Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest

Manchester United

2 - 3

Nottingham Forest

🕒 Sat, 07 Dec 2024 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Darren England 🔁 Regular Season - 15 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 15

Regular Season Table

Manchester United 15 · Nottingham Forest 7

Referee Stats

Darren England

20 matches · 4.15 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.15
Reds avg	0.20
Penalties avg	0.35
Over 4.5 cards	45%
Home wins	35%
Draws	20%
Away wins	45%

How the match was won

Manchester United outshot their opponent (17-11).
Manchester United controlled possession (71%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-3-9

Goals For / Against

23 / 28

Avg: 1.21 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-3-6

Goals For / Against

32 / 30

Avg: 1.68 / 1.58

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.26

PPG

1.74

1.21

1.68

1.47

1.58

53%

O2.5

68%

37%

BTTS

58%

37%

Score 1st

68%

League-position context

Manchester United rank15th

Nottingham Forest rank7th

Manchester United points42

Nottingham Forest points65

Manchester United: #15 · 42 pts · GD -10

32 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Nottingham Forest: #7 · 65 pts · GD +12

9 pts off the top 2. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.

23-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Manchester United last 5 home

W L L D D

Points5/15

Weighted index40

Goals3-4

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nottingham Forest last 5 away

W D W L W

Points10/15

Weighted index69

Goals10-7

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.568%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home58%

Manchester United clean sheet at home26%

Nottingham Forest score away84%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first37%

Manchester United win after scoring first71%

Nottingham Forest score first68%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first77%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 18% · Nottingham Forest 17%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 53.4' · Nottingham Forest 26.1'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home1.21 vs 1.51

Manchester United concede at home1.47 vs 1.42

Nottingham Forest score away1.68 vs 1.42

Nottingham Forest concede away1.58 vs 1.51

Manchester United score 20% below league average, while Nottingham Forest score 19% above league average.

Defensive side: Manchester United are 4% above league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 4% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Manchester United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

16-30 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

31-45 3

0-15 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

0-15 6

61-75 5

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

Nottingham Forest goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 8

46-60 7

61-75 7

31-45 6

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

16-30 5

31-45 5

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

71%

29%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

601

242

Passes Accurate

528

158

Passes %

88%

65%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' ⚽

⚽

2' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

N. Milenković

Normal Goal · Assist: E. Anderson

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

R. Højlund

Normal Goal

31'

31' Jota Silva

47' ⚽

⚽

47' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

M. Gibbs-White

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Hudson-Odoi

54' ⚽

⚽

54' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

C. Wood

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Gibbs-White

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ A. Garnacho

1st substitution · For: M. Rashford

61' ⚽

⚽

61' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

Bruno Fernandes

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Diallo

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ M. de Ligt

2nd substitution · For: H. Maguire

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ L. Yoro

3rd substitution · For: N. Mazraoui

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ Jota Silva

1st substitution · For: Morato

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ M. Ugarte

4th substitution · For: J. Zirkzee

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Bruno Fernandes

5th substitution · For: M. Mount

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ M. Gibbs-White

2nd substitution · For: N. Domínguez

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ C. Wood

3rd substitution · For: A. Elanga

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ C. Hudson-Odoi

4th substitution · For: T. Awoniyi

90+4'

90+4' N. Williams

Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nottingham Forest beat Manchester United 3-2 on Saturday, 07 December 2024 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Darren England. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: Nottingham Forest took an early lead at 2' when N. Milenković scored, with the assist credited to E. Anderson, making the score 0-1. Manchester United leveled the score at 18' when R. Højlund scored, making the score 1-1. Jota Silva received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 31'.

Second half: Nottingham Forest took the lead at 47' when M. Gibbs-White scored, with the assist credited to C. Hudson-Odoi, making the score 1-2. Nottingham Forest extended the lead at 54' when C. Wood scored, with the assist credited to M. Gibbs-White, making the score 1-3. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 59', with A. Garnacho replacing M. Rashford. Manchester United reduced the deficit at 61' when Bruno Fernandes scored, with the assist credited to A. Diallo, making the score 2-3. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 65', with M. de Ligt replacing H. Maguire. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 66', with L. Yoro replacing N. Mazraoui. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 68', with Jota Silva replacing Morato. Manchester United made their 4th substitution at 76', with M. Ugarte replacing J. Zirkzee. Manchester United made their 5th substitution at 76', with Bruno Fernandes replacing M. Mount. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 79', with M. Gibbs-White replacing N. Domínguez. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 79', with C. Wood replacing A. Elanga. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 90', with C. Hudson-Odoi replacing T. Awoniyi. N. Williams received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 90+4'.

Manchester United used 5 substitutions while Nottingham Forest used 4 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 2 yellow cards.