The Premier League is ablaze, with Manchester City's title race becoming more and more intriguing. City returned to the top of the table with a win in the last round of matches, but were held to a 1-1 draw away to Nottingham Forest in the early hours of Sunday (19th). After this game, the lead was reversed by Arsenal with a score of 4-2, and City is now two points behind Arsenal, and with one more game to play, the situation becomes precarious.
Despite City's dominance of the field this campaign, chances were few and far between against Forest's tight blockade. In the 41st minute, Bernardo Silva broke the deadlock with a long-range shot from just outside the box that was like a godsend. However, City came close to extending the lead in the 67th minute when Ash Rutter, 10 yards from goal, surprisingly struck the ball against the bar before it bounced back to him and the Norwegian striker faced an open goal only to fire over the bar. City failed to capitalize on their chances, and in the 84th minute, Keith Hart missed a good opportunity in front of goal, and the two sides ended up shaking hands 1-1, with City losing two points.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said after the match: Congratulations to Nottingham Forest for the one point they got. We didn't play badly, but we just couldn't score, which was very disappointing. We have some balls in front of the goalkeeper 1 meter did not score, what can I say?
