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

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Premier League · 2024-25

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Tue 1 Apr 2025 · 19:00 UTC City Ground, Nottingham 30,249 HT 45' · FT 45'

Anthony Elanga 5' 1–0

Y 50' Casemiro

Y 66' Alejandro Garnacho

Neco Williams 71' Y

Y 78' Christian Eriksen

Overview

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Nottingham Forest FC vs Manchester United FC — Premier League at City Ground, Nottingham.

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

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Assistant 1 Darren Cann
Assistant 2 Marc Perry

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

Nottingham Forest FC 9 games · Avg 3.2 goals Manchester United FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-01 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester United FC 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

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Apr	Manchester United FC	H	1–0	W
29 Mar	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	A	4–3	W
15 Mar	Ipswich Town FC	A	4–2	W
08 Mar	Manchester City FC	H	1–0	W
03 Mar	Ipswich Town FC	H	5–4	W
26 Feb	Arsenal FC	H	0–0	D

Manchester United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Apr	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–1	L
16 Mar	Leicester City FC	A	3–0	W
13 Mar	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	H	4–1	W
09 Mar	Arsenal FC	H	1–1	D
06 Mar	Real Sociedad de Fútbol	A	1–1	D
02 Mar	Fulham FC	H	3–4	L

Season Stats

Nottingham Forest FC		Manchester United FC
#23	Position	#10
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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Nottingham Forest FC to score. At the same time, Manchester United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' What a strike from Anthony Elanga! The score is 1-0.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
15' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
20' It looks like no one’s ball. Manchester United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Manuel Ugarte is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nottingham Forest FC.
30' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nottingham Forest FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
35' 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.
39' The whistle greets Ola Aina as he departs to be replaced by Alex Moreno.
40' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira is replaced by Morato on 40 minute.
45' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nikola Milenkovic, as he is very good at scoring at City Ground, Nottingham with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
46' The Manchester United FC bench stirs into life. Manuel Ugarte is withdrawn and Rasmus Hojlund gets his opportunity.
50' That looks like a foul for a card for Casemiro.
55' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Bruno Fernandes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
59' Christian Eriksen is replacing Casemiro for the Manchester United FC side.
64' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
66' That is a card for Manchester United FC. Alejandro Garnacho will be fuming at that decision.
67' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 67 minute. Elliot Anderson leaves to be changed by Nicolas Dominguez.
71' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Neco Williams.
76' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 76 minutes.
78' That is a card for Manchester United FC. Christian Eriksen will be fuming at that decision.
78' The supporters are chanting for Mason Mount. He replaces Joshua Zirkzee on 78 minute.
83' Nottingham Forest FC is showing some good football. However, Nottingham Forest FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
86' Ramon Sosa gets the nod from Nottingham Forest FC. He replaces Anthony Elanga and will look to change the dynamic.
88' Manchester United FC make a change. Leny Yoro trudges off to be replaced by Harry Maguire on 88 minutes.
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Manchester United FC.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

22
Ryan Yates
10
Morgan Gibbs-White
26
Matz Sels
34
Ola Aina ↓ Alex Moreno 39'
31
Nikola Milenkovic
9
Taiwo Awoniyi ↓ Ibrahim Sangare 86'
7
Neco Williams
28
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira ↓ Morato 40'
8
Elliot Anderson ↓ Nicolas Dominguez 67'
21
Anthony Elanga ↓ Ramon Sosa 86'
5
Murillo

Bench

30
Willy Boly
15
Harry Toffolo
6
Ibrahim Sangare ↑ 86'
19
Alex Moreno ↑ 39'
16
Nicolas Dominguez ↑ 67'
33
Carlos Miguel
4
Morato ↑ 40'
24
Ramon Sosa ↑ 86'
20
Jota Silva

Manchester United FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
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

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2025-04-01 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester United FC W 2025-03-29 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 3–4 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-03-15 Ipswich Town FC 2–4 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-03-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester City FC W 2025-03-03 Nottingham Forest FC 5–4 Ipswich Town FC W 2025-02-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Arsenal FC D

Manchester United FC Form

2025-04-01 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Manchester United FC L 2025-03-16 Leicester City FC 0–3 Manchester United FC W 2025-03-13 Manchester United FC 4–1 Real Sociedad de Fútbol W 2025-03-09 Manchester United FC 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2025-03-06 Real Sociedad de Fútbol 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2025-03-02 Manchester United FC 3–4 Fulham FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

0.69 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.62 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 85% + Nottingham Forest FC or Draw 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC39% Draw37% Manchester United FC24%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes25% 0% No75%

Avg goals/match: 1.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	70%	30%
± 1.5	38%	62%
± 2.5	15%	85%
± 3.5	5%	95%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

76%

Draw or Manchester United FC

61%

Nottingham Forest FC or Manchester United FC

63%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC18% Draw66% Manchester United FC16%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

29.8%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

15%

1 – 1

12.6%

2 – 0

5.8%

0 – 2

4.7%

2 – 1

4.1%

1 – 2

3.7%

2 – 2

1.5%

3 – 0

1.3%

3 – 1

0 – 3

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	21%	70%
-0.5	30%	—	70%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	19%	7%
+1.5	93%	—	7%
+2	93%	6%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

54% ✓

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

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