“Vamos, vamos!” screamed Rodri in his native Spanish following a 62nd-minute header that seemed to grab a precious victory for Manchester City. But the title chasers’ 2-1 lead lasted only 14 minutes as Phil Foden allowed Elliot Anderson to run off him and the Nottingham Forest midfielder, from range, curled a sublime equaliser beyond Gianluigi Donnarumma that silenced City’s faithful.
Before Anderson’s leveller Erling Haaland was denied a penalty by the referee, Darren England, and the video assistant referee, for a coming together with Matz Sels, the visiting No 1. Bernardo Silva did not agree. “I just watched it,” City’s captain said afterwards. “It’s a penalty. We’re used to it this season, all the 50-50s have gone against us.”
Written by Jamie Jackson at the Etihad Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/mar/04/manchester-city-nottingham-forest-premier-league-match-report under the title “Anderson saves draw for Nottingham Forest as Manchester City slip back”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
