Forest End Goal Drought, City Suffer Third Straight Defeat

Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City 3-1 in the Premier League. The home side ended their goal drought at City Ground with this win. Forest had not scored at the ground for about six months and had not yet won a home game this season.

Jair Cunha followed Josko Gvardiol, won the ball and found the net with his left foot. The goal came in the 6th minute. About 12 minutes later, Xaver Schlager won the ball in midfield and sent Liam Delap through on goal. Delap scored his second goal for the club, putting Forest two goals ahead.

Rayan Cherki halved the deficit early in the second half. Then Morgan Gibbs-White's pass on the counterattack left Delap one-on-one with the goalkeeper. Delap's angled shot went into the top corner to make it 3-1.

The result lifted Forest out of the relegation zone. City, who had won their first seven matches, lost their next three. They became the first top-flight team to go through that run in 122 years. The club finished six points behind Arsenal. According to statistics, Forest ran six kilometres more than City in this match. Oliver Glasner joked at his press conference that his players had outrun their opponents. He referred to his own celebration on the touchline after the third goal and said they should do the same off the pitch.