Nottingham Forest vs Man City LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Callum Hudson-Odoi fires late winner in top-four clash
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester City: Hudson-Odoi’s late winner boosted the hosts’ Champions League hopes
Callum Hudson-Odoi scored a late winner as Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City in the Premier League to take a huge step towards securing Champions League football next season.
The winger brought down Morgan Gibbs-White’s brilliant cross-field pass and finished past Ederson at the Manchester City goalkeeper’s near post, as Forest strengthened their hold on third place in the table.
In a game of few chances, Pep Guardiola's City team came closest when Nico Gonzalez's long-range shot scraped the outside of the post, while Hudson-Odoi saw a curled effort pushed onto the post by Ederson.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are now four points clear of fourth-placed City, and seven ahead of sixth-placed Newcastle, with the top five teams in the Premier League qualifying for European football’s elite competition next season.
Follow reaction from the match in our live blog, below.
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Man City
90+1 mins: CLOSE! Kovacic whistles a volley just wide from the edge of the box! So close but it just faded away.
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Man City
89 mins: City have been so flat in the second half. Both teams were poor in the first, but Forest raised it after the restart and have been far the better side.
Four minutes added on.
Nottingham Forest 1-0 Man City
87 mins: Man City try to respond but Haaland is crowded out in the box. Murillo and Milenkovic have not put a foot wrong all game.
GOAL! Nottingham Forest 1-0 Man City (HUDSON-ODOI 82')
BREAKTHROUGH AT LAST AND WHAT A GOAL FROM FOREST!
The pass from Gibbs-White is sensational! Left from right, a booming ball from the captain is brought down perfectly from Hudson-Odoi, who drives into the box.
City back off and Hudson-Odoi shoots at Ederson’s near post. It’s awful goalkeeping from Ederson and he’s far too easily beaten, but a lovely move from Forest.
And what an important goal that could be in the Champions League qualification race, as well.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Man City
80 mins: Aina is clipped as he launches a counter-attack and it gives Forest a set-piece, which they will send forward. Bernardo scrambled clear and Aina cuts out the potential City break.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Man City
77 mins: A chance for De Bruyne as he lines up the free-kick, around 25 yards out but from the angle to the left. De Bruyne gets it up and down but it’s too close to Sels and the goalkeeper gathers.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Man City
74 mins: Ryan Yates, who is on for Dominguez, tracks back well and wins possession back off Doku. Forest have handled City’s wide threats exceptionally well today.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Man City
71 mins: CLOSE! Almost an immediate impact from De Bruyne but he curls wide on his left foot.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Man City
69 mins: A much better tempo to the game now. Foden does not look too happy at being replaced but City now have De Bruyne and Marmoush on.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Man City
66 mins: OFF THE POST! So close to the opening goal for Forest! Brilliant wing play from Hudson-Odoi, cutting inside and lining up the shot. It takes a touch on the way through, but Ederson gets down to his left and diverts it onto the post. Good save.
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