Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

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.

Match Details

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

Head-to-Head

5
1
3
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 Bodo/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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#10 Position #23
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Manchester United FC are 10th (0 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 23rd (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Nottingham Forest FC gets underway.
  • 2' Nikola Milenkovic makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Nottingham Forest FC are in front.
  • 7' 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.
  • 12' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 17' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 18' Rasmus Hojlund does the damage! The net is bulging and Manchester United FC surge ahead!
  • 23' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 28' named a 3-4-2-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 31' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Jota Silva.
  • 36' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 41' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 46' It’s high time Ruben Amorim made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 47' The England Morgan Gibbs-White breaks the deadlock on 47 minutes. 1-2!
  • 52' 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.
  • 54' GOAL! Chris Wood fires home to make it 1-3!
  • 59' Alejandro Garnacho makes way for Marcus Rashford at the 59 minute mark. A tactical switch from Manchester United FC.
  • 61' Bruno Fernandes doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 65' The Manchester United FC manager makes a substitution. Matthijs de Ligt departs to be replaced by Harry Maguire.
  • 66' Another change for Manchester United FC made on 66 minute. Leny Yoro leaves to be changed by Noussair Mazraoui.
  • 68' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Jota Silva exits the field as Morato enters on 68.
  • 73' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 76' The Manchester United FC bench stirs into life. Bruno Fernandes is withdrawn and Mason Mount gets his opportunity.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Morgan Gibbs-White is replaced by Nicolas Dominguez on 79 minute.
  • 84' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Manchester United FC that had 409 games and scored 674 goals.
  • 89' It is a cagey affair so far. Manchester United FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Nottingham Forest FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
  • 90' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Callum Hudson-Odoi is withdrawn and Taiwo Awoniyi gets his opportunity.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a card for Neco Williams.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-3 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Manchester United FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Amorim

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Morgan Gibbs-White 3
Marcus Rashford 3
Casemiro 2
Bruno Fernandes 2
Ryan Yates 2
Anthony Martial 2
Luke Shaw 1
Taiwo Awoniyi 1

Head to Head

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

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 Bodo/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
1 / 4
1.24 Manchester United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.71 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester United FC46% Draw31% Nottingham Forest FC23%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.95
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 58%
42%
± 2.5 31%
69%
± 3.5 14%
86%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Manchester United FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
54%
Manchester United FC or Nottingham Forest FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Manchester United FC31% Draw55% Nottingham Forest FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 0
16.6%
1 – 0
16.4%
1 – 1
13.4%
2 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
8.8%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
4.3%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
3.4%
3 – 1
3.2%
2 – 2
2.8%
4 – 0
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Manchester United FC

Handicap Manchester United FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 25% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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