Liam Delap scored a magnificent brace as Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City 3-1 at the City Ground.
Forest took the lead in the sixth minute as defender Jair Cunha produced a calm finish.
A wonderful solo goal from Delap doubled the hosts' advantage in the 18th minute as he drove forward before firing a powerful effort beyond Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Rayan Cherki pulled one back for Enzo Maresca's side as he struck a sumptuous half-volley into the roof the net seven minutes after half-time.
Delap restored Forest's two-goal lead in the 73rd minute as he fired an unstoppable left-footed effort beyond Donnarumma's outstretched left-hand.
The victory has lifted Forest out of the Premier League relegation zone and relieved some of the pressure on manager Oliver Glasner.
Meanwhile, Man City have now lost three successive league games and they are now six points behind leaders Arsenal.
Nottm Forest v Man City Match Stats
Nottm Forest | Man City | |
21.9% | Possession | 78.1% |
11 | Shots | 12 |
5 | Shots on Target | 4 |
2 | Goalkeeper Saves | 2 |
13 | Fouls Committed | 7 |
3 | Corners | 7 |
206 | Total Passes | 753 |
67% | Pass Accuracy | 88.3% |
20 | Tackles | 13 |
65% | Tackles Won | 69.2% |
32 | Clearances | 18 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
Nottm Forest v Man City Timeline
6' - Goal for Nottm Forest. Scored by Jair Cunha.
18' - Goal for Nottm Forest. Scored by Liam Delap, assisted by Xaver Schlager.
52' - Goal for Man City. Scored by Rayan Cherki.
64' - Yellow card for Nottm Forest. Awarded to James McAtee.
69' - Yellow card for Nottm Forest. Awarded to Dan Ndoye.
73' - Goal for Nottm Forest. Scored by Liam Delap, assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White
90+4' - Yellow card for Nottm Forest. Awarded to Luca Netz.
90+5' - Yellow card for Nottm Forest. Awarded to Igor Jesus.
