Manchester United v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Manchester United 3–2 Nottingham Forest

Premier League · Sat, 26 Aug 2023 15:00 BST · Old Trafford

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

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Manchester United 3–2 Nottingham Forest — Manchester United won this Premier League match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3–2 at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Saturday 26 August. Nottingham Forest have scored in 10 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Manchester United came from behind: Nottingham Forest led 2–1 at half-time. The goals — Nottingham Forest: Taiwo Awoniyi (2’, assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White) and W. Boly (4’); Manchester United: C. Eriksen (17’, assisted by Marcus Rashford), Casemiro (52’, assisted by Bruno Fernandes) and Bruno Fernandes (76’ pen). Joseph Worrall (67’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) agree with the result: Manchester United 2.83, Nottingham Forest 1.21, from 18 shots to 9 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

S. Attwell showed eight yellow cards and one red — against 4.8 yellows a game across the last 21 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Manchester United: Aaron Wan-Bissaka (58’), Marcus Rashford (82’), André Onana (89’) and Bruno Fernandes (90+6’); Nottingham Forest: S. Aurier (44’), Morgan Gibbs-White (45+2’), O. Aina (62’) and C. Kouyaté (90+6’).

What it changes

With five goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 3, across 10 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) 11.4, Casemiro (Manchester United) 10.0 and W. Boly (Nottingham Forest) 9.2 led the match.

Next up

Manchester United next travel to Como on 21 October 2026.

Nottingham Forest next travel to Ipswich on 23 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester United 3–2 Nottingham Forest · Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: S. Attwell
Head-to-head (last 4): Manchester United 4 · draws 0 · Nottingham Forest 0 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester United 3W 0D 2L · Nottingham Forest 2W 2D 1L

Manchester United 3–2 Nottingham Forest (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1.88

Goals

against 0.88 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6 / 3.13

Corners

against 4.88 / 6.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.88 / 3.25

Shots on target

against 4.13 / 5.25 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.75 / 1.88

Cards

against 1.5 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.76 yellows

Referee · S. Attwell

2.19 home / 2.57 away

over 21 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 August 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 August 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester United for / against	Line	Nottingham Forest for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6 for · 4.88 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	3.13 for · 6.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	19.38 for · 13.13 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	9 for · 14 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.88 for · 4.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.25 for · 5.25 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.63 for · 8.25 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11.5 for · 9.88 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: S. Attwell — 4.76 yellow cards a game, 0.14 red cards, 22.19 fouls over 21 matches (2.19 to the home side, 2.57 to the away side).

Home 2.19Away 2.57

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Malacia n 8	67.3	3 6/5	0.5 2/1	—
Fred n 8	47.6	2.8 3/3	1.7 5/1	—
M. Mount n 8	38.4	2.1 5/1	1.5 3/2	—
F. Pellistri n 8	21.9	2.1 4/0	2.6 4/1	—
Casemiro n 8	87.1	1.8 8/5	0.8 5/1	R. Yates

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Garnacho n 8	36.4	3.1 7/2	1.2 4/0
M. Rashford n 8	83.4	3 8/7	1.6 7/4
Bruno Fernandes n 8	88.8	2.5 7/6	1 6/2
Antony n 8	64.9	2.4 8/3	0.7 4/0
A. Martial n 8	45.3	2 5/3	1.2 4/1

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Bruno Fernandes n 8	88.8	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
A. Martial n 8	45.3	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
J. Sancho n 8	59.3	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
M. Sabitzer n 8	57	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Casemiro n 8	87.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Casemiro n 8	87.1	3.1 8/7
Lisandro Martínez n 8	81.1	2.9 8/6
T. Malacia n 8	67.3	2.8 6/6
Fred n 8	47.6	2.4 5/3
Bruno Fernandes n 8	88.8	2.2 7/4

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
R. Yates n 8	64.1	2.5 6/4	2.3 6/4	Casemiro
E. Dennis n 8	39.8	2.5 5/3	3.4 6/4	—
Renan Lodi n 8	87	2.2 7/4	1.8 6/4	—
C. Kouyaté n 8	16.6	2 3/0	2.7 3/1	—
H. Toffolo n 8	41	1.9 4/2	0.3 1/0	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Elanga n 8	14.9	3 4/0	1.5 2/0
E. Dennis n 8	39.8	2 5/1	1.4 4/1
T. Awoniyi n 8	70.9	1.7 8/2	1.4 7/2
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	89.9	1.3 7/3	0.6 5/0
Danilo n 8	85.1	1.1 5/2	0.4 3/0

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Awoniyi n 8	70.9	1.3 6/2	0.2 1/0
A. Elanga n 8	14.9	0 0/0	0.8 1/0
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	89.9	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
C. Wood n 8	40.8	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
E. Dennis n 8	39.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 August 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Kouyaté n 8	16.6	6.1 6/3
N. Williams n 8	77.9	3.5 7/7
Felipe n 8	88.3	2.8 7/7
E. Dennis n 8	39.8	2.8 5/3
Renan Lodi n 8	87	2.5 7/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester United		Nottingham Forest
66%	Possession	34%
2.83	Expected goals (xG)	1.21
18	Shots	9
9	Shots on target	4
5	Shots off target	3
4	Blocked shots	2
7	Shots inside the box	7
11	Corners	3
3	Offsides	2
13	Fouls	11
4	Yellow cards	4
0	Red cards	1
2	Saves	7
637	Passes	316
86%	Pass accuracy	72%

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Onana	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
A. Wan-Bissaka	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	Y	7
Lisandro Martínez	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
Diogo Dalot	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
Casemiro	90	1	0	4	2	0	5	0	7.7
C. Eriksen	90	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	7.5
Bruno Fernandes	90	1	1	5	3	3	3	Y	8.9
M. Rashford	90	0	1	1	1	2	0	Y	7.3
Antony	85	0	0	3	2	4	0	0	7.7
A. Martial	60	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
R. Varane	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
V. Lindelöf sub	45	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7
J. Sancho sub	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. McTominay sub	15	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.6

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Matt Turner	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
W. Boly	90	1	0	2	2	0	4	0	7.6
S. Aurier	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	6.5
R. Yates	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	6.9
O. Aina	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.6
Morgan Gibbs-White	90	0	1	0	0	3	0	Y	7.7
Danilo	81	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.2
T. Awoniyi	81	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	7.3
B. Johnson	70	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.3
J. Worrall	67	0	0	0	0	0	1	R	5.6
S. McKenna	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Niakhaté sub	33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
C. Kouyaté sub	20	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.9
C. Wood sub	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
A. Elanga sub	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.9

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester United v Nottingham Forest — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester UnitedWWLWL

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Nottingham ForestDWDLW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Manchester United 4 · 0 draws · Nottingham Forest 0 · 2.5 goals/game

2023-04-16 Nottingham Forest 0–2 Manchester United
2023-02-01 Manchester United 2–0 Nottingham Forest
2023-01-25 Nottingham Forest 0–3 Manchester United
2022-12-27 Manchester United 3–0 Nottingham Forest

League standing · 2023/24

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester United#8 pos60 pts38 pl-1 GD

Nottingham Forest#17 pos32 pts38 pl-18 GD

Goals per game

Manchester United scored1.5

Nottingham Forest scored1.29

Manchester United conceded1.53

Nottingham Forest conceded1.76

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest?: In their last 4 meetings, Manchester United won 4, Nottingham Forest won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester United and Nottingham Forest?: Recent form — Manchester United 3W 0D 2L; Nottingham Forest 2W 2D 1L.

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