Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United match stats & report

2–1 Full time

Premier League · England · Regular Season - 20 · City Ground, Nottingham · Ref T. Robinson

Nottingham Forest stats & fixtures · Manchester United stats & fixtures

Nottingham Forest beat Manchester United 2–1 in the Premier League on 30 December 2023. Expected goals finished 0.70–0.76. Manchester United had 55% of the ball.

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United match statistics

Nottingham ForestManchester United

45% Ball possession 55%
0.70 Expected goals (xG) 0.76
8 Total shots 10
2 Shots on target 5
3 Shots off target 2
3 Blocked shots 3
4 Shots inside the box 6
4 Corners 5
9 Fouls 11
1 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 4
397 Passes 489
78% Pass accuracy 81%
4 Goalkeeper saves 0

Goals and cards

56' Yellow card M. Gibbs-White Nottingham Forest
58' Yellow card Diogo Dalot Manchester United
59' Yellow card R. Varane Manchester United
64' Goal N. Domínguez (assist G. Montiel) Nottingham Forest
78' Goal M. Rashford (assist A. Garnacho) Manchester United
82' Goal M. Gibbs-White (assist A. Elanga) Nottingham Forest
85' Yellow card A. Garnacho Manchester United
88' Yellow card O. Mangala Nottingham Forest
90+9' Yellow card C. Eriksen Manchester United

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Nottingham Forest

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Nuno Espírito Santo

1 M. Turner

43 O. Aina 40 Murillo 19 M. Niakhate 29 G. Montiel

28 Danilo 22 R. Yates

16 N. Domínguez 10 M. Gibbs-White 21 A. Elanga

11 C. Wood

Bench N. Williams , C. Hudson-Odoi , H. Toffolo , Willy Boly , O. Mangala , O. Vlachodimos , Cheikhou Kouyaté , Nuno Tavares , J. Worrall

Manchester United

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 E. ten Hag

24 André Onana

20 Diogo Dalot 35 Jonny Evans 19 R. Varane 29 A. Wan-Bissaka

14 C. Eriksen 37 K. Mainoo

17 A. Garnacho 8 Bruno Fernandes 21 Antony

10 M. Rashford

Bench S. McTominay , A. Diallo , S. Reguilon , A. Bayındır , Facundo Pellistri , Daniel Gore , W. Kambwala , H. Mejbri , D. van de Beek

Form guide

Nottingham Forest at home

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 4.0 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

29% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Manchester United away

3–5–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.0 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.6 per game
Shots on target: 4.0 per game

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

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
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 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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