Manchester United v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Manchester United 2–3 Nottingham Forest

Premier League · Sat, 07 Dec 2024 17:30 GMT · Old Trafford

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:56 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Match report, in numbers

The result

Nottingham Forest won 3–2 at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Saturday 7 December. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Manchester United out-shot Nottingham Forest 17 to 11 and created the better chances, 1.60 xG to 0.83 (the provider’s expected goals for this match). Context.

The goals

It was 1–1 at half-time. The goals — Nottingham Forest: Nikola Milenković (2’, assisted by Elliot Anderson), Morgan Gibbs-White (47’, assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi) and Christopher Wood (54’, assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White); Manchester United: Rasmus Højlund (18’) and Bruno Fernandes (61’, assisted by A. Diallo).

Discipline

D. England showed two yellow cards — against 4.6 yellows a game across the last 19 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Nottingham Forest: Jota Silva (31’) and Neco Williams (90+4’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) 9.0, Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) 8.7 and A. Diallo (Manchester United) 6.7 led the match.

Next up

Manchester United next host Bournemouth on 25 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: Manchester United v Bournemouth, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester United 2–3 Nottingham Forest · Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: D. England
Head-to-head (last 6): Manchester United 5 · draws 0 · Nottingham Forest 1 · 2.67 goals/game
Recent form: Manchester United 3W 1D 1L · Nottingham Forest 2W 0D 3L

Manchester United 2–3 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

2.38 / 1.25

Goals

against 1 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.25 / 5.13

Corners

against 4.75 / 7.13 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.63 / 4.63

Shots on target

against 4.63 / 5.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 2.38

Cards

against 1.25 / 3.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4.58 yellows

Referee · D. England

2.21 home / 2.37 away

over 19 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 December 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 4 December 2024. 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	2.38 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.25 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.13 for · 7.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	13.75 for · 10.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14.38 for · 14.63 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.63 for · 4.63 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	4.63 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.38 for · 10.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: D. England — 4.58 yellow cards a game, 0.16 red cards, 22 fouls over 19 matches (2.21 to the home side, 2.37 to the away side).

Home 2.21Away 2.37

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2024. 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	56	2.8 6/3	0.6 2/1	—
M. Ugarte n 8	70.9	2.2 7/3	0.6 4/0	E. Anderson
M. Mount n 8	30.1	2.2 4/2	0.7 2/0	—
K. Mainoo n 8	72.6	1.7 6/4	1.4 6/3	R. Yates
Casemiro n 8	73.1	1.5 7/2	1.2 5/2	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Antony n 8	31.6	3.2 4/2	2.5 4/1
A. Garnacho n 8	65	2.4 5/5	1.4 5/3
A. Diallo n 8	58.8	2.1 6/3	1.3 5/1
J. Zirkzee n 8	33.5	2 4/2	1 2/1
Bruno Fernandes n 8	87	1.9 6/5	0.6 4/1

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Diallo n 8	58.8	0.4 1/1	0.8 3/1
Bruno Fernandes n 8	87	0.5 3/1	0.5 3/1
J. Zirkzee n 8	33.5	0.7 1/1	0.3 1/0
A. Garnacho n 8	65	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
M. Rashford n 8	54.8	0.6 2/1	0 0/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Mazraoui n 8	78	3.8 8/5
M. Ugarte n 8	70.9	3.7 8/4
Diogo Dalot n 8	67	3.2 6/6
Casemiro n 8	73.1	3.1 7/5
T. Malacia n 8	56	3 6/5

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2024. 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. Sosa n 8	14.4	3.1 3/1	0 0/0	—
E. Anderson n 8	53.6	2.3 8/2	3.4 7/5	M. Ugarte
R. Yates n 8	84.4	1.9 6/4	1.9 7/6	K. Mainoo
N. Domínguez n 8	66.3	1.9 5/4	1.2 4/2	—
T. Awoniyi n 8	23.8	1.9 3/1	1.9 3/1	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Wood n 8	74.4	1.7 6/4	1.2 6/2
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	74.1	1.7 7/2	1.1 5/2
R. Sosa n 8	14.4	1.6 2/0	0.8 1/0
R. Yates n 8	84.4	1.5 6/4	0.4 3/0
E. Anderson n 8	53.6	1.5 4/2	0.8 3/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Wood n 8	74.4	0.9 5/1	0 0/0
E. Anderson n 8	53.6	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
Álex Moreno n 8	73.1	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
A. Elanga n 8	55.6	0 0/0	0.2 1/0
Murillo n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 4 December 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Eric da Silva Moreira n 3	32	4.7 2/2
N. Williams n 8	35.4	3.2 5/3
N. Domínguez n 8	66.3	3.1 7/7
O. Aina n 8	86.5	2.7 7/7
Álex Moreno n 8	73.1	2.6 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester United		Nottingham Forest
71%	Possession	29%
1.60	Expected goals (xG)	0.83
17	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
0	Offsides	1
10	Fouls	13
0	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	5
601	Passes	242
88%	Pass accuracy	65%

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
A. Onana	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.2
Lisandro Martínez	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.3
A. Diallo	90	0	1	2	1	2	1	7.3
K. Mainoo	90	0	0	0	0	2	1	6.9
Diogo Dalot	90	0	0	3	1	1	4	7.5
R. Højlund	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	6.9
M. Ugarte	76	0	0	0	0	2	3	7.2
Bruno Fernandes	76	1	0	3	2	2	0	7.3
Leny Yoro	66	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. de Ligt	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Garnacho	59	0	0	2	2	0	0	7.2
M. Rashford sub	31	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
H. Maguire sub	25	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
N. Mazraoui sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.9
M. Mount sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Zirkzee sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Sels	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
O. Aina	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
N. Milenković	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.7
Murillo	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
N. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	Y	6.3
E. Anderson	90	0	1	0	0	2	6	0	6.9
R. Yates	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
C. Hudson-Odoi	89	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	6.9
Morgan Gibbs-White	79	1	1	2	1	1	0	0	7.9
C. Wood	79	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.2
Jota Silva	68	0	0	1	0	1	2	Y	6.6
Morato sub	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
N. Domínguez sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
A. Elanga sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
T. Awoniyi sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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 UnitedWDWWL

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 2.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Nottingham ForestWLLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Manchester United 5 · 0 draws · Nottingham Forest 1 · 2.67 goals/game

2024-02-28 Nottingham Forest 0–1 Manchester United
2023-12-30 Nottingham Forest 2–1 Manchester United
2023-08-26 Manchester United 3–2 Nottingham Forest
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

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Manchester United#15 pos42 pts38 pl-10 GD

Nottingham Forest#7 pos65 pts38 pl+12 GD

Goals per game

Manchester United scored1.16

Nottingham Forest scored1.53

Manchester United conceded1.42

Nottingham Forest conceded1.21

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What is the head-to-head record between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest?: In their last 6 meetings, Manchester United won 5, Nottingham Forest won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.67 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Manchester United and Nottingham Forest?: Recent form — Manchester United 3W 1D 1L; Nottingham Forest 2W 0D 3L.

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