Nuno Espirito Santo was delighted after a hard fought 1-0 win for his Nottingham Forest side over Premier League champions Manchester City

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• Forest four points clear of City in the table
• Hudson-Odoi's late winner the difference
• Pep's men boss possession but can't convert

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Callum Hudson-Odoi's 83rd minute strike was enough to take all three points in a game which could have significant ramifications for Champion's League qualification. The game appeared destined to end in a stalemate until the winger neatly controlled a cross-field pass from Morgan Gibbs-White before cutting inside and beating Ederson at his near post.

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Third-placed Forest now sit four points ahead of City in fourth after Saturday's result. Chelsea can overtake the champions if they beat strugglers Leicester City on Sunday.

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  WHAT NUNO ESPIRITO SANTO SAID

  The Forest boss said: "It was a tough game, everybody saw how good Manchester City are, they had us on the ropes but the boys worked very hard. Of course they were going to have chances, but it was then about us taking ours.

  "[Beating City] shows the progress but there is so much football still to be played. Let's focus on the journey and move on to the next one."

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• DID YOU KNOW?

  City bossed possession but couldn't find the opening they desperately needed at the City Ground. Pep Guardiola's side enjoyed 69 per cent of the ball, and strung together 603 passes, more than doubling Forest's output of 262.

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