Liam Delap scored twice as Nottingham Forest beat Manchester City 3–1 at the City Ground in Nottingham, England, on Saturday, November 7, giving City a third consecutive Premier League defeat.
Jair Cunha opened the scoring in the sixth minute and Delap doubled Forest’s lead in the 18th. Rayan Cherki pulled a goal back seven minutes into the second half, but Delap’s second, in the 73rd minute, restored the two-goal cushion.
The result left City six points behind Arsenal after the league leader’s 1–0 victory over Hull City earlier Saturday. Forest moved up to 16th.
The home side established control early. Cunha dispossessed Joško Gvardiol before advancing to finish past Gianluigi Donnarumma. Delap then added a second after an individual run, putting City two goals down before the match was 20 minutes old.
City created opportunities before the interval, including an Erling Haaland effort cleared off the line by Cunha. Changes at halftime were followed by Cherki’s strike, giving the visitors a route back into the game.
Forest resisted the comeback and regained breathing room when Delap completed a counterattack with a shot that went in off the post. His two goals against his former club provided the decisive margin.
City enter the international break after three successive league losses, following seven wins to start the campaign. The final score concerns the completed Saturday match, rather than a live projection or a future fixture.