Manchester United FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Manchester United FC

2 – 3

Full Time

Nottingham Forest FC

Sat 7 Dec 2024 · 17:30 UTC Old Trafford 73,778 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 2' Nikola Milenkovic

Rasmus Hojlund 18' 1–1

1–2 47' Morgan Gibbs-White

1–3 54' Chris Wood

Bruno Fernandes 61' 2–3

Y 31' Jota Silva

Y 90' Neco Williams

Overview

Match Preview

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 Darren England
Assistant 1 Matt Wilkes (England)
Assistant 2 Akil Howson

6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 7.5 goals/game

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

2024-12-07 Manchester United FC 2–3 Nottingham Forest FC 2024-02-28 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Manchester United FC 2023-12-30 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Manchester United FC 2023-08-26 Manchester United FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-04-16 Nottingham Forest FC 0–2 Manchester United FC

Recent Form

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–3	L
04 Dec	Arsenal FC	A	0–2	L
01 Dec	Everton FC	H	4–0	W
28 Nov	FK Bodø/Glimt	H	3–2	W
24 Nov	Ipswich Town FC	A	1–1	D
10 Nov	Leicester City FC	H	3–0	W

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Dec	Manchester United FC	A	3–2	W
04 Dec	Manchester City FC	A	0–3	L
30 Nov	Ipswich Town FC	H	1–0	W
23 Nov	Arsenal FC	A	0–3	L
10 Nov	Newcastle United FC	H	1–3	L
02 Nov	West Ham United FC	H	3–0	W

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' We are underway at Old Trafford. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
2' GOAL! Nikola Milenkovic scores on 2. Assisted by Elliot Anderson
7' Callum Hudson-Odoi needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
12' 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.
17' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
18' Assisted by Manuel Ugarte with the perfectly-timed delivery and Rasmus Hojlund makes no mistake. 1-1!
23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
28' France international Leny Yoro has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
31' Jota Silva was booked on 31.
36' Manuel Ugarte has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
41' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
46' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andre Onana is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Manchester United FC.
47' The deadlock is broken! Morgan Gibbs-White gets on the scoresheet on 47 minutes.
52' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
54' Brilliant from the ! Chris Wood makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 54.
59' The Manchester United FC bench stirs into life. Alejandro Garnacho is withdrawn and Marcus Rashford gets his opportunity.
61' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Bruno Fernandes makes it 2-3.
65' Harry Maguire gets the nod from Manchester United FC. He replaces Matthijs de Ligt and will look to change the dynamic.
66' The whistle greets Leny Yoro as he departs to be replaced by Noussair Mazraoui.
68' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Jota Silva by Morato on 68 minute.
73' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
76' Manchester United FC make a change. Bruno Fernandes trudges off to be replaced by Mason Mount on 76 minutes.
79' Nicolas Dominguez gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces Morgan Gibbs-White and will look to change the dynamic.
84' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
89' Ola Aina has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
90' The supporters are chanting for Taiwo Awoniyi. He replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi on 90 minute.
90' It’s a booking for Nottingham Forest FC player. Neco Williams gets a card.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Manchester United FC.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

20
Diogo Dalot
24
Andre Onana
4
Matthijs de Ligt ↓ Harry Maguire 65'
8
Bruno Fernandes ↓ Mason Mount 76'
6
Lisandro Martinez
16
Amad Diallo
9
Rasmus Hojlund
25
Manuel Ugarte ↓ Joshua Zirkzee 76'
17
Alejandro Garnacho ↓ Marcus Rashford 59'
15
Leny Yoro ↓ Noussair Mazraoui 66'
37
Kobbie Mainoo

Bench

Coach Ruben Amorim

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

14
Callum Hudson-Odoi ↓ Taiwo Awoniyi 90'
11
Chris Wood ↓ Anthony Elanga 79'
22
Ryan Yates
10
Morgan Gibbs-White ↓ Nicolas Dominguez 79'
26
Matz Sels
34
Ola Aina
31
Nikola Milenkovic
7
Neco Williams
8
Elliot Anderson
20
Jota Silva ↓ Morato 68'
5
Murillo

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

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

2024-12-07 Manchester United FC 2–3 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-12-04 Arsenal FC 2–0 Manchester United FC L 2024-12-01 Manchester United FC 4–0 Everton FC W 2024-11-28 Manchester United FC 3–2 FK Bodø/Glimt W 2024-11-24 Ipswich Town FC 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2024-11-10 Manchester United FC 3–0 Leicester City FC W

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2024-12-07 Manchester United FC 2–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2024-12-04 Manchester City FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-11-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2024-11-23 Arsenal FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-11-10 Nottingham Forest FC 1–3 Newcastle United FC L 2024-11-02 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 West Ham United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.01 Manchester United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.31 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester United FC50% Draw25% Nottingham Forest FC25%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.32

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	42%	58%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

50%

Manchester United FC or Nottingham Forest FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC39% Draw41% Nottingham Forest FC20%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

10.4%

2 – 1

9.2%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 0

6.6%

3 – 1

6.1%

1 – 2

2 – 2

0 – 0

5.1%

3 – 0

4.7%

3 – 2

4.1%

0 – 1

4.1%

0 – 2

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap	Manchester United FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	16%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	21%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	14%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

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