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← Match Result Prediction 17.05.2026 · 14:30
Premier League logo EnglandPremier League
Manchester United logo
Manchester United
DWWWL
3-2Full time
Nottingham Forest logo
Nottingham Forest
WWWDW
VenueOld TraffordSeason2025RoundRegular Season - 37
League table snapshot

Where the two clubs stand

Premier League · Season 2025

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Manchester United logo Premier LeagueManchester United #3
Played38 Points71 GD+19 W-D-L20-11-7
W W D W W 1–6: UCL
Nottingham Forest logo Premier LeagueNottingham Forest #16
Played38 Points44 GD-3 W-D-L11-11-16
W W D L D Position 16 of 20

Table positions are for this fixture’s competition and season. Updated 27 May 2026, 00:00.

Recent form

How the two teams have been playing

Manchester United

DWWWL

Last 6: 11 goals scored, 8 conceded, 1 clean sheets.

Nottingham Forest

WWWDW

Last 6: 7 goals scored, 8 conceded, 1 clean sheets.

Lineups

Starting elevens, formations and benches

Switch between the pitch and list views to see the confirmed team sheets supplied for this match.

Coach Michael Carrick ▦Formation4-2-3-1 11Starting XI11 players
Senne Lammens 31 Senne Lammens
Luke Shaw 23 Luke Shaw
Lisandro Martínez 6 Lisandro Martínez
Harry Maguire 5 Harry Maguire
Diogo Dalot 2 Diogo Dalot
Kobbie Mainoo 37 Kobbie Mainoo
Casemiro 18 Casemiro
Matheus Cunha 10 Matheus Cunha
Bruno Fernandes 8 Bruno Fernandes
Amad Diallo 16 Amad Diallo
Bryan Mbeumo 19 Bryan Mbeumo
Senne Lammens G · #31
Diogo Dalot D · #2
Harry Maguire D · #5
Lisandro Martínez D · #6
Luke Shaw D · #23
Casemiro M · #18
Kobbie Mainoo M · #37
Amad Diallo M · #16
Bruno Fernandes M · #8
Matheus Cunha M · #10
Bryan Mbeumo F · #19
Bench

Substitutes

Altay Bayındır#1 · G
Ayden Heaven#26 · D
Tyrell Malacia#12 · D
Noussair Mazraoui#3 · D
Leny Yoro#15 · D
Patrick Dorgu#13 · D
Manuel Ugarte#25 · M
Mason Mount#7 · M
Joshua Zirkzee#11 · F
Coach Vitor Pereira ▦Formation4-4-2 11Starting XI11 players
Matz Sels 26 Matz Sels
Luca Netz 25 Luca Netz
Morato 4 Morato
Nikola Milenković 31 Nikola Milenković
Neco Williams 3 Neco Williams
Morgan Gibbs-White 10 Morgan Gibbs-White
Elliot Anderson 8 Elliot Anderson
Nicolás Domínguez 16 Nicolás Domínguez
Omari Hutchinson 21 Omari Hutchinson
Chris Wood 11 Chris Wood
Igor Jesus 19 Igor Jesus
Matz Sels G · #26
Neco Williams D · #3
Nikola Milenković D · #31
Morato D · #4
Luca Netz D · #25
Omari Hutchinson M · #21
Nicolás Domínguez M · #16
Elliot Anderson M · #8
Morgan Gibbs-White M · #10
Igor Jesus F · #19
Chris Wood F · #11
Bench

Substitutes

John Victor#13 · G
Stefan Ortega#27 · G
Jair#23 · D
Zach Abbott#44 · D
Ibrahim Sangaré#6 · M
Ryan Yates#22 · M
James McAtee#24 · M
Dilane Bakwa#29 · F
Taiwo Awoniyi#9 · F
Match trends

Recent patterns to know

  • Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last 5 matches on record.
Head to head

Previous meetings

Manchester United wins

6

Draws

1

Nottingham Forest wins

3

Avg goals

2.9

Both scored

40%

Over 2.5

60%

First-half avg

1.2

Meetings

10

01.11.2025Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United2–2
01.04.2025Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United1–0
07.12.2024Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest2–3
28.02.2024Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United0–1
30.12.2023Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United2–1
26.08.2023Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest3–2
16.04.2023Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United0–2
01.02.2023Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest2–0
Match statistics

Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest

49%Ball Possession51%
27Total Shots11
7Shots on Goal4
9Shots off Goal4
11Blocked Shots3
20Shots inside box11
7Shots outside box1
6Corner Kicks6
0Offsides1
11Fouls5
2Yellow Cards1
2Goalkeeper Saves4
423Total passes444
373Passes accurate375
88%Passes %84%
3.77Expected goals1.75
-0.04goals_prevented-0.04
Match events

Timeline

  1. 5'⚽L. ShawGoal
  2. HT · 1-0
  3. 53'⚽MoratoGoal · E. Anderson
  4. 55'⚽M. CunhaGoal
  5. 70'↔N. DominguezSubstitution · I. Sangare
  6. 70'↔C. WoodSubstitution · T. Awoniyi
  7. 70'↔O. HutchinsonSubstitution · D. Bakwa
  8. 76'⚽B. MbeumoGoal · B. Fernandes
  9. 78'🟨CasemiroYellow card
  10. 78'⚽M. Gibbs-WhiteGoal · E. Anderson
  11. 80'↔M. CunhaSubstitution · P. Dorgu
  12. 80'↔B. MbeumoSubstitution · J. Zirkzee
  13. 81'↔CasemiroSubstitution · M. Mount
  14. 84'↔L. NetzSubstitution · Cunha
  15. 84'↔Igor JesusSubstitution · J. McAtee
  16. 90+3'🟨L. ShawYellow card
  17. 90+4'🟨E. AndersonYellow card
  18. FT · 3-2
Player ratings

Top performers

Elliot AndersonElliot Anderson98 minutes9.0
Bruno FernandesBruno Fernandes98 minutes8.5
Matheus CunhaMatheus Cunha80 minutes8.3
Morgan Gibbs-WhiteMorgan Gibbs-White98 minutes7.9
Lisandro MartínezLisandro Martínez98 minutes7.5
MoratoMorato98 minutes7.3
Senne LammensSenne Lammens98 minutes7.2
Luke ShawLuke Shaw98 minutes7.2
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