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.
What is the Nottingham Forest team news?
Nottingham Forest have no new injury concerns but Chris Wood and Morgan Gibbs-White will return to the line-up after the FA Cup win over Ipswich on penalties.
When is Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City?
The Premier League match kicks off at 12:30pm on Saturday 8 March at the City Ground, Nottingham.
How can I watch it?
It will be shown on TNT Sports 1 and Discovery+, with coverage getting underway from 11:30am. You can purchase a TNT Sports subscription via discovery+ here, for only £30.99 per month.
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Nottingham Forest host Manchester City in a key contest in the Premier League top-four race.
While City have fallen away from title contention, Forest have surged up the table under Nuno Espirito Santo to sit above Pep Guardiola’s side in the table.
But while Forest are hanging onto third position, Nuno’s team have not won since beating Brighton 7-0 last month - requiring penalties to beat Exeter and Ipswich in the FA Cup and losing to Fulham and Newcastle before drawing 0-0 with Arsenal in the Premier League.
City - who won 3-0 in the reverse fixture earlier this season - defeated Tottenham 1-0 in their last Premier League outing as Guardiola’s side look to salvage their campaign by finishing in the top four and winning the FA Cup, where they face Bournemouth in the quarter-finals.
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