Man City drop points against Nottingham Forest as they draw 1-1

Game is over and the final score is Nottingham Forest 1-1 Man City. Here is the match report.

Match Report

Kyle Walker said Manchester City's performance was "not acceptable" after they missed the opportunity to return to the top of the Premier League with a draw against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

Chris Wood's late goal cancelled out Bernardo Silva's rocket from 20 yards, with the visitors missing chances in abundance to put the game to bed.

"We've dropped two points here," said Walker. "The chances we had in front of goal - we need to be better, [with] the calibre of players we've got up front we should be scoring them and putting them away."

Erling Haaland volleyed against the crossbar and ballooned the rebound over the top after Aymeric Laporte's header was brilliantly saved by Forest keeper Keylor Navas.

But Morgan Gibbs-White's fizzed cross was tapped in at the far post in the 84th minute for Wood's first Forest goal.

"I'm not blaming anyone," Walker told Match of the Day. "If the strikers aren't getting the luck or hitting the target, us as a defensive unit need to hang on to the 1-0 victory and secure the three points.

"We know that's not acceptable. That's not me being downbeat but we've set such high standards over the last few years that it should be four or five nil, game done and we move onto the next game."

Match Events

0' The match is about to start

7' CLOSE! Grealish’s shot wide out

16' CHANCE! Rodrigo's header over the bar

27' CLOSE! De Bruyne’s shot wide out

42' GOAL! Nottingham Forest 0-1 Man City (Bernardo Silva)

48' CLOSE! Foden misses a golden chance!

52' SAVE! Fine stop from world-class Navas!

65' Haaland goes down in the box but ref says no penalty!

84' GOAL! Nottingham Forest 1-1 Man City (Wood)

Line-ups

Nottingham Forest XI: Navas, Colback, Shelvey, Freuler, Aurier, Felipe, Joe Worrall, Gibbs-White, Lodi, Brennan Johnson, Danilo

Subs: Hennessey, A.Ayew, Wood, Harry Toffolo, Gustavo Scarpa, Mangala, Sam Surridge, Bonaventure, Neco Williams

Man City XI: Walker, Gundogan, De Bruyne, Laporte, Ederson, Grealish, Ruben Dias, Bernardo, Rodri, Haaland, Foden

Subs: Stefan Ortega, Mahrez, Ake, Akanji, Kalvin Phillips, Sergio Gómez, Cole Palmer, Julián Álvarez, Rico Lewis