At 2:30 a.m. Beijing time on September 1, the fifth round of the 2022-23 Premier League season was a focus battle, with defending champions Manchester City sitting at the Etihad Stadium to meet the promoted Manodinham Forest. In the first half, Haaland completed a hat-trick in 27 minutes, scoring nine goals in the first five games to set a new Premier League record; In the second half, Cancelo scored and Alvarez scored twice. In the end, City swept Nottingham Forest 6-0.
In the first four rounds of the new season, Manchester City remained unbeaten with 3 wins and 1 draw, the only draw was 3-3 draw by Newcastle, and in the last round they reversed Crystal Palace 4-2. In this game, Haaland, Alvarez and Foden played together in the front. As a promotion horse, Nottingham Forest won only one of the first four rounds.
In the 6th minute, City were awarded a corner kick on the right, Gundogan drove the ball into the box, Rodri nodded the ball in front of him and Alvarez's push from the back point was blocked by goalkeeper Henderson.
In the 12th minute, City's tactical corner kick from the left was driven into the box, Foden received the ball and then hoisted into the box, Haaland grabbed a left-footed shot on the line of the small penalty area to break the goal, and City took a 1-0 lead over Nottingham Forest.
In the 17th minute, Forest's 45-degree cross from the right was met by Lodi's header from the back of the penalty area and the ball hit the side-netting. In the 23rd minute, the Forest goalkeeper faced Haaland's forced ball error and passed the ball directly to The B seat, the Manchester City player passed continuously in front of the opponent's penalty area, Foden crossed on the left side of the box, and finally Haaland scored an empty goal, manchester City led Nottingham Forest 2-0.
In the 29th minute, City won a free kick on the left side of the field, Gundogan hoisted the ball into the box, Haaland nodded the ball in front of him, and Stones in front of goal shoveled the empty goal from close range, but the latter was offside and the goal was invalid.
In the 39th minute, Cancelo crossed a 45-degree pass from the left side of the field, Foden and Stones headed the ball across the line, and Haaland's header from the middle of the road was headed in to give City a 3-0 lead over Nottingham Forest. Haaland completed a hat-trick in 27 minutes, hitting three in two consecutive games. In the first five rounds of the Premier League, Haaland scored nine goals, setting a new Premier League record.
In the 44th minute, Alvarez took a step in front of the penalty area, pumped hard with his left foot, and the ball hit the upright and popped up the bottom line. At the end of the first half, Manchester City led by three goals, and the victory or defeat of the game had lost its suspense.
In the 50th minute, Cancelo, who had stepped into the box, received a cross from the B seat on the right side of the penalty area, and his right foot bombarded the goal straight into the dead corner, giving City a 4-0 lead over Nottingham Forest.
In the 60th minute, Bench B received a return pass from his teammate in front of the penalty area, and he shot with his right foot into the far corner, and Henderson held the ball. In the 65th minute, Manchester City's long pass from the top, Mahrez stopped the ball in front of the box and picked out a cross, and Alvarez, who was inserted to the right side of the box, scored from a small angle to give City a 5-0 lead over Nottingham Forest. After scoring, Alvarez made a celebratory gesture imitating Spider-Man.
In the 71st minute, Gundogan released a long pass at the back and Mahrez counter-offside to form a single knife, and his push from Henderson in the box was slightly offside.
In the 87th minute, De Bruyne advanced with the ball and split the ball to the right in front of the penalty area, Mahrez's shot bounced off the defender and Alvarez's left-footed shot broke the goal, giving City a 6-0 lead over Nottingham Forest.
In the end, the match ended and City swept Nottingham Forest 6-0.