Manchester United FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Manchester United FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Premier League at Old Trafford.
- Manchester United FC 38 games · 71 pts (2025/26)
- Nottingham Forest FC 38 games · 44 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Michael Salisbury
- Assistant 1 Marc Perry
- Assistant 2 Natalie Aspinall
19 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 5.6 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May Nottingham Forest FC H 3–2 W 09 May Sunderland AFC A 0–0 D 03 May Liverpool FC H 3–2 W 27 Apr Brentford FC H 2–1 W 18 Apr Chelsea FC A 1–0 W 13 Apr Leeds United FC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 May Manchester United FC A 2–3 L 10 May Newcastle United FC H 1–1 D 07 May Aston Villa FC A 0–4 L 04 May Chelsea FC A 3–1 W 30 Apr Aston Villa FC H 1–0 W 24 Apr Sunderland AFC A 5–0 W Season Stats
Manchester United FC Nottingham Forest FC #3 Position #16 71 Points 44 38 Played 38 20 / 11 / 7 W / D / L 11 / 11 / 16 69 Scored 48 50 Conceded 51 +19 GD -3 1.87 PPG 1.16 53% Win % 29% Key Stats
56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history21% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season24% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this seasonManchester United FC are 3rd (71 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 16th (44 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Manchester United FC0-154/116-30–/131-454/–46-602/361-751/–76+2/2■ Scored ■ ConcededNottingham Forest FC0-152/116-30–/131-455/146-602/261-752/176+5/2■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Manchester United FCBryan Mbeumo 11 G 3 A Benjamin Sesko 11 G 1 A Matheus Cunha 10 G 2 A Bruno Fernandes 9 G 21 A Casemiro 9 G 2 A Nottingham Forest FCMorgan Gibbs-White 15 G 5 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Manchester United FC is hosting Nottingham Forest FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Goal! Luke Shaw scores his 13 goal in 409 matches.
- 6' GOAL! Luke Shaw scores on 6.
- 11' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Manchester United FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 16' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 21' Bryan Mbeumo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
- 26' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 31' Kobbie Mainoo needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 14 Yellow cards this season.
- 36' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 41' It’s high time Vítor Pereira made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 46' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 51' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 53' GOAL! Morato scores on 53.
- 55' Goal! Matheus Cunha scores his 69 goal in 513 matches.
- 59' Matheus Cunha with the second goal in the match!
- 64' Manchester United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 69' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 74' Nottingham Forest FC is showing some good football. However, Nottingham Forest FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 76' What a strike from Bryan Mbeumo! The score is 5-1.
- 78' Casemiro is having his name booked by the referee on 78.
- 78' What a strike from Morgan Gibbs-White! The score is 5-2.
- 83' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Bruno Fernandes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 88' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 90' It’s a booking for Manchester United FC player. Luke Shaw gets a card.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Manchester United FC players.
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Lineups
Manchester United FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5
- 23
- 2
- 19
- 10
- 18
- 8
- 6
- 31
- 16
- 37
Bench
- 7
- 3
- 12
- 1
- 11
- 25
- 15
- 13
- 26
Coach Michael CarrickNottingham Forest FC Lineups
4-4-2Starting XI
- 11
- 10
- 26
- 31
- 16
- 4
- 3
- 25
- 8
- 21
- 19
Bench
- 22
- 6
- 27
- 13
- 9
- 29
- 24
- 44
- 23
Coach Vítor Pereira -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Morgan Gibbs-White 3 Marcus Rashford 3 Bruno Fernandes 2 Ryan Yates 2 Anthony Martial 2 Casemiro 2 Fred 1 Nicolas Dominguez 1 Head to Head
Manchester United FC Form
2026-05-17 Manchester United FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC W 2026-05-09 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Manchester United FC D 2026-05-03 Manchester United FC 3–2 Liverpool FC W 2026-04-27 Manchester United FC 2–1 Brentford FC W 2026-04-18 Chelsea FC 0–1 Manchester United FC W 2026-04-13 Manchester United FC 1–2 Leeds United FC LNottingham Forest FC Form
2026-05-17 Manchester United FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2026-05-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Newcastle United FC D 2026-05-07 Aston Villa FC 4–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2026-05-04 Chelsea FC 1–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2026-04-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Aston Villa FC W 2026-04-24 Sunderland AFC 0–5 Nottingham Forest FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.1 Manchester United FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.54 Nottingham Forest FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 69%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Manchester United FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.64Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 96% 4% ± 1.5 88% 12% ± 2.5 69% 31% ± 3.5 49% 51% ± 4.5 30% 70% Double Chance
Manchester United FC or Draw 74%Draw or Nottingham Forest FC 49%Manchester United FC or Nottingham Forest FC 77%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Manchester United FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.3%2 – 1 8.6%2 – 2 6.5%1 – 2 6.3%3 – 1 6%2 – 0 5.9%1 – 0 5%3 – 2 Actual3 – 0 4%0 – 0 3.9%0 – 1 3.5%2 – 3 3.4%Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC
Handicap Manchester United FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers -2.5 15% — 85% -2 15% 15% 70% -1.5 30% — 70% -1 30% 20% 50% -0.5 50% — 50% +0.5 72% — 28% +1 72% 14% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 8% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet 13% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.