  • 86': Foul by Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City).
  • 86': Lewis O'Brien (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dennis (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Riyad Mahrez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 87': Goal! Manchester City 6, Nottingham Forest 0. Julián Álvarez (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a fast break.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Álvarez with a through ball.
  • 90': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Harry Toffolo.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Colback with a cross following a fast break.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Harry Toffolo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lewis O'Brien.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Manchester City 6, Nottingham Forest 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 6, Nottingham Forest 0.

Statistics

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7 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 10
3 Saves 1
25.1 Possession 74.9
8 SHOTS 17
1 ON GOAL 9
0.1 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
192 Accurate Passes 720
261 Passes 785
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 4
7 Crosses 27
0.4 Cross % 0.1
50 Long Balls 55
16 Accurate Long Balls 39
0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 2
8 Effective Tackles 11
14 Tackles 13
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
14 Interceptions 5
24 Effective Clearances 6
24 Clearances 6

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 53,409

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Manchester City 9 +11 23
2 Liverpool 9 +12 22
3 Arsenal 9 +7 18
4 Aston Villa 9 +5 18
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
3 Rúben Dias
5 John Stones
7 João Cancelo
2 Kyle Walker
19 Julián Álvarez
16 Rodri
8 Ilkay Gündogan
9 Erling Haaland
47 Phil Foden
20 Bernardo Silva

NFO Nottingham Forest (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Dean Henderson (GK)
21 Cheikhou Kouyaté
26 Scott McKenna
4 Joe Worrall
32 Renan Lodi
7 Neco Williams
23 Remo Freuler
14 Lewis O'Brien
22 Ryan Yates
10 Morgan Gibbs-White
20 Brennan Johnson

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