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

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

Manchester United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

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
#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' That's the starting whistle at Old Trafford. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Manchester United FC and Nottingham Forest FC.
2' GOAL! Nikola Milenkovic scores on 2. Assisted by Elliot Anderson
7' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nuno Espírito Santo might look to freshen things up shortly.
12' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
17' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
18' Against the run of play, Rasmus Hojlund has scored! This game has turned on its head.
23' Anthony Elanga has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
28' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
31' The referee has no hesitation. Jota Silva is booked for Nottingham Forest FC — card on 31.
36' Manchester United FC is showing some good football. However, Manchester United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 372 games and scored 433 goals.
46' Nottingham Forest FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
47' Morgan Gibbs-White has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 47 minutes.
52' Manchester United FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nottingham Forest FC backline.
54' What composure from Chris Wood! The New Zealand international strokes it home. 1-3.
59' Fresh legs for Manchester United FC! Marcus Rashford comes on to replace Alejandro Garnacho.
61' Bruno Fernandes doubles the advantage! 2-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
65' Harry Maguire gets the nod from Manchester United FC. He replaces Matthijs de Ligt and will look to change the dynamic.
66' A change in the Manchester United FC ranks — Leny Yoro exits the field as Noussair Mazraoui enters on 66.
68' The crowd applauds Jota Silva as he leaves the pitch. Morato steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
73' Diogo Dalot is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Manchester United FC so far.
76' The Manchester United FC manager makes a substitution. Bruno Fernandes departs to be replaced by Mason Mount.
79' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Nicolas Dominguez comes on to replace Morgan Gibbs-White.
84' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Manchester United FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
89' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
90' Taiwo Awoniyi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Callum Hudson-Odoi at the 90 minute mark.
90' Neco Williams picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
The final score is 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
Diogo Dalot	1
Morato	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

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.