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

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Premier League · 2024-25

Nottingham Forest FC

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Manchester United FC

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 10 games · 9 pts (2026/27)
Manchester United FC 10 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Assistant 1 Darren Cann
Assistant 2 Marc Perry

5 games this season 🟨 6.0/game ⚽ 11.6 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

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 Futbol	H	4–1	W
09 Mar	Arsenal FC	H	1–1	D
06 Mar	Real Sociedad de Futbol	A	1–1	D
02 Mar	Fulham FC	H	3–4	L

Season Stats

Nottingham Forest FC		Manchester United FC
#16	Position	#18
9	Points	8
10	Played	10
2 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	1 / 5 / 4
9	Scored	14
13	Conceded	19
-4	GD	-5
0.90	PPG	0.80
20%	Win %	10%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

10% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

Nottingham Forest FC are 16th (9 pts). Manchester United FC are 18th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

Liam Delap	3 G
Dan Ndoye	2 G
Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A

Manchester United FC

Bruno Fernandes	4 G	2 A
Bryan Mbeumo	4 G

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' GOAL! Anthony Elanga scores on 5. Assisted by Ryan Yates
10' Mason Mount has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' Nottingham Forest FC currently sit 3 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 3-4-2-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
25' 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.
30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and Manchester United FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
39' The supporters are chanting for Alex Moreno. He replaces Ola Aina on 39 minute.
40' Morato is replacing Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
45' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
46' Another substitution for Manchester United FC to replace Manuel Ugarte by Rasmus Hojlund on 46 minute.
50' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Casemiro.
55' Ryan Yates is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nottingham Forest FC tonight.
59' It is a substitution in Manchester United FC team. Casemiro is replaced by Christian Eriksen on 59 minute.
64' Manchester United FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
66' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Alejandro Garnacho on 66 minutes.
67' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Nicolas Dominguez on, Elliot Anderson off on 67 minutes.
71' Neco Williams was booked on 71.
76' Portugal international Diogo Dalot has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
78' Christian Eriksen catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 78.
78' Manchester United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Mason Mount is hanging Joshua Zirkzee on the field on 78 minute.
83' A quiet spell here at City Ground, Nottingham. Manchester United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
86' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Anthony Elanga exits the field as Ramon Sosa enters on 86.
88' Harry Maguire is replacing Leny Yoro for the Manchester United FC side.
The points are shared — Nottingham Forest FC 1-0 Manchester United FC. Honours even.

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
Marcus Rashford	3
Morgan Gibbs-White	3
Anthony Martial	2
Casemiro	2
Bruno Fernandes	2
Ryan Yates	2
Chris Wood	1
Nikola Milenkovic	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 Futbol W 2025-03-09 Manchester United FC 1–1 Arsenal FC D 2025-03-06 Real Sociedad de Futbol 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2025-03-02 Manchester United FC 3–4 Fulham FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.41 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.26 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC45% Draw26% Manchester United FC29%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Manchester United FC

55%

Nottingham Forest FC or Manchester United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC29% Draw47% Manchester United FC24%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 0

8.9%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

8.3%

0 – 1

7.7%

1 – 2

7.5%

2 – 0

6.7%

0 – 2

5.4%

2 – 2

5.3%

3 – 1

3.9%

1 – 3

3.2%

3 – 0

3.1%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	81%
-1.5	19%	—	81%
-1	19%	20%	61%
-0.5	39%	—	61%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	18%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✗

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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