Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United

Nottingham Forest

1 - 0

Manchester United

🕒 Tue, 01 Apr 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Jarred Gillett 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 30

Regular Season Table

Nottingham Forest 7 · Manchester United 15

Referee Stats

Jarred Gillett

16 matches · 4.25 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.25
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.25
Over 4.5 cards	38%
Home wins	38%
Draws	13%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Manchester United outshot their opponent (8-23).
Manchester United controlled possession (68%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 9-5-5

Goals For / Against

26 / 16

Avg: 1.37 / 0.84

Points

Avg: 1.68

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Manchester United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-6-9

Goals For / Against

21 / 26

Avg: 1.11 / 1.37

Points

Avg: 0.95

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

1.68

PPG

0.95

1.37

1.11

0.84

1.37

32%

O2.5

47%

37%

BTTS

47%

58%

Score 1st

37%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank7th

Manchester United rank15th

Nottingham Forest points65

Manchester United points42

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.

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.

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

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

L D L L W

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals3-6

Record1-1-3

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 last 5 away

L L D L L

Points1/15

Weighted index7

Goals5-11

Record0-1-4

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.

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.532%

BTTS37%

BTTS + O2.521%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 53% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 68% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home74%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home42%

Manchester United score away63%

Manchester United clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first58%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first64%

Manchester United score first37%

Manchester United win after scoring first43%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 43% · Manchester United 30%

Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 30.1' · Manchester United 32.3'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.37 vs 1.51

Nottingham Forest concede at home0.84 vs 1.42

Manchester United score away1.11 vs 1.42

Manchester United concede away1.37 vs 1.51

Nottingham Forest score 10% below league average, while Manchester United score 22% below league average.

Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 41% below league average at home, and Manchester United are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 7

76-90+ 7

61-75 5

0-15 4

31-45 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

76-90+ 5

61-75 4

0-15 2

31-45 2

16-30 1

Manchester United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 32% 2H scored: 68% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

16-30 3

31-45 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

46-60 4

16-30 3

0-15 2

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

32%

68%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

310

649

Passes Accurate

227

559

Passes %

73%

86%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

A. Elanga

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Yates

40' ↑↓

↑↓

40' ⇄ Danilo

1st substitution · For: Morato

40' ↑↓

↑↓

40' ⇄ O. Aina

2nd substitution · For: Álex Moreno

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ M. Ugarte

1st substitution · For: R. Højlund

50'

50' Casemiro

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Casemiro

2nd substitution · For: C. Eriksen

66'

66' A. Garnacho

67' ↑↓

↑↓

67' ⇄ E. Anderson

3rd substitution · For: N. Domínguez

71'

71' N. Williams

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ J. Zirkzee

3rd substitution · For: M. Mount

78'

78' C. Eriksen

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ A. Elanga

4th substitution · For: R. Sosa

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ T. Awoniyi

5th substitution · For: I. Sangaré

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ L. Yoro

4th substitution · For: H. Maguire

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nottingham Forest beat Manchester United 1-0 on Tuesday, 01 April 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Jarred Gillett. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: Nottingham Forest took an early lead at 5' when A. Elanga scored, with the assist credited to R. Yates, making the score 1-0. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 40', with Danilo replacing Morato. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 40', with O. Aina replacing Álex Moreno.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 46', with M. Ugarte replacing R. Højlund. Casemiro received a yellow card for Manchester United at 50'. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 59', with Casemiro replacing C. Eriksen. A. Garnacho received a yellow card for Manchester United at 66'. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 67', with E. Anderson replacing N. Domínguez. N. Williams received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 71'. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 78', with J. Zirkzee replacing M. Mount. C. Eriksen received a yellow card for Manchester United at 78'. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 85', with A. Elanga replacing R. Sosa. Nottingham Forest made their 5th substitution at 86', with T. Awoniyi replacing I. Sangaré. Manchester United made their 4th substitution at 88', with L. Yoro replacing H. Maguire.

Nottingham Forest used 5 substitutions while Manchester United used 4 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 1 yellow card, while Manchester United got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Manchester United outshot their opponent (8-23).
Manchester United controlled possession (68%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United 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