Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest match stats & report

2–3 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 15 · Old Trafford, Manchester · Ref D. England

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Manchester United lost to Nottingham Forest 2–3 in the Premier League on 7 December 2024. Expected goals finished 1.60–0.83. Manchester United had 71% of the ball.

Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest match statistics

Manchester UnitedNottingham Forest

71% Ball possession 29%
1.60 Expected goals (xG) 0.83
17 Total shots 11
7 Shots on target 3
5 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 4
10 Shots inside the box 8
5 Corners 3
10 Fouls 13
0 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 2
601 Passes 242
88% Pass accuracy 65%
0 Goalkeeper saves 5

Goals and cards

2' Goal N. Milenkovic (assist E. Anderson) Nottingham Forest
18' Goal R. Højlund Manchester United
31' Yellow card Jota Silva Nottingham Forest
47' Goal M. Gibbs-White (assist C. Hudson-Odoi) Nottingham Forest
54' Goal C. Wood (assist M. Gibbs-White) Nottingham Forest
61' Goal Bruno Fernandes (assist A. Diallo) Manchester United
90+4' Yellow card N. Williams Nottingham Forest

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Manchester United

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Ruben Amorim

24 André Onana

6 Lisandro Martínez 4 M. de Ligt 15 L. Yoro

20 Diogo Dalot 25 M. Ugarte 37 K. Mainoo 16 A. Diallo

17 A. Garnacho 8 Bruno Fernandes

9 R. Højlund

Bench M. Rashford , H. Maguire , N. Mazraoui , J. Zirkzee , M. Mount , T. Malacia , C. Eriksen , A. Bayındır , Casemiro

Nottingham Forest

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Nuno Espírito Santo

26 M. Sels

7 N. Williams 5 Murillo 31 N. Milenkovic 34 O. Aina

22 R. Yates 8 E. Anderson

14 C. Hudson-Odoi 10 M. Gibbs-White 20 Jota Silva

11 C. Wood

Bench Morato , N. Domínguez , A. Elanga , T. Awoniyi , Willy Boly , R. Sosa , Carlos Miguel , H. Toffolo , J. Ward-Prowse

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
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
16 Apr 23	Nottingham Forest v Manchester United	0–2
27 Dec 22	Manchester United v Nottingham Forest	3–0

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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