Nottingham Forest U21 beat Manchester City U21 2-1 in Premier League 2, with Jimmy Sinclair's 74th-minute goal settling a match in which they had far less of the ball. Forest were outplayed for long spells but took their chances, and City finished a man down.
Kristian Clarke put Forest ahead in the 28th minute, converting Kalum Thompson's assist. Tyrone Samba equalised for City immediately after the restart, scoring in the 46th minute from Christian Dunbar-McDonald's set-up. Blaine Mcclure was then sent off in the 54th minute for a second booking, and Jimmy Sinclair struck what proved to be the winner in the 74th, assisted by Chinaza Nwosu.
The statistics underlined how much Forest had to withstand: City had 71 percent possession, four shots on target, 14 off target and eight corners to Forest's four. Forest managed three shots on target, but two of them went in.
