Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest match stats & report

3–2 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 37 · Old Trafford, Manchester · Ref M. Salisbury

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Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3–2 in the Premier League on 17 May 2026. Expected goals finished 4.57–1.88. Nottingham Forest had 52% of the ball.

Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest match statistics

Manchester UnitedNottingham Forest

48% Ball possession 52%
4.57 Expected goals (xG) 1.88
29 Total shots 11
8 Shots on target 4
9 Shots off target 4
12 Blocked shots 3
21 Shots inside the box 11
7 Corners 6
11 Fouls 5
0 Offsides 1
2 Yellow cards 1
438 Passes 472
87% Pass accuracy 84%
2 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

5' Goal L. Shaw Manchester United
53' Goal Morato (assist E. Anderson) Nottingham Forest
55' Goal Matheus Cunha Manchester United
76' Goal B. Mbeumo (assist Bruno Fernandes) Manchester United
78' Yellow card Casemiro Manchester United
78' Goal M. Gibbs-White (assist E. Anderson) Nottingham Forest
90+3' Yellow card L. Shaw Manchester United
90+4' Yellow card E. Anderson Nottingham Forest

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Manchester United

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Michael Carrick

31 S. Lammens

23 L. Shaw 6 Lisandro Martínez 5 H. Maguire 2 Diogo Dalot

37 K. Mainoo 18 Casemiro

10 Matheus Cunha 8 Bruno Fernandes 16 A. Diallo

19 B. Mbeumo

Bench A. Bayındır , M. Mount , N. Mazraoui , J. Zirkzee , P. Dorgu , T. Malacia , M. Ugarte , L. Yoro , A. Heaven

Nottingham Forest

Confirmed 4-4-2 Vitor Pereira

26 M. Sels

25 L. Netz 4 Morato 31 N. Milenkovic 3 N. Williams

10 M. Gibbs-White 8 E. Anderson 16 N. Domínguez 21 O. Hutchinson

11 C. Wood 19 Igor Jesus

Bench S. Ortega , John , T. Awoniyi , I. Sangare , R. Yates , D. Bakwa , J. McAtee , Jair , Z. Abbott

Form guide

Manchester United at home

6–1–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.2 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 6.9 per game

14% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Nottingham Forest away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.0 per game
Shots on target: 5.0 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
1 Nov 25	Nottingham Forest v Manchester United	2–2
1 Apr 25	Nottingham Forest v Manchester United	1–0
7 Dec 24	Manchester United v Nottingham Forest	2–3
28 Feb 24	Nottingham Forest v Manchester United	0–1
30 Dec 23	Nottingham Forest v Manchester United	2–1
26 Aug 23	Manchester United v Nottingham Forest	3–2

The full Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest head-to-head record