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

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

Match Details

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

6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 5.5 goals/game

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

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
#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' Welcome to Old Trafford that hosts another battle between Manchester United FC and Nottingham Forest FC.
2' Brilliant from the ! Nikola Milenkovic makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 2.
7' Alejandro Garnacho is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester United FC so far.
12' Kobbie Mainoo has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 14 cards already picked up this season.
17' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
18' Goal! Rasmus Hojlund scores his 41 goal in 105 matches.
23' Manchester United FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Nottingham Forest FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
28' 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.
31' The referee shows Nottingham Forest FC player a card on 31.
36' Nottingham Forest 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.
41' Nottingham Forest FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 41.
46' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
47' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Morgan Gibbs-White makes it 1-2.
52' Over 52 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
54' Chris Wood does the damage! The net is bulging and Nottingham Forest FC surge ahead!
59' Marcus Rashford has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alejandro Garnacho on 59 minute.
61' Bruno Fernandes makes no mistake. The score reads 2-3 and Manchester United FC are in front.
65' Time for substitution for Manchester United FC. Matthijs de Ligt is replaced by Harry Maguire.
66' Leny Yoro makes way for Noussair Mazraoui at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Manchester United FC.
68' The supporters are chanting for Morato. He replaces Jota Silva on 68 minute.
73' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
76' Manchester United FC ring the changes. Bruno Fernandes has done his job and it is now time for Mason Mount to step up.
79' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Morgan Gibbs-White is replaced by Nicolas Dominguez.
84' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
89' Netherlands international Matthijs de Ligt has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
90' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Callum Hudson-Odoi is replaced by Taiwo Awoniyi on 90 minute.
90' Neco Williams is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

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
Casemiro	2
Bruno Fernandes	2
Ryan Yates	2
Anthony Martial	2
Matheus Cunha	1
Anthony Elanga	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

1.9 Manchester United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.15 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 58% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Manchester United FC50% Draw25% Nottingham Forest FC25%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

50%

Manchester United FC or Nottingham Forest FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Manchester United FC39% Draw43% Nottingham Forest FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

11.2%

2 – 1

9.5%

2 – 0

8.5%

1 – 0

8.3%

0 – 0

6.4%

3 – 1

1 – 2

5.7%

2 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

5.2%

0 – 1

4.7%

3 – 2

3.5%

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%	22%	47%
-0.5	53%	—	47%
+0.5	78%	—	22%
+1	78%	13%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

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