Manchester United FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Manchester United FC

3 – 2

Full Time

Nottingham Forest FC

Sat 26 Aug 2023 · 14:00 UTC Old Trafford 73,595 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 2' Taiwo Awoniyi

0–2 4' Willy Boly

Christian Eriksen 17' 1–2

Casemiro 52' 2–2

Bruno Fernandes pen 76' 3–2

Y 44' Serge Aurier

Y 45' Morgan Gibbs-White

Aaron Wan-Bissaka 58' Y

Y 62' Ola Aina

R 67' Joe Worrall

Marcus Rashford 82' Y

Andre Onana 89' Y

Bruno Fernandes 90' Y

Y 90' Cheikhou Kouyate

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester United FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Premier League at Old Trafford.

Manchester United FC 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 5 games · 5 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stuart Attwell
Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
Assistant 2 Harry Lennard

3 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Manchester City FC	5	15
2	Arsenal FC	5	12
3	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	5	10
4	Brentford FC	5	9
5	Leeds United FC	5	9
6	Liverpool FC	5	9
7	Everton FC	5	9
8	Hull City AFC	5	8
9	Newcastle United FC	5	8
10	Chelsea FC	5	7
11	Ipswich Town FC	5	6
12	Manchester United FC	5	5
13	Nottingham Forest FC	5	5
14	Sunderland AFC	5	4
15	Crystal Palace FC	5	4
16	Aston Villa FC	5	4
17	AFC Bournemouth	5	3
18	Coventry City FC	5	3
19	Fulham FC	5	2
20	Tottenham Hotspur FC	5	2

Head-to-Head

Manchester United FC 9 games · Avg 3.2 goals Nottingham Forest FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-26 Manchester United FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-04-16 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester United FC 2022-12-27 Manchester United FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Nottingham Forest FC	H	3–2	W
19 Aug	Tottenham Hotspur FC	A	0–2	L
14 Aug	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
03 Jun	Manchester City FC	H	2–1	W
28 May	Fulham FC	H	2–1	W
25 May	Chelsea FC	H	4–1	W

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Aug	Manchester United FC	A	2–3	L
18 Aug	Sheffield United FC	H	2–1	W
12 Aug	Arsenal FC	A	1–2	L
28 May	Crystal Palace FC	A	1–1	D
20 May	Arsenal FC	H	1–0	W
13 May	Chelsea FC	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

Manchester United FC		Nottingham Forest FC
#12	Position	#13
5	Points	5
5	Played	5
1 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 2
8	Scored	4
8	Conceded	5
+0	GD	-1
1.00	PPG	1.00
20%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

20% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Manchester United FC are 12th (5 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 13th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/–

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nottingham Forest FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester United FC

Bruno Fernandes	3 G	1 A
Bryan Mbeumo	2 G

Nottingham Forest FC

Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A
Dan Ndoye	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Manchester United FC and Nottingham Forest FC get this one started.
2' What a moment for Taiwo Awoniyi! That strike on 2 puts his side firmly in control.
4' Brilliant from the centre-back! Willy Boly makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 4.
9' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Manchester United FC and Nottingham Forest FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
14' Anthony Martial is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester United FC so far.
17' Christian Eriksen is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
22' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
27' Manchester United FC are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against Nottingham Forest FC's 3-4-2-1 shape.
32' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Casemiro made 549 appearances and scored 42 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Steve Cooper might look to freshen things up shortly.
42' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
44' The referee has no hesitation. Serge Aurier is booked for Nottingham Forest FC — Yellow card on 44.
45' Morgan Gibbs-White is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
46' Victor Nilsson-Lindelof is ready to make an impact after coming on for Raphael Varane at the 46 minute mark.
51' Aaron Wan-Bissaka, a Congo DR , has 1 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
52' Magnificent from Casemiro! That is 42 goals in 549 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
57' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Scott McKenna exits the field as Moussa Niakhate enters on 57.
58' The referee shows Manchester United FC player a Yellow card on 58.
60' Another change for Manchester United FC made on 60 minute. Anthony Martial leaves to be changed by Jadon Sancho.
62' The referee has no hesitation. Ola Aina is booked for Nottingham Forest FC — Yellow card on 62.
67' Poor challenge from Joe Worrall. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
70' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cheikhou Kouyate is hanging Brennan Johnson on the field on 70 minute.
75' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
76' Bruno Fernandes doubles the advantage! 3-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
81' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Taiwo Awoniyi is withdrawn and Chris Wood gets his opportunity.
82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Marcus Rashford.
85' The Manchester United FC bench stirs into life. Antony is withdrawn and Scott McTominay gets his opportunity.
89' Andre Onana catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
90' It’s a booking for Manchester United FC player. Bruno Fernandes gets a Yellow card.
It finishes all square. Manchester United FC and Nottingham Forest FC share the spoils 3-2.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

21
Antony ↓ Scott McTominay 85'
29
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
14
Christian Eriksen
10
Marcus Rashford
9
Anthony Martial ↓ Jadon Sancho 60'
20
Diogo Dalot
24
Andre Onana
18
Casemiro
19
Raphael Varane ↓ Victor Nilsson-Lindelof 46'
8
Bruno Fernandes
6
Lisandro Martinez

Bench

Coach Erik ten Hag

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

24
Serge Aurier
22
Ryan Yates
30
Willy Boly
10
Morgan Gibbs-White
43
Ola Aina
1
Matt Turner
26
Scott McKenna ↓ Moussa Niakhate 57'
4
Joe Worrall
9
Taiwo Awoniyi ↓ Chris Wood 81'
20
Brennan Johnson ↓ Cheikhou Kouyate 70'
28
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira ↓ Anthony Elanga 81'

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Marcus Rashford	3
Morgan Gibbs-White	3
Anthony Martial	2
Casemiro	2
Bruno Fernandes	2
Ryan Yates	2
Chris Wood	1
Nikola Milenkovic	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.9 Manchester United FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.98 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Manchester United FC to win 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC59% Draw23% Nottingham Forest FC18%

Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.88

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw

82%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

41%

Manchester United FC or Nottingham Forest FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester United FC41% Draw44% Nottingham Forest FC15%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.3%

2 – 0

9.9%

1 – 0

9.9%

2 – 1

9.6%

0 – 0

7.3%

3 – 0

6.2%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

Actual

4 – 1

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap	Manchester United FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	18%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	23%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	11%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

38% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Manchester United FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Manchester United FC Form

Nottingham Forest FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Clean Sheet