On the evening of March 8 (Vietnam time), Man City faced Nottingham Forest when both teams competed for a position in the top 4 of the Premier League.
The Citizens took the initiative and created some chances in the first half thanks to Phil Foden and Erling Haaland. Forest played resiliently in the first half but did not have many notable situations.
Forest showed that they are a very difficult team to play. They have kept a total of 12 clean sheets this season, a good number only behind leaders Liverpool. Therefore, Man City also struggled to get to the home team's penalty area.
The home team is increasingly confident. In the second half, despite bringing on Kevin de Bruyne and Omar Marmoush, Man City still could not break the deadlock.
In the 83rd minute, Hudson-Odoi rushed down and fired a curling shot past goalkeeper Ederson. In extra time, Kovacic almost equalized but unfortunately the ball went wide of the post.
In the end, Forest won 1-0 to consolidate their 3rd place in the rankings. In contrast, City are facing a big battle to qualify for next season's Champions League, with teams such as Chelsea, Newcastle, Bournemouth, Brighton, Fulham and Aston Villa closely behind.
