Liam Delap inspires Nottingham Forest to 3-1 win over City as players rated after third straight defeat

Forest make home goals count

Forest opened the scoring in the sixth minute, when centre-back Jair Cunha moved forward and finished calmly. He later made a goalline clearance at the other end, earning a rating of 8.

Liam Delap scored twice against his old club, with two powerful finishes that brought the stadium alive. He received the highest rating among the players listed, with 9.

Delap leads Forest ratings

James McAtee, facing his former club, had two chances to score: one shot was saved and another went over. He was rated 7. Delap’s two goals helped Forest secure the victory and were central to the afternoon’s player assessments. Forest’s first home goals of the season came in the 3-1 result.

City struggle across the pitch

Gianluigi Donnarumma conceded three goals and was described as vulnerable in the air; he received a rating of 4. Ruben Dias also rated 4 after a poor display that included a lunge to try to stop Delap scoring.

Josko Gvardiol was rated 4 after losing possession to Cunha before Forest’s opener and being substituted. Enzo Fernandez received 5 after sending a close-range header over, while Iliman Ndiaye also rated 5 after missing an interception before Forest’s second goal.

Erling Haaland had chances but was not at his best in front of goal, earning 5. Matheus Nunes, who came on at half-time for Guehi, was also rated 5 after failing to challenge Delap for Forest’s third.

Ratings reflect user submissions

The displayed player scores are averages of submissions from BBC Sport users. The rating opportunity had closed before the averages were shown. Forest listed John Victor, Ousmane Diomande, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Chris Wood and Arnaud Kalimuendo as unused substitutes.