⏱️How it unfolded
Every goal and card, from kick-off to full time.
Nottingham above the line
Man City belowGoals and cards
- 6'GoalJair Cunha, left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner1-0
- 18'GoalLiam Delap, right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Set up by Xaver Schlager2-0
Half-time 2-0
52'GoalRayan Cherki, left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner2-1- 73'GoalLiam Delap, left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Set up by Morgan Gibbs-White3-1
The score, against the pace we expected
Nottingham got ahead of the pace we expected in the first half and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NOT better than we expected
▼ MCI better than we expected
The first half was where it moved most, about 2 goals better than we expected for Nottingham.
⚽Good plays, bad plays
The goals and saves that went each side's way, and what each side did to itself.
Nottingham
Good plays
- GOAL
Jair Cunha, left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner
6' · NOT 1-0 MCI
- GOAL
Liam Delap, right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal, set up by Xaver Schlager
18' · NOT 2-0 MCI
- SAVE
Matz Sels kept out Erling Haaland from the left side of the box
32' · NOT 2-0 MCI
- GOAL
Liam Delap, left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner, set up by Morgan Gibbs-White
73' · NOT 3-1 MCI
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Man City
Good plays
- SAVE
Gianluigi Donnarumma kept out Jair Cunha with a header from the right side of the box
3' · NOT 0-0 MCI
- GOAL
Rayan Cherki, left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner
52' · NOT 2-1 MCI
Bad plays
- BIG MISS
Enzo Fernández missed with a header from very close range
24' · NOT 2-0 MCI
- BIG MISS
Nico O'Reilly missed with a header from the right side of the six yard box
49' · NOT 2-0 MCI
- BIG MISS
Erling Haaland missed from the centre of the box, just wide
57' · NOT 2-1 MCI
⭐Who stood out
The players who made the difference, and the ones it went wrong for.
Nottingham
- ★
Liam Delap Forward
2 goals 18', 73'
- ★
Jair Cunha Center Right Defender
Goal 6'
- ★
Xaver Schlager Center Right Midfielder
Set up Delap
Man City
- ★
Rayan Cherki Attacking Midfielder
Goal 52'
- ★
Gianluigi Donnarumma Goalkeeper
2 saves
- ★
Erling Haaland Forward
4 shots, 2 on target
- ✗
Enzo Fernández Right Midfielder
Big chance missed 24', 2 shots, 0 on target
- ✗
Nico O'Reilly Substitute, off the bench
Big chance missed 49', 1 shot, 0 on target
⚖️What decided it
Why Nottingham won, and why Man City did not.
From the game
- Man City were without Antoine Semenyo
- Won it with 22% of the ball
Key battles
📊The numbers
| NOT | MCI | |
|---|---|---|
| 22% | Possession | 78% |
| 11 | Shots | 12 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 3 | Corners | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 138 | Passes completed | 666 |
| 67% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
| 13 | Tackles won | 9 |
| 13 | Fouls | 7 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 0 |
