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Manchester City’s challenging season continued on Saturday when Pep Guardiola’s team lost 0-1 to Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi’s late goal ensured the hosts a valuable win, and at the same time, it brought to light a grim stat: City has now lost nine times in the Premier League this season.

City stumbles: points dropped in as many matches as won

Pep Guardiola’s charges have been far from the previous season’s dominant form. The loss to Nottingham meant that City has won just 14 matches this season but dropped points in just as many. This inconsistency is sending the defending champions tumbling down the table. They are now in a tight race for even just a place in the Champions League next season.

The match’s decision was seen in the 83rd minute when Callum Hudson-Odoi fired a stunning strike from Morgan Gibbs-White’s pass. After creating not a single opportunity of note in the first half, Manchester City came out in the second half with previously dormant attacking players energized, but it still could not find a breakthrough.

Forest’s victory serves to underscore just how poor a season City is now having.