Nottingham Forest 1-0 Man City LIVE – Reaction after City are beaten in blow to Champions League qualification hopes

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Live updates from the City Ground as Nottingham Forest host Manchester City in a HUGE clash in the race for Champions League qualification.

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Watch Guardiola's press conference

Watch Guardiola’s reaction after the defeat here:

More reaction from Pep
'We have to play better'

Guardiola: “To find a way, we have to play better.

“It will not come from the sky.”

Guardiola on whether Ederson should have done better for the goal

“It is what it is. I never blame a player.”

Pep: We have ten finals to go

“Every season the Premier League is better and better.

“We have ten finals now.”

Guardiola reaction

Pep Guardiola speaking to TNT Sports: “They defended really well and we could not be precise in the final moment.

“We have ten games to qualify.”

Hudson-Odoi says Forest must stay humble

Callum Hudson-Odoi urges his Forest team-mates to “stay humble” when asked about the possibility of Champions League football.

He says they just have to focus on the next game and not get carried away.

FULL TIME 1-0 Forest

Full time and Forest win 1-0!

City will feel they deserved something from the match but they leave empty-handed.

91'
Kovacic goes close

Kovacic hits a volley from the edge of the box but it goes just wide of the post.

Still 1-0 Forest.

90'
Four minutes added on

Four additional minutes to play.

City are chasing the equaliser.

86'
Double change for Forest

Wood is replaced by Taiwo Awiniyi.

Hudson-Odoi is taken off for Morata.

83'
GOAL Forest

Forest take the lead and it is Callum Hudson-Odoi.

He drives down the right-hand side of the pitch and fires the ball past Ederson at the near post.

79'
Forest change

Anthony Elanga is taken off for Ibrahim Sangare.

A defensive move from Nuno. Perhaps he is looking to sure things up as City have been on top for the last ten minutes.

77'
Free-kick saved

De Bruyne takes the free-kick and his effort is on target.

Sels is equal to it though and makes the save in the Forest goal.

76'
Yates booked

Ryan Yates is no stranger to a foul and he has picked up a yellow card in less than ten minutes.

He body checks Marmoush on the edge of the box and City now have a dangerous free-kick.

75'
Both teams want the three points

Both teams are searching for a winner that would be huge in the race for the top four.

Who will find it?

72'
Opportunity for De Bruyne

Kevin De Bruyne has an opportunity and he shoots from just inside the box.

Sels can only watch as the ball floats past him but it goes just over the bar.

69'
Forest change

Forest’s skipper Ryan Yates is on the pitch for the last twenty minutes.

Dominguez is withdrawn.

68'
Another double change for City

Omar Marmoush and Kevin De Bruyne replace Savinho and Phil Foden.

Guardiola is looking to shift the tide of this match in his side’s favour.

66'
Forest hit the woodwork

The home side have all of the momentum at the minute.

Callum Hudson-Odoi cuts in and shoots but he is denied by the post.

61'
Double change for City

Matheus Nunes and Nico Gonzalez are withdrawn, both are on yellow cards.

Rico Lewis and Mateo Kovacic replace them in a straight swap.

59'
Pep Guardiola is going to his bench

Pep Guardiola has seen enough and he will now make a change.

The Catalan has told Mateo Kovacic and Rico Lewis to get ready.

56'
Nunes booked

Matheus Nunes is the next man to pick up a yellow card.

Forest look to break forward after a City corner and the Portuguese international intentionally brings down Gibbs-White.

53'
The hosts are on top

Forest have been on top so far during the second half.

The score remains level though.

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