PL: Hudson-Odoi’s late strike seals Forest 1-0 win over Man City

Callum Hudson-Odoi’s late goal handed Nottingham Forest a crucial Premier League victory over Manchester City at the City Ground, boosting their hopes of Champions League qualification.

With just seven minutes left in a largely uneventful match, Hudson-Odoi latched onto a superb pass from Morgan Gibbs-White, took it in stride, and fired past Ederson at his near post, sending the home crowd into jubilation.

City had the better chances in the first half but struggled to break through Forest’s resolute defense.

Their best opportunity came from Nico Gonzalez, whose powerful strike narrowly missed Matz Sels’ right-hand post.

After Nico Dominguez volleyed an Anthony Elanga cross straight at Ederson within seconds of the restart, Hudson-Odoi had a low effort tipped on to the post by the Brazilian midway through the second half.

Pep Guardiola introduced Kevin de Bruyne and Omar Marmoush with 20 minutes remaining but there was little in the way of goalmouth action in the latter stages until Hudson-Odoi’s moment of inspiration.

Guardiola and his players can have few complaints with the outcome as they slipped to a ninth league defeat of a tumultuous season – their joint-most in a single campaign under the Spaniard.

Third-placed Forest move four points clear of City, who stay fourth but could be overtaken by Chelsea if the Blues beat struggling Leicester City on Sunday.