Joe Hart was on co-commentary duty as Nottingham Forest held title-chasing Manchester City to a draw at the Etihad Stadium.
Morgan Gibbs-White and Elliot Anderson scored the goals for Forest as City handed Arsenal a big advantage in the hunt for the Premier League title.
Forest were made to suffer by City, who had the vast majority of the possession and the better chances on the night.
Hart, however, was proved right with a claim he made seven minutes into the second half, and perhaps looking back, City will be holding regrets over their performance against Forest.
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Joe Hart made possession claim about Nottingham Forest during Premier League clash
After half-time, City set about trying to kill the game off and get the second goal that would have almost certainly put them out of sight from Forest.
However, they couldn’t find it, and Hart predicted that their inability to make the possession count could cost them when it was announced that City had held 94% possession in the first seven minutes of the second 45.
Hart said on TNT Sports: “I know City have a lot of possession, but I’ve never seen it over 90% before, that’s just ridiculous, although whilst their lead is only at one, Forest still have a chance.”
The highest amount of possession across 90 minutes in a Premier League game is 83.1% by Liverpool against Sheffield United, with City having 82.9% against Swansea some years ago.
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Forest won’t care about possession too much for the remainder of this season, but there is a sense that with Vitor Pereira in charge, the Reds can dictate the tempo more in certain matches between now and the season ending.
This performance was a huge step in the right direction, and now the game against Fulham has to be viewed as a must-win if Forest are to pile pressure on other clubs in the relegation mix.
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