Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest

Manchester United

3 - 2

Nottingham Forest

🕒 Sat, 26 Aug 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Stuart Attwell 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Manchester United 8 · Nottingham Forest 17

Referee Stats

Stuart Attwell

17 matches · 4.47 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.47
Reds avg	0.24
Penalties avg	0.18
Over 4.5 cards	59%
Home wins	53%
Draws	6%
Away wins	41%

How the match was won

Manchester United outshot their opponent (18-9).
Manchester United controlled possession (66%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (9-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-3-6

Goals For / Against

31 / 28

Avg: 1.63 / 1.47

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-4-11

Goals For / Against

22 / 37

Avg: 1.16 / 1.95

Points

Avg: 0.84

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

1.74

PPG

0.84

1.63

1.16

1.47

1.95

68%

O2.5

58%

BTTS

63%

42%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Manchester United rank8th

Nottingham Forest rank17th

Manchester United points60

Nottingham Forest points36

Manchester United: #8 · 60 pts · GD -1

29 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Nottingham Forest: #17 · 36 pts · GD -18

53 pts off the top 2. 24 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts from safety.

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

Manchester United last 5 home

W L D W D

Points8/15

Weighted index56

Goals10-8

Record2-2-1

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 W L L D

Points7/15

Weighted index62

Goals7-8

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.568%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS63%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.589%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 42% · 1H BTTS 47%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home79%

Manchester United clean sheet at home21%

Nottingham Forest score away68%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first42%

Manchester United win after scoring first75%

Nottingham Forest score first42%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first25%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 45% · Nottingham Forest 30%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 36.3' · Nottingham Forest 18.4'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home1.63 vs 1.80

Manchester United concede at home1.47 vs 1.48

Nottingham Forest score away1.16 vs 1.48

Nottingham Forest concede away1.95 vs 1.80

Manchester United score 9% below league average, while Nottingham Forest score 22% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester United are level with league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 8% 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: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

46-60 7

31-45 5

61-75 5

0-15 3

16-30 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 10

76-90+ 8

46-60 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

31-45 2

Nottingham Forest goal timing (away)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 16-30

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 7

46-60 7

16-30 4

31-45 3

61-75 3

76-90+ 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

16-30 8

76-90+ 7

31-45 6

0-15 5

46-60 5

61-75 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

66%

34%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

637

316

Passes Accurate

548

228

Passes %

86%

72%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

2' ⚽

⚽

2' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

T. Awoniyi

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Gibbs-White

4' ⚽

⚽

4' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

W. Boly

Normal Goal

17' ⚽

⚽

17' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

C. Eriksen

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Rashford

44'

44' S. Aurier

45+2'

45+2' M. Gibbs-White

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. Varane

1st substitution · For: V. Lindelöf

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Casemiro

Normal Goal · Assist: Bruno Fernandes

57' ↑↓

↑↓

57' ⇄ S. McKenna

1st substitution · For: M. Niakhaté

58'

58' A. Wan-Bissaka

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ A. Martial

2nd substitution · For: J. Sancho

62'

62' O. Aina

67'

67' J. Worrall

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ B. Johnson

2nd substitution · For: C. Kouyaté

76' ⚽

⚽

76' ⚽ Penalty Goal · 3-2

Bruno Fernandes

Penalty

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ Danilo

3rd substitution · For: A. Elanga

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ T. Awoniyi

4th substitution · For: C. Wood

82'

82' M. Rashford

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Antony

3rd substitution · For: S. McTominay

89'

89' A. Onana

90+6'

90+6' Bruno Fernandes

90+6'

90+6' C. Kouyaté

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

Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 on Saturday, 26 August 2023 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Stuart Attwell. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: Nottingham Forest took an early lead at 2' when T. Awoniyi scored, with the assist credited to M. Gibbs-White, making the score 0-1. Nottingham Forest extended the lead at 4' when W. Boly scored, making the score 0-2. Manchester United reduced the deficit at 17' when C. Eriksen scored, with the assist credited to M. Rashford, making the score 1-2. S. Aurier received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 44'. M. Gibbs-White received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 45+2'.

Second half: Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Varane replacing V. Lindelöf. Manchester United leveled the score at 52' when Casemiro scored, with the assist credited to Bruno Fernandes, making the score 2-2. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 57', with S. McKenna replacing M. Niakhaté. A. Wan-Bissaka received a yellow card for Manchester United at 58'. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 60', with A. Martial replacing J. Sancho. O. Aina received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 62'. J. Worrall received a red card for Nottingham Forest at 67'. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 70', with B. Johnson replacing C. Kouyaté. Manchester United took the lead at 76' when Bruno Fernandes converted a penalty, making the score 3-2. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 81', with Danilo replacing A. Elanga. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 81', with T. Awoniyi replacing C. Wood. M. Rashford received a yellow card for Manchester United at 82'. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 85', with Antony replacing S. McTominay. A. Onana received a yellow card for Manchester United at 89'. Bruno Fernandes received a yellow card for Manchester United at 90+6'. C. Kouyaté received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 90+6'.

Manchester United used 3 substitutions while Nottingham Forest used 4 substitutions. Manchester United got 4 yellow cards, while Nottingham Forest got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

Manchester United outshot their opponent (18-9).
Manchester United controlled possession (66%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (9-4 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	4
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	6 (75.0%)
BTTS	5 (62.5%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (100.0%)
BTTS	3 (75.0%)

Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

17 May 2026 Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest 3 - 2 01 Nov 2025 Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United 2 - 2

2024-2025 Season

01 Apr 2025 Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United 1 - 0 07 Dec 2024 Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest 2 - 3

2023-2024 Season

30 Dec 2023 Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United 2 - 1 26 Aug 2023 Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest 3 - 2

2022-2023 Season

16 Apr 2023 Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United 0 - 2 27 Dec 2022 Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest 3 - 0