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Forest beat Man City 3-1 as City suffer third straight defeat

Liam Delap scored twice and Jair Cunha once for Forest, while Rayan Cherki replied for City, who remain second in the table.

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A Manchester City player in white shoots at goal as Nottingham Forest defenders close in.
A Manchester City player in white shoots at goal as Nottingham Forest defenders close in. · Photo: Foot Mercato

Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City 3-1 at the City Ground on Saturday, handing the visitors a third straight Premier League defeat.

Jair Cunha gave Forest the lead in the sixth minute and Liam Delap doubled it in the 18th. Rayan Cherki pulled a goal back for City in the 52nd minute, but Delap struck again in the 73rd to settle the match.

City had won their first seven league games this season, but they have now lost three in a row and sit on 21 points from 10 games, six behind leaders Arsenal. Forest are 16th with 9 points.

FootVal puts Delap's valuation at €36m, against a market value of €40m on Transfermarkt. His contract with Forest runs until June 2031.

Sources

This article is based on reports by:

  • ESPN — Nottingham Forest condemn Man City to 3rd straight Premier League loss
  • Sportschau — Premier League: Manchester City verliert auch bei Nottingham Forest
  • Evening Standard — Advantage Arsenal in Premier League title race as Man City stunned by Nottingham Forest
  • TuttoMercatoWeb — Manchester City battuto 3-1 dal Nottingham Forest, 3^ sconfitta di fila in Premier per Maresca
  • Foot Mercato — Premier League : Man City sombre à Nottingham Forest
  • BBC Sport — Maresca looking to understand Man City's 'lack of intensity'
  • Mundo Deportivo — Así queda la clasificación de la Premier tras la derrota del Manchester City
  • Sport Bild — City verliert schon wieder! - Mega-Frust bei Haaland
  • Sky Sports — Delap doubles Forest's lead over City with glorious goal
  • AS — Resumen y goles del Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City, jornada 10 de Premier League
  • Maisfutebol — VÍDEO: Man City cai em Nottingham e sofre terceira derrota seguida na Premier League
  • Habertürk — M.City'e Nottingham Forest şoku!
  • Mirror — Bleak Man City reality hits home as Liam Delap fires Nottingham Forest to statement win
  • The Sun — Nottingham Forest 3 Man City 1: Liam Delap shows brilliance to seal huge win and send Man Utd into relegation zone

Written by the Golviva newsroom from the reports below, with figures from Golviva’s own database. Spotted a mistake? Tell us. · How we report