Manchester City loses again, stunned by Nottingham Forest in Premier League

Nottingham Forest stunned Manchester City with two goals in the first 20 minutes of Saturday's Premier League match. Jair Cunha scored in the sixth minute and Liam Delap followed in the 18th to extend Forest's lead to 2-0 at the City Ground. Manchester City's Rayan Cherki blasted in a goal in the 52

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Nottingham Forest stunned Manchester City with two goals in the first 20 minutes of Saturday's Premier League match. Jair Cunha scored in the sixth minute and Liam Delap followed in the 18th to extend Forest's lead to 2-0 at the City Ground.

Manchester City's Rayan Cherki blasted in a goal in the 52nd minute to cut the deficit in half but Delap scored his second of the game in the 73rd minute – and Forest held on for a famous 3-1 win.

City entered Saturday having lost two Premier League games in a row, against Aston Villa and Brighton in recent weeks. The team had gotten off to a flying start in its first season under manager Enzo Maresca, winning its first seven matches before the defeat at Villa.

Manchester City trails Arsenal by six points atop

the Premier League standings after the Gunners secured a 1-0 win earlier on Saturday, Nov. 7.

Liam Delap goal! Forest 3, City 0

Liam Delap scored his second goal of the game in the 73rd minute, blasting another shot past Manchester City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. City had been pushing hard for an equalizer, but Forest found space on the counter-attack led by Morgan Gibbs-White to restore their two-goal cushion.

🌳🔥 ¡DOBLETE DE LIAM DELAP Y EL FOREST VUELVE A GOLPEAR AL CITY!

⚡ Morgan Gibbs-White comandó un contragolpe espectacular y asistió a Liam Delap, quien definió con un disparo cruzado para vencer a Donnarumma.

⚪️🔴 Nottingham Forest 3-1 Manchester City 🔵

📺 Telemundo y… pic.twitter.com/0k3zMuDn3J

— Telemundo Deportes (@TelemundoSports) November 7, 2026

Rayan Cherki goal for Man City

Rayan Cherki picks the top corner to PERFECTION on this wonderstrike to cut the Forest lead in half. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/QACct97rS6
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) November 7, 2026