Nottingham Forest 3-1 Man City: Delap Double Stuns City
Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City 3-1 at the City Ground in the Premier League on Saturday, November 7, 2026, with Liam Delap scoring twice. The win ended Forest’s goal drought at home this season and handed City their third straight league defeat, according to Sky Sports.
How the Goals Came
Jair Cunha put Forest ahead in the sixth minute after tracking Josko Gvardiol, dispossessing him and finishing with his left foot, according to Sky Sports. Delap doubled the lead in the 18th minute after Xaver Schlager won the ball from Elliot Anderson in midfield and sent him through.
Rayan Cherki pulled one back in the 52nd minute with a powerful shot, according to Sky Sports. City pushed for an equaliser, but Delap added a third in the 73rd minute, set up by Morgan Gibbs-White on the break, with an angled shot into the top corner. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/13593200/nottingham-forest-3-1-man-city-liam-delap-ends-city-ground-goal-drought-as-city-lose-three-on-the-bounce
Erling Haaland rounded goalkeeper Matz Sels in the 41st minute, but Cunha cleared his shot, and Yates hit the crossbar in the 67th, according to Sky Sports.
Forest’s Long Wait
Forest had not scored at the City Ground all season, going almost six months and about eight and a half hours of football without a goal there, according to Sky Sports. AOL reported it was Forest’s first home win of the season.
The result lifts Forest out of the relegation zone, according to Sky Sports. Captain Ryan Yates made his first start of the season and was credited with an inspiring pre-match team talk by manager Oliver Glasner. Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis was watching, according to Sky Sports.
Sky Sports named Delap player of the match and said Forest ran six kilometres further than City. Times of Oman noted that he scored against his former club.
Why City Struggled
City are the first top-flight team in 122 years to win their first seven games and then lose the next three, according to Sky Sports. They stay six points behind leaders Arsenal.
Manager Enzo Maresca said the first half was not good enough and that City did not match Forest’s intensity, according to Sky Sports. He said the second and third goals both came in transition after City lost duels, in the middle of the pitch and at the edge of the box.
Marc Guehi and Josko Gvardiol were substituted at half-time, which Maresca said was because both asked to come off with knocks, not for tactical reasons.
Sky Sports’ analysis said City look unsettled when opponents refuse to give them time on the ball, calling this a major concern.
Reaction and Next Steps
Glasner joked that he had to run more than Maresca on the touchline when celebrating the third goal. Asked whether the win was a turning point, he said, “One swallow does not make a summer,” according to Sky Sports.
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