Manchester City suffer third straight Premier League defeat

Manchester City suffered their third consecutive defeat in the Premier League after losing 3-1 to hosts Nottingham Forest today at the City Ground in Nottingham, as part of the competition's tenth round.

Brazilian Jair Conia opened the scoring for Nottingham Forest in the sixth minute, before teammate Liam Delap added a second in the 18th. Frenchman Rayan Cherki pulled one back for Manchester City in the 52nd minute, but Delap struck again in the 73rd to seal his brace and the team's third goal.

With this result, Nottingham Forest move up to 16th place with nine points, while Manchester City remain second on 21 points.