Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City 3-1 for its first home league win of the season. Jair Cunha opened the scoring and Liam Delap added two goals. Rayan Cherki scored for City, which suffered a third successive league defeat. Forest’s victory lifted the club out of the relegation places.
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Forest wins at home
Nottingham Forest defeated Manchester City 3-1 in England’s Premier League, ending its wait for a first home league win of the season. Jair Cunha scored once and Liam Delap twice as Forest handed City a third consecutive league defeat.[1], [2]
Cunha struck in the sixth minute for Forest’s first home league goal of the campaign. Delap, facing the club where he began his career, made it 2-0 in the 18th minute. City had not fallen two goals behind so early in a league match for seven years.[1]
Cherki replies, Delap scores again
Rayan Cherki pulled a goal back for City early in the second half. Delap scored again with just over fifteen minutes remaining to restore Forest’s two-goal margin. Before this match, the striker had scored only once in the league this season. Forest captain Ryan Yates described the team’s finishing as ruthless after the win.[1]
The result changes the bottom three
Forest moved out of the relegation zone, pushing Manchester United into the bottom three. City’s defensive run also continued: it has now gone eight games in all competitions without a clean sheet. In each of its last three league fixtures, City conceded during the opening eleven minutes. Forest had lost 2-0 at Brentford in its previous game, after which coach Oliver Glasner said he would make changes.[1]
