After the 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace, Manchester City was winless for the eighth time in nine games. Despite a convincing 3-0 victory against Forest in the middle of the week, Pep Guardiola's team was unable to leverage their opportunity to move up to second place in the standings.
Erling Haaland's massive header leveled the score after Daniel Munoz gave the home team the lead early on. The visitors had a great start to the second half, but Maxence Lacroix's powerful finish on Will Hughes' corner was a strong blow. Rico Lewis scored for City again into the top corner, but he was sent off six minutes from the end. With eight points separating fourth-place City from Liverpool, winning the Premier League for a seventh consecutive year seems improbable. After Storm Darragh pounded the western parts of England with strong winds and a lot of rain, the final league match between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park was postponed.