Match Centre: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City
Player of the match Mateo Kovacic 7.8
GolVolt rating 7.4GolVolt rating
Worth watching: Highlights will doSpoiler-free mode: the score and how the match went are hidden.
Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
A semi-final.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 55′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 2.1 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 5.6 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% A semi-final. Stakes: 10.0 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% Few chances and few shots. Quality of play: 1.6 out of 10
Without drama or a standout performance the rating stops at 7.4.
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 7.4more watchable than 74% of FA Cup matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
2 goals5 cards
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 2' Goal: Rico Lewisassist: Kovacic0:1
- Half-time · 0:1
- 46' SubstitutionElanga for Danilo
- 51' Goal: Josko Gvardiolassist: Marmoush0:2
- 55' Jack Grealishyellow card
- 65' Morgan Gibbs-Whiteyellow card
- 71' 2 substitutionsAwoniyi for WoodSangaré for Anderson
- 71' SubstitutionGündoğan for Grealish
- 78' Nico O'Reillyyellow card
- 81' 2 substitutionsDoku for MarmoushFoden for Savinho
- 82' SubstitutionSilva for Domínguez
- 83' SubstitutionSosa for Abbott
- 87' Stefan Ortegayellow card
- 89' SubstitutionGonzález for Kovacic
- 90+3' Ramón Sosayellow card
- Full-time · 0:2
Match stats
Shooting
Play
Defence
Discipline
Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Nottingham Forest
Manchester City
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Nottingham Forest
- 33 Carlos Miguel GK —
- 4 Morato DEF —
- 19 Álex Moreno DEF —
- 30 Willy Boly DEF —
- 6 Ibrahim Sangaré MID on
- 9 Taiwo Awoniyi ATT on
- 20 Jota Silva ATT on
- 21 Anthony Elanga ATT on
- 24 Ramón Sosa ATT on
Manchester City
- 31 Ederson GK —
- 22 Vitor Reis DEF —
- 25 Manuel Akanji DEF —
- 45 Abdukodir Khusanov DEF —
- 14 Nico González MID on
- 17 Kevin De Bruyne MID —
- 19 İlkay Gündoğan MID on
- 47 Phil Foden MID on
- 11 Jérémy Doku ATT on
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Wembley Stadium, London
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Manchester City Mateo Kovacic
- 2. place · Manchester City Josko Gvardiol
- 3. place · Manchester City Rúben Dias
Nottingham Forest
Show all (30)Show fewer
Nottingham Forest
Player intelligence
Player comparison
Pro analysis
GolVolt ProPro extends the free match profile with its own goals model, lineup stability and results from similar fixtures. Coverage depends on the available data.
- GolVolt’s own goals model
- XI stability
- Matches with this profile
The grey bars are figures available in Pro.
Unlock from €3.25 a month See the full sample on the match of the day