Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City 3-1 in Premier League round 10

Manchester City lost 3-1 away to Nottingham Forest in round 10 of the Premier League, played on Saturday 7 November 2026 at the City Ground. Forest were far lower in the table – according to Sportowe Fakty, 15 points separated the sides in City's favour.

How the match unfolded

Forest took the lead in the 6th minute. Josko Gvardiol lost the ball in his own half, and after a quick move Cunha scored. In the 18th minute Liam Delap made it 2-0, running from the centre circle and shooting under the crossbar to beat the goalkeeper.

After the break, City manager Enzo Maresca brought on Nico O'Reilly and Matheus Nunes. In the 52nd minute the visitors pulled one back: Rayan Cherki played the ball to Jeremy Doku, and after the cross was cleared by a defender, he struck it into the top corner.

In the 73rd minute Delap settled the result, also finding the top corner to complete a brace. Forest led 2-0 at half-time.

City's run and Forest's situation

It was Manchester City's third defeat in a row. They had previously lost 2-1 to Aston Villa and 1-0 to Brighton, with a 3-2 Champions League win away to RB Leipzig in between. After Saturday's loss City are six points behind Arsenal.

Forest went into the game in poor form, having taken only one point from their previous five matches.

Expert view

According to the description of a BBC Sport video, Danny Murphy, a pundit on Match of the Day, believes the win could be "a turning point" for Forest in their first season under Oliver Glasner. That is a pundit's assessment, not a fact – we rely here solely on the BBC Sport channel description, as the video itself could not be accessed.