Nottingham Forest Faces Manchester City in FA Cup Semi-Final

Nottingham Forest faces Manchester City in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley Stadium with Michael Oliver as match referee. The Football Association confirmed the appointment of Oliver, who has overseen 39 games this season, handing out 169 yellow cards and seven second bookable offence dismissals.

What are the match officials?

The match officials for the FA Cup semi-final include Stuart Burt and Dan Cook as assistant referees, with Constantine Hatzidakis as the reserve assistant referee. The video assistant referees are Andrew Madley, Craig Taylor, and Jarred Gillet.

How does this affect Nottingham Forest?

Nottingham Forest, currently standing 16th in Premier League with 33 points from 32 games, having recently drawn 1-1 with Bournemouth on 2026-05-24, will be looking to reach the FA Cup final and add to their stellar season. Their recent form has been DWDDL, and they have several players currently sidelined, including O. Aina, W. Boly, C. Hudson-Odoi, Murillo, and N. Savona.

What is the head-to-head record?

Manchester City has a record of 44 wins, six draws, and 10 defeats in matches officiated by Michael Oliver, who has also taken charge of one meeting involving Manchester City and Nottingham Forest this season, which ended in a 3-0 win for Pep Guardiola's side.