Ake sends a looping cross into the box for Dias to attack, but the defender can't guide his header on target.
90' +2
Forest are doing everything they can do run the clock down and secure a point against the reigning champions.
90'
There will be a minimum of four additional minutes.
89'
N. Aké enters the game and replaces P. Foden.
Ake comes on for Foden for the final few minutes of this game.
88'
J. Álvarez enters the game and replaces K. De Bruyne.
The fans in this stadium have erupted following the goal as they try to encourage their players to go for a famous win. Man City do not know what has hit them.
Guardiola finally makes his first change of the match as Alvarez replaces De Bruyne.
84'
C. Wood has scored a goal for Nottingham Forest! Assist by M. Gibbs-White.
Gibbs-White times his run perfectly for Johnson to find him, and he picks Wood out with a fantastic pass for the striker to equalise.
GOALLL!!! 1-1 FOREST!! WOOD!!! Wood scores for Forest to equalise the game against the run of play! Gibbs-White plays a great pass along the six-yard box and Wood is alert at the back post to tap home into an empty net. Game on!
83'
Haaland does well to dribble out of a tight situation and find Grealish with a good pass. Grealish then tees up De Bruyne on the edge of the box, but the Belgian fails to keep his shot down.
81'
Forest are finally showing some fight as they attack on the front foot and put Man City under a bit of pressure.
79'
H. Toffolo enters the game and replaces Renan Lodi.
C. Wood enters the game and replaces S. Aurier.
Aurier is not able to continue and Cooper makes an attacking change as Wood comes on.
Toffolo replaces Lodi in defence for Forest.
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75'
Forest are not even threatening the Man City goal at the moment. The home fans are trying to spur their team on but not much seems to be happening.
72'
O. Mangala enters the game and replaces J. Shelvey.
Mangala replaces Shelvey as Forest's third substitution of the game.
Grealish draws a foul from Shelvey in a very good position for Man City. The pair exchange words after the challenge as the City player is not happy.
70'
Foden takes a corner from the left side but fails to beat the first man with his cross. Forest still cannot get a hold of the ball and build an attack.
66'
Haaland is disappointed after he is not awarded a penalty following a VAR check. Guardiola is also shown a yellow on the sidelines after he saw the replays and argued with the officials.
64'
De Bruyne takes an out-swinging cross for Man City and Rodri wins the header but fails to hit the target again. Forest must change something to stop this onslaught from the visitors.
62'
De Bruyne drives at the Forest goal with pace before unleashing a low-driven attempt. Navas stands still as he watches the ball go just past his left post. Man City are coming very close to scoring a second.
58'
N. Williams enters the game and replaces J. Colback.
A. Ayew enters the game and replaces Danilo.
Ayew comes on for Danilo to add more attacking presence to the Forest frontline.
Williams comes on for Colback as Forest's first change of the game.
57'
Walker fizzes in a low cross from the right wing, but the ball goes just beyond the players in the box. Forest are living very dangerously.
55'
Forest finally work a good counter-attack with Johnson leading the front three. He gets to the edge of the box before laying the ball off for Gibbs-White, who hits his effort well over the bar.
51'
De Bruyne tries to create some space for himself by turning onto his left foot just outside the box. He has enough room to shoot, but snatches at his effort and the ball flies over the bar.
47'
Man City immediately set the tone for the second half as Gundogan cuts onto his right foot before narrowly missing the target with a powerful attempt.
46'
Colback gets the second period underway for Forest!
45' +1
HALF-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0-1 MANCHESTER CITY
45'
There will be a minimum of one additional minute.
41'
Bernardo Silva has scored a goal for Manchester City! Assist by J. Grealish.
GOALLL!!! 1-0 MAN CITY!! SILVA!! Silva finally breaks the deadlock for Man City with a thumping effort from 20 yards out! Grealish lays the ball off for him and he shoots first time, leaving Navas no chance to stop it.
Grealish takes his time on the edge of the box and sees Silva in a lot of space. The winger does well to take his time rather than send in a cross.
40'
Man City work the ball up the field with a sweeping move which leads to Grealish winning a corner. Foden takes the set-piece, which leads to nothing.
38'
Grealish is left frustrated after he goes down on the edge of the box but is not awarded a foul. He is complaining to the referee as this is not the first time this has happened in the game.
36'
Man City are being very patient in their build-up play as they wait for an opening. Forest are trying to hold a higher line and win the ball back quicker.
33'
Forest are really struggling to get into the opposition half at the moment. The visitors are pressing them high and keeping them pinned within their own half.
30'
De Bruyne plays a good pass to Foden on the right side of the box. Foden dwells on the ball for too long and four Forest players smother him before winning the ball.
28'
Foden sends in another cross from the left side but again struggles to find a team-mate in the box. Haaland is not getting a lot of service at the moment.
26'
De Bruyne finds himself in a bit of space just outside the box. He tries to catch Navas out at the near post but drags his effort wide to the enjoyment of the home fans.
24'
Johnson finds himself isolated in the opposition half again and goes for goal with a very difficult strike. The ball goes closer to the corner flag than Ederson's goal as team-mate Gibbs-White tells him to slow down.
22'
Foden once again is too quick and agile for Lodi as he drives to the byline before trying to find Haaland with a pass, which gets cut out.
20'
Grealish's deflected cross almost falls into the path of Gundogan, but the Forest defenders do well to cut the pass out and get the danger away from their goal.
18'
Foden skips past Lodi on the right flank before sliding De Bruyne into the box. The midfielder cuts the ball back toward the penalty spot, just too far for Grealish to latch onto.
16'
De Bruyne shoots from a free-kick close to 30 yards out, but he fails to beat the wall with his powerful strike.
14'
J. Worrall gets yellow.
Worrall receives the first yellow card of the game after a late challenge on Grealish.
12'
Man City are in complete control of this game and are doing well to combine in wide areas before getting a cross into the box.
10'
Johnson uses his strength to body Grealish to the ground before driving into the opposition box. He has no red shirts up with him so he goes for goal from a difficult angle, leading to his effort being blocked.
6'
Gundogan sends in a deep cross to Foden on the right side of the box. The winger cuts it back as he doesn't have time for a touch, but Forest clear their lines.
4'
Man City win another early free-kick as Grealish draws a foul off Aurier. Foden whips it in toward the far post but there are no team-mates there to attack it.
2'
De Bruyne finds Foden with a lofted pass from a free-kick. The England international goes for goal from a tight angle, but Navas has no issue with catching the ball.
1'
Man City get the game underway at the City Ground!
Hello and welcome to the live commentary of the Premier League fixture between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City.
Nottingham Forest face a tough test today as they look to try and edge further away from the relegation zone. They lost some momentum in their last game as a 2-0 defeat against Fulham ended their five-match unbeaten streak in the league. Steve Cooper’s side could move up to 12th place with a win but they will need to find more form in front of goal, scoring just 17 times so far this season.
Man City picked up a vital win against Arsenal during the week to give them a huge boost in the title race. A win today will take them back to the top of the Premier League on goal difference and Pep Guardiola’s team have only lost twice since the World Cup break. Erling Haaland also scored for the first time in four games on Wednesday as the striker hopes to add to his 26 league goals.
Nottingham Forest (4-3-2-1): Keylor Navas; Serge Aurier, Felipe, Joe Worrall, Renan Lodi; Danilo, Jack Colback, Jonjo Shelvey; Roman Freuler, Morgan Gibbs-White; Brennan Johnson.
SUBS: Orei Mangala, Gustavo Scarpa, Wayne Hennessey, Sam Surridge, Emmanuel Dennis, Andre Ayew, Chris Wood, Neco Williams, Harry Toffolo.
Manchester City (4-3-3): Ederson; Kyle Walker, Ruben Dias, Aymeric Laporte, Bernardo Silva; Kevin De Bruyne, Rodri, Ilkay Gundogan; Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, Jack Grealish.
SUBS: Kalvin Phillips, Sergio Gomez, Cole Palmer, Stefan Ortega, Julian Alvarez, Riyad Mahrez, Nathan Ake, Manuel Akanji, Rico Lewis.
The players are making their way out of the tunnel and onto the pitch!
Forest have really struggled to find any sort of rhythm in this match so far, with Johnson very isolated in the final third of the pitch. The hosts will need to be braver on the ball if they want to get even a point from this game.
Forest move past Leicester into 13th place with that draw while Man City drop to second and two points behind league leaders Arsenal. Cooper's side travel to West Ham for their next league game while City play RB Leipzig in the Champions League before a trip to Bournemouth next weekend.
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