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.
Stuart Pearce in 'great spirits' after health scare
Former England international Stuart Pearce is in “great spirits” in hospital after suffering a health scare on a flight from Las Vegas, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing.
“I spoke to him yesterday, he’s in great spirits,” TalkSport commentator Sam Matterface said ahead of the commentary between Nottingham Forest and Manchester City - two of Pearce’s former clubs.
“He isn’t 100 per cent, that is definitely the case, but he is in the right place, he is in the hospital. They are dealing with it.”
Encouraging news.
England great Stuart Pearce has health scare as plane makes emergency landing
HALF TIME! Nottingham Forest 0-0 Man City
For City, there were half-chances for Haaland, Foden and Bernardo, but they failed to trouble Sels. Doku and Nico were closer from range, with the midfielder rattling the outside of the post
Forest have largely been on the back foot but Wood had half an opportunity from a long punt upfield, but he couldn’t beat Ederson with the attempted lob.
HALF TIME! Nottingham Forest 0-0 Man City
Not a classic. Goalless at the break.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Man City
43 mins: Chance! An opportunity out of nowhere for Forest as a long ball from Sels plays in Wood. The striker goes for the chip, with Ederson slightly off his line, but he doesn’t get enough on it and the Manchester City goalkeeper collects.
Matheus Nunes is down.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Man City
42 mins: Doku wriggles away from Aina and gets to the edge of the box. He strikes low, through the bodies, but Sels makes a comfortable save low down.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Man City
39 mins: Forest have a shot! But Gibbs-White cannot connect with Hudson-Odoi’s cut-back and slices the volley well wide.
Just before, Anderson caught Foden with a sore one that left Foden hobbling, but it’s cleared for dangerous play.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Man City
37 mins: City find themselves in another little pocket of space, this time as Savinho turns in the box following a sharp pass from Bernardo.
But Savinho runs it behind under pressure from Williams.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Man City
35 mins: The half-chances are adding up fro City. Foden takes the throw-in on the run and glides forward. He pulls the ball to the edge and finds Bernardo, who clips the first-time shot over the bar.
City up to six shots, without working Sels. Forest are yet to have an attempt at goal.
Nottingham Forest 0-0 Man City
32 mins: Nico loses the ball to Dominguez in midfield and hauls him down. Referee Kavanagh had no choice to book him after the yellow card card shown to Gibbs-White.
From the free-kick, Elanga’s ball is decent but Gvardiol’s positioning is spot-on and he’s seen it behind under pressure from Gibbs-White.
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