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

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

Manchester United FC 10 games · 8 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 10 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Stuart Attwell
Assistant 1 Constantine Hatzidakis
Assistant 2 Harry Lennard

6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 11.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

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
#18	Position	#16
8	Points	9
10	Played	10
1 / 5 / 4	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 5
14	Scored	9
19	Conceded	13
-5	GD	-4
0.80	PPG	0.90
10%	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

10% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Manchester United FC are 18th (8 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Manchester United FC

0-15

–/2

16-30

1/2

31-45

3/3

46-60

1/5

61-75

3/2

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nottingham Forest FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

2/1

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Manchester United FC

Bruno Fernandes	4 G	2 A
Bryan Mbeumo	4 G

Nottingham Forest FC

Liam Delap	3 G
Dan Ndoye	2 G
Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Manchester United FC launch into their encounter with Nottingham Forest FC.
2' A stunning finish from Taiwo Awoniyi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
4' Brilliant from the centre-back! Willy Boly makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 4.
9' Manchester United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
14' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joe Worrall made 414 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
17' Christian Eriksen has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 17 minutes.
22' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 382 games and scored 443 goals.
27' Casemiro, a Brazil midfielder, has 94 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
32' Supporters expect more eagerness from Bruno Fernandes, as he is very good at scoring at Old Trafford with 55 goals in the last 43 games.
37' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
42' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
44' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Serge Aurier.
45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Morgan Gibbs-White on 45.
46' The whistle greets Raphael Varane as he departs to be replaced by Victor Nilsson-Lindelof.
51' Lisandro Martinez needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
52' GOAL! Casemiro fires home to make it 2-2!
57' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Scott McKenna is replaced by Moussa Niakhate.
58' Aaron Wan-Bissaka picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
60' Manchester United FC make a change. Anthony Martial trudges off to be replaced by Jadon Sancho on 60 minutes.
62' Ola Aina catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 62.
67' That looks like a foul for a Red card for Joe Worrall.
70' The supporters are chanting for Cheikhou Kouyate. He replaces Brennan Johnson on 70 minute.
75' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
76' Bruno Fernandes does the damage! The net is bulging and Manchester United FC surge ahead!
81' The Nottingham Forest FC manager makes a substitution. Taiwo Awoniyi departs to be replaced by Chris Wood.
82' The referee has no hesitation. Marcus Rashford is booked for Manchester United FC — Yellow card on 82.
85' Scott McTominay has so much to prove this time. He replaces Antony on 85 minute.
89' Andre Onana has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
90' A moment of madness from Bruno Fernandes on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Manchester United FC will be frustrated.
Full Time. Manchester United FC beats Nottingham Forest FC

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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.02 Manchester United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC58% Draw23% Nottingham Forest FC19%

Actual: Manchester United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 3.17

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	82%	18%
± 2.5	60%	40%
± 3.5	39%	61%
± 4.5	22%	78%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

42%

Manchester United FC or Nottingham Forest FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester United FC41% Draw42% Nottingham Forest FC17%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.5%

1 – 0

7.9%

3 – 1

6.4%

0 – 0

5.8%

3 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 2

5.4%

0 – 1

4.1%

3 – 2

Actual

4 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap	Manchester United FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	17%	—	83%
-2	17%	17%	66%
-1.5	34%	—	66%
-1	34%	22%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	12%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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