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

Match Preview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Jarred Gillett
Assistant 1 Darren Cann
Assistant 2 Marc Perry

4 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 8.5 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

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
#13	Position	#12
5	Points	5
5	Played	5
1 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	1 / 2 / 2
4	Scored	8
5	Conceded	8
-1	GD	+0
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

20% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Manchester United FC this season

Nottingham Forest FC are 13th (5 pts). Manchester United FC are 12th (5 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

1/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

1/2

61-75

1/1

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Manchester United FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/2

31-45

1/1

46-60

1/1

61-75

2/–

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A
Dan Ndoye	1 G

Manchester United FC

Bruno Fernandes	3 G	1 A
Bryan Mbeumo	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at City Ground, Nottingham!
5' Anthony Elanga adds to his 4 season tally! Nottingham Forest FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
10' Harry Maguire needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
15' It looks surprising Nottingham Forest FC does not make any changes. Neco Williams has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
20' A quiet spell here at City Ground, Nottingham. Nottingham Forest FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
25' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Manchester United FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
39' Alex Moreno has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ola Aina on 39 minute.
40' The supporters are chanting for Morato. He replaces Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira on 40 minute.
45' Morgan Gibbs-White is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Manchester United FC tonight.
46' Manchester United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rasmus Hojlund is hanging Manuel Ugarte on the field on 46 minute.
50' The referee calls foul for Casemiro. He receives a card.
55' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Manchester United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
59' Fresh legs for Manchester United FC! Christian Eriksen comes on to replace Casemiro.
64' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
66' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Alejandro Garnacho on 66 minutes.
67' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Elliot Anderson trudges off to be replaced by Nicolas Dominguez on 67 minutes.
71' Neco Williams has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 71.
76' 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.
78' That is a card for Manchester United FC. Christian Eriksen will be fuming at that decision.
78' Mason Mount is replacing Joshua Zirkzee for the Manchester United FC side.
83' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Manuel Ugarte made 243 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
86' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Anthony Elanga is replaced by Ramon Sosa.
88' A change in the Manchester United FC ranks — Leny Yoro exits the field as Harry Maguire enters on 88.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

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
Anthony Elanga	1
Fred	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

3 / 4

1.21 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.16 Manchester United FC xG

I would bet for: Nottingham Forest FC or Manchester United FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC43% Draw28% Manchester United FC29%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.37

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Manchester United FC

57%

Nottingham Forest FC or Manchester United FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC26% Draw50% Manchester United FC24%

Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

14.1%

0 – 0

11.5%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

9.7%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

7.4%

2 – 0

6.6%

0 – 2

6.1%

2 – 2

4.6%

3 – 1

3.1%

1 – 3

2.9%

3 – 0

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Manchester United FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	20%	64%
-0.5	36%	—	64%
+0.5	67%	—	33%
+1	67%	19%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✗

Manchester United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

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