Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United — Premier League

Premier League· Regular Season - 31

Nottingham Forest

0–2Full-time

Manchester United

LDWWLLGoals 8-15

WWDLLLGoals 16-13

The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · Capacity 30,576 · grass · Referee: S. Hooper

Match events

3'Harry Maguire
32'Antony
65'Remo Freuler (Orel Mangala)
65'Taiwo Awoniyi (S. Surridge)
67'Neco Williams
72'Anthony Martial (Wout Weghorst)
76'Diogo Dalot (Antony)
79'C. Eriksen (Fred)
81'S. McKenna (Emmanuel Dennis)
83'Orel Mangala
88'Morgan Gibbs-White (Jesse Lingard)
90+3'Wout Weghorst

Lineups

Nottingham Forest

Manchester United

3-4-1-2

4-2-3-1

S. CooperCoach

E. ten Hag

Bench (9)

Match trends

Nottingham Forest have averaged 0.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Manchester United have averaged 1.6 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 5 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

3Nottingham Forest wins

1Draws

4Manchester United wins

12-14Goals

Manchester United

3–2May 17, 2026, 11:30 AM

Nottingham Forest

2–2Nov 1, 2025, 3:00 PM

Manchester United

Nottingham Forest

1–0Apr 1, 2025, 7:00 PM

Manchester United

2–3Dec 7, 2024, 5:30 PM

Nottingham Forest

0–1Feb 28, 2024, 7:45 PM

Manchester United

Nottingham Forest

2–1Dec 30, 2023, 5:30 PM

Manchester United

3–2Aug 26, 2023, 2:00 PM

Nottingham Forest

Manchester United

2–0Feb 1, 2023, 8:00 PM

Nottingham Forest

Pre-match comparison

0.8Goals scored per game1.6

1.5Goals conceded per game1.3

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

S. Hooper

3.96Yellow cards / game

0.04Red cards / game

0.13Penalties scored / game

Based on 24 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Nottingham Forest

0-15'

33.3%

16-30'

66.7%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Manchester United

0-15'

33.3%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

33.3%

46-60'

33.3%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

32%Possession68%

0.73Expected goals (xG)3.48

0Shots on target8

6Total shots22

4Shots off target9

2Blocked shots5

4Shots inside the box16

2Shots outside the box6

4Corners9

1Offsides3

9Fouls9

2Yellow cards2

—Red cards—

5Goalkeeper saves0

281Total passes608

183Accurate passes504

65%Pass accuracy83%

Player ratings

1Bruno FernandesManchester United9.2
2AntonyManchester United⚽ 1🅰️ 18.7
3Diogo DalotManchester United⚽ 17.9
4C. EriksenManchester United7.7
5Aaron Wan-BissakaManchester United7.3
6CasimiroManchester United7.3

Box score

Nottingham Forest

28DaniloM · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes18%

Tackles2

Duels57%

10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteF · 88'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes21%

Tackles—

Duels9%

7Neco WilliamsM · 90'

🟨6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes13%

Tackles3

Duels50%

19

19Moussa NiakhatéD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes17%

Tackles3

Duels67%

23Remo Freuler (C)M · 65'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes15%

Tackles1

Duels75%

26

26S. McKennaD · 81'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes17%

Tackles—

Duels100%

38FelipeD · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes23%

Tackles5

Duels50%

9Taiwo AwoniyiF · 65'

6.7

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes4%

Tackles1

Duels50%

12Keylor NavasG · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes18%

Tackles—

Duels100%

20

20B. JohnsonF · 90'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes7%

Tackles—

Duels17%

32

32Renan LodiM · 90'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes20%

Tackles4

Duels60%

Bench (9)

5Orel MangalaM · 25'

🟨6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

Tackles—

Duels0%

11Jesse LingardM · 2'

—

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Shots— on target

Passes—

Tackles—

Duels0%

13

13Wayne HennesseyG

—

34André AyewF

—

15Harry ToffoloD

—

16

16S. SurridgeF · 25'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes3%

Tackles1

Duels67%

6

6J. ShelveyM

—

25

25Emmanuel DennisF · 9'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes1%

Tackles—

Duels33%

4Joe WorrallD

—

Manchester United

21AntonyM · 90'

⚽ 1🅰️ 18.7

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Shots1/5 on target

Passes50%

Tackles1

Duels42%

25Jadon SanchoM · 90'

6.3

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes30%

Tackles—

Duels33%

2Victor LindelöfD · 90'

7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes63%

Tackles—

Duels80%

1

1De GeaG · 90'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes29%

Tackles—

Duels100%

9Anthony MartialF · 72'

6.0

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes18%

Tackles1

Duels38%

14

14C. EriksenM · 79'

7.7

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes56%

Tackles1

Duels75%

8Bruno FernandesM · 90'

9.2

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Shots3/5 on target

Passes56%

Tackles1

Duels80%

5Harry Maguire (C)D · 90'

🟨7.2

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Shots— on target

Passes57%

Tackles1

Duels46%

20

20Diogo DalotD · 90'

⚽ 17.9

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes39%

Tackles2

Duels67%

29Aaron Wan-BissakaD · 90'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes59%

Tackles2

Duels67%

18

18CasimiroM · 90'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes37%

Tackles2

Duels54%

Bench (9)

55

55Zidane IqbalM

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27Wout WeghorstF · 18'

🟨6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes5%

Tackles—

Duels0%

28Facundo PellistriM

—

31Jack ButlandG

—

17

17FredM · 11'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes5%

Tackles1

Duels50%

33Brandon WilliamsD

—

36

36A. ElangaF

—

30

30N. BishopG

—

63Marc JuradoD

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United played?+

The match is played at The City Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (capacity 30,576).

What time does Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United kick off?+

Kickoff is at Apr 16, 2023, 3:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).