Callum Hudson-Deodoi gave the late Nottingham Forest a great victory over Manchester City, where the Pep Guardiola team was hit by a strike in the UEFA Champions League qualification.
It seems that a game embraced the third place against the fourth place in the city’s city was heading to a dead end before Hudson Audi dominated a beautiful pass from the crossing field of Morgan Gibbs-Wahite, cut off and hit Esrson in his near position in the 83rd minute.
The goal achieved a very important victory over Forest, which allowed them to open a four -point gap over the troubled city, which can now fall under Chelsea, to fifth, if the Blues wins at home to Leicester on Sunday.
Manchester City dominated possession, but struggled to obtain clear opportunities, and the closest of her when Niko Gonzalez struck Mazz Sells’s right position with a bite campaign in the first half, shortly after the widespread Erling Halland.
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This early effort from Halland has proven that only one of two shots of it over the afternoon in which Forest defended again on charges, as it tied at home to Arsenal in second place in the last time. A total of 12 clean sheets this season is second after Liverpool leaders.
The hosts grew in the belief as Manchester City continued to work in front of the goal in the second half, despite sending Kevin de Bruyne and Marmoush’s order, and almost broke the stalemate earlier.
Hudson-deodoi was the protagonist on that occasion as well, but the net shot was brilliantly pushed to a complete Esrson who was set, only at the end of the goalkeeper in his near position to allow the same player to score the decisive goal after that.
Forest celebrates another unforgettable victory, which greatly enhances their hopes for the rehabilitation of the Champions League, City is left in the face of a great battle to qualify themselves, with Newcastle, Bournemouth, Brighton, Fulham and Aston Villa behind them in addition to Chelsea.
The city of Plante has placed hopes in danger
Nottingham Forest deserves a great balance for its defensive display. Manchester City is not the first aspect that struggles to break this season. But the lack of their attack will worry Guardiola though.
Gonzales achieved this position in the long run, but the 14 rounds for visitors in total were only 0.85 expected goals, a number that confirms how they fought to create high -quality holes.
Their defensive issues were the focus of their bad season, but everything is not good in the attacking third. This was the seventh match in the Premier League this season, in which they ranked under 1.0 expected goals. This is something only five times across the entire last campaign.
Guardiola said that the lack of qualification for the Champions League will not be the end of the world at his press conference before the match. His team’s issues, in attack and defense, indicate that it is a fact that he may have to face yet.
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