
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City, 2024-25 English FA Cup, Semifinals
· English FA CupMan City beat Nottingham Forest to reach third straight FA Cup final
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Manchester City beat Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Sunday to reach their third straight FA Cup final, with goals from Rico Lewis and Josko Gvardiol.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester City 1. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 6': Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
- 10': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Murillo.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Kovacic.
- 12': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 12': Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 16': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 19': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Harry Toffolo.
- 24': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 24': Foul by Rúben Dias (Manchester City).
- 25': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Nikola Milenkovic is caught offside.
- 27': Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 29': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
- 33': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
- 33': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 35': Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 43': Foul by Zach Abbott (Nottingham Forest).
- 43': Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester City 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester City 1.
- 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga replaces Danilo.
- 46': Attempt missed. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
- 47': Foul by Savinho (Manchester City).
- 47': Harry Toffolo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Offside, Manchester City. Jack Grealish is caught offside.
- 48': Hand ball by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 50': Attempt saved. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Savinho.
- 50': Attempt saved. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Savinho.
- 50': Attempt saved. Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 50': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matz Sels.
- 51': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester City 2. Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Omar Marmoush with a cross following a corner.
- 53': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 53': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt missed. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Savinho.
- 55': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
- 55': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest).
- 58': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 60': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Omar Marmoush (Manchester City).
- 62': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Murillo.
- 63': Attempt saved. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
- 63': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Matz Sels.
- 65': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Anthony Elanga with a cross following a fast break.
- 65': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 65': Mateo Kovacic (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Attempt missed. Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 70': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) hits the left post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right.
- 70': Foul by Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
- 70': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Chris Wood.
- 71': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Elliot Anderson.
- 71': Substitution, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan replaces Jack Grealish.
- 72': Offside, Manchester City. Savinho is caught offside.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico O'Reilly.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 73': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Zach Abbott.
- 78': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Foul by Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City).
- 78': Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Elanga with a cross.
- 80': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 80': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 80': Delay in match because of an injury Zach Abbott (Nottingham Forest).
- 81': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Savinho.
- 81': Substitution, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku replaces Omar Marmoush.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jota Silva replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
- 82': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ramón Sosa replaces Zach Abbott because of an injury.
- 85': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Ramón Sosa is caught offside.
- 87': Stefan Ortega (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Foul by Ramón Sosa (Nottingham Forest).
- 88': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Manchester City. Nico González replaces Mateo Kovacic.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
- 90'+2': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Josko Gvardiol.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Elanga with a cross.
- 90'+3': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Matheus Nunes.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ramón Sosa (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+3': Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+3': Ramón Sosa (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester City 2.
- 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester City 2.
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 72,976
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 72,976
Line-Ups
Nottingham Forest (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
26 | Matz Sels (GK) |
5 | Murillo |
31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
15 | Harry Toffolo |
44 | Zach Abbott |
28 | Danilo |
16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
8 | Elliot Anderson |
10 | Morgan Gibbs-White ![]() |
14 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
11 | Chris Wood |
Manchester City (4-2-2-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
18 | Stefan Ortega (GK) ![]() |
24 | Josko Gvardiol |
3 | Rúben Dias |
75 | Nico O'Reilly ![]() |
27 | Matheus Nunes |
8 | Mateo Kovacic |
20 | Bernardo Silva |
7 | Omar Marmoush |
26 | Savinho |
10 | Jack Grealish ![]() |
82 | Rico Lewis |
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