Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest

Manchester United

3 - 0

Nottingham Forest

🕒 Tue, 27 Dec 2022 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Old Trafford 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Taylor 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2022-2023 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Manchester United 3 · Nottingham Forest 16

Referee Stats

Anthony Taylor

30 matches · 3.80 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.80
Reds avg	0.13
Penalties avg	0.23
Over 4.5 cards	33%
Home wins	33%
Draws	23%
Away wins	43%

How the match was won

Manchester United outshot their opponent (17-8).
Manchester United controlled possession (66%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (8-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Manchester United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-3-1

Goals For / Against

36 / 10

Avg: 1.89 / 0.53

Points

Avg: 2.53

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-5-13

Goals For / Against

11 / 44

Avg: 0.58 / 2.32

Points

Avg: 0.42

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

2.53

PPG

0.42

1.89

0.58

0.53

2.32

58%

O2.5

53%

42%

BTTS

42%

68%

Score 1st

37%

League-position context

Manchester United rank3rd

Nottingham Forest rank16th

Manchester United points75

Nottingham Forest points38

Manchester United: #3 · 75 pts · GD +15

9 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 39 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Nottingham Forest: #16 · 38 pts · GD -30

46 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Manchester United last 5 home

W W W W W

Points15/15

Weighted index100

Goals11-2

Record5-0-0

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.

Nottingham Forest last 5 away

D D L L L

Points2/15

Weighted index20

Goals6-10

Record0-2-3

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 16% · 1H BTTS 5%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 5%

Scoring reliability

Manchester United score at home89%

Manchester United clean sheet at home58%

Nottingham Forest score away47%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet away11%

First-goal patterns

Manchester United score first68%

Manchester United win after scoring first92%

Nottingham Forest score first37%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first14%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Manchester United 80% · Nottingham Forest 0%

Avg first goal minute: Manchester United 28.7' · Nottingham Forest 32.0'

Vs league average

Manchester United score at home1.89 vs 1.63

Manchester United concede at home0.53 vs 1.22

Nottingham Forest score away0.58 vs 1.22

Nottingham Forest concede away2.32 vs 1.63

Manchester United score 16% above league average, while Nottingham Forest score 52% below league average.

Defensive side: Manchester United are 57% below league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 42% 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: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

61-75 9

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

31-45 6

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 3

76-90+ 3

16-30 2

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

Nottingham Forest goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 3

31-45 2

46-60 2

61-75 2

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 13

76-90+ 12

16-30 9

61-75 8

0-15 3

31-45 3

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

631

314

Passes Accurate

549

224

Passes %

87%

71%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

19' ⚽

⚽

19' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Rashford

Normal Goal · Assist: C. Eriksen

23' ⚽

⚽

23' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

A. Martial

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Rashford

27'

27' T. Malacia

29'

29' O. Mangala

42' ⚽

⚽

42' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

W. Boly

Goal cancelled

53' ↑↓

↑↓

53' ⇄ J. Lingard

1st substitution · For: L. O'Brien

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ T. Awoniyi

2nd substitution · For: S. Surridge

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ O. Mangala

3rd substitution · For: E. Dennis

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ Renan Lodi

4th substitution · For: H. Toffolo

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ A. Martial

1st substitution · For: D. van de Beek

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Antony

2nd substitution · For: A. Garnacho

74'

74' C. Eriksen

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ S. Aurier

5th substitution · For: N. Williams

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ C. Eriksen

3rd substitution · For: Fred

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ R. Varane

4th substitution · For: H. Maguire

83'

83' A. Garnacho

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ M. Rashford

5th substitution · For: A. Elanga

87' ⚽

⚽

87' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

Fred

Normal Goal · Assist: Casemiro

Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 on Tuesday, 27 December 2022 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Anthony Taylor. It was played at Old Trafford.

First half: Manchester United took the lead at 19' when M. Rashford scored, with the assist credited to C. Eriksen, making the score 1-0. Manchester United extended the lead at 23' when A. Martial scored, with the assist credited to M. Rashford, making the score 2-0. T. Malacia received a yellow card for Manchester United at 27'. O. Mangala received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 29'. Nottingham Forest reduced the deficit at 42' when W. Boly scored (Goal cancelled), making the score 2-1.

Second half: Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 53', with J. Lingard replacing L. O'Brien. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 62', with T. Awoniyi replacing S. Surridge. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 62', with O. Mangala replacing E. Dennis. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 62', with Renan Lodi replacing H. Toffolo. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 65', with A. Martial replacing D. van de Beek. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 65', with Antony replacing A. Garnacho. C. Eriksen received a yellow card for Manchester United at 74'. Nottingham Forest made their 5th substitution at 74', with S. Aurier replacing N. Williams. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 77', with C. Eriksen replacing Fred. Manchester United made their 4th substitution at 77', with R. Varane replacing H. Maguire. A. Garnacho received a yellow card for Manchester United at 83'. Manchester United made their 5th substitution at 86', with M. Rashford replacing A. Elanga. Manchester United extended the lead at 87' when Fred scored, with the assist credited to Casemiro, making the score 3-1.

Manchester United used 5 substitutions while Nottingham Forest used 5 substitutions. Manchester United got 3 yellow cards, while Nottingham Forest got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

Manchester United outshot their opponent (17-8).
Manchester United controlled possession (66%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (8-3 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