Premier League – Manchester City drew 2-2 at home against Nottingham Forest, and are currently 7 points behind league leaders Arsenal.

In the 29th round of the 2025/26 Premier League season, Manchester City hosted Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford. After 90 minutes of intense play, the two sides ultimately drew 2-2.

Manchester City started strong, creating their first threat in the 7th minute: Phil Foden held off his marker in the box and passed the ball back to Antoine Semenho, whose follow-up shot hit the side netting. In the 19th minute, Forest goalkeeper Mats Sels almost gifted a goal with a misplaced cross, but he redeemed himself by making a crucial save against Bernardo Silva's final strike. In the 23rd minute, Foden unleashed a powerful shot from the edge of the box, only to be brilliantly denied by the outstanding Sels.

In the 26th minute, Nicolas Dominguez made a run down the middle before sending a diagonal pass to Morgan Gibbs-White, whose shot from the left side of the penalty area was comfortably saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma. In the 31st minute, Manchester City finally broke the deadlock: Rayan Cherki broke into the right side of the penalty area and delivered a cross, which Semenio volleyed home to open the scoring.

Despite conceding a goal, Forest didn't panic and instead opted to attack Manchester City. In the 34th minute, Ibrahim Sangare delivered a long pass from midfield, and Igor Jesus cut inside from the left and fired a shot that was saved by Donnarumma. In the 43rd minute, Foden played a precise through ball forward, and Haaland's shot from a tight angle on the left side of the penalty area went just wide.

After the break, both sides continued their back-and-forth battle, neither giving an inch. In the 49th minute, Bernardo Silva skillfully maneuvered past Elliott Anderson and Neco Williams in the penalty area before unleashing a shot that was brilliantly saved by Sels. In the 56th minute, Jesus headed the ball across goal for White to backheel into the net, leveling the score at 1-1 for Nottingham Forest. In the 62nd minute, Rayan-Ait Nouri took a corner from the right, and Rodri headed it in at the far post to put Manchester City back in the lead. Nottingham Forest responded in the 76th minute, with Anderson unleashing a powerful shot that breached Manchester City's goal.

In stoppage time of the second half, Manchester City had a chance to seal the victory with a free kick. Semenho's shot hit the crossbar, and the final score was 2-2.

After this match, Manchester City sits second in the Premier League with 60 points (18 wins, 6 draws, 5 losses), a full 7 points behind league leaders Arsenal. Nottingham Forest, on the other hand, is in 17th place with 28 points, tied with West Ham United, who are in the relegation zone.

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