Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United

2 - 2
🕒 Sat, 01 Nov 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Darren England 🔁 Regular Season - 10 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 10
Regular Season Table
Nottingham Forest 16 · Manchester United 3
Referee Stats
23 matches · 3.78 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.78
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.22
Over 4.5 cards 39%
Home wins 43%
Draws 26%
Away wins 30%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (17-18).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 4-8-7

Goals For / Against

20 / 23
Avg: 1.05 / 1.21

Points

20
Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

9
Manchester United (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-8-4

Goals For / Against

30 / 26
Avg: 1.58 / 1.37

Points

29
Avg: 1.53

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.05
PPG
1.53
1.05
GF
1.58
1.21
GA
1.37
42%
O2.5
68%
47%
BTTS
74%
32%
Score 1st
47%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank16th
Manchester United rank3rd
Nottingham Forest points44
Manchester United points71
Nottingham Forest: #16 · 44 pts · GD -3
34 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Manchester United: #3 · 71 pts · GD +19
7 pts off the top 2. 18 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.
27-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

D D W D D
Points7/15
Weighted index47
Goals7-4
Record1-4-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Manchester United last 5 away

W D W D L
Points8/15
Weighted index67
Goals7-4
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.542%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.547%
Also: Over 0.5 84% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 11%

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.568%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.558%
1H Over 0.568%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home53%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home21%
Manchester United score away89%
Manchester United clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first32%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first33%
Manchester United score first47%
Manchester United win after scoring first56%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 36% · Manchester United 33%
Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 26.3' · Manchester United 27.3'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.05 vs 1.53
Nottingham Forest concede at home1.21 vs 1.22
Manchester United score away1.58 vs 1.22
Manchester United concede away1.37 vs 1.53
Nottingham Forest score 31% below league average, while Manchester United score 29% above league average.
Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 1% 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: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 5
31-45 4
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
31-45 5
46-60 4
0-15 1
16-30 1
61-75 1

Manchester United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 9
46-60 6
76-90+ 6
16-30 3
61-75 3
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
31-45 5
46-60 5
61-75 4
16-30 2
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
7
Total Shots
17
18
Shots off Goal
8
6
Blocked Shots
6
5
Shots Inside Box
11
8
Shots Outside Box
6
10
Ball Possession
41%
59%
Corner Kicks
8
5
Fouls
17
0
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
4
1
Total Passes
350
525
Passes Accurate
263
442
Passes %
75%
84%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
2
14'
14' Douglas Luiz
1st substitution · For: R. Yates
34'
34' Goal · 0-1
Casemiro
Normal Goal · Assist: Bruno Fernandes
48'
48' Goal · 1-1
M. Gibbs-White
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Yates
50'
50' Goal · 2-1
N. Savona
Normal Goal
62'
62' D. Ndoye
68'
68' Diogo Dalot
1st substitution · For: P. Dorgu
77'
77' L. Yoro
2nd substitution · For: N. Mazraoui
78'
78' Igor Jesus
2nd substitution · For: T. Awoniyi
81'
81' Goal · 2-2
A. Diallo
Normal Goal
85'
85' N. Mazraoui
90+2'
90+2' C. Hudson-Odoi
3rd substitution · For: I. Sangaré

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

Nottingham Forest drew 2-2 with Manchester United on Saturday, 01 November 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Darren England. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 14', with Douglas Luiz replacing R. Yates. Manchester United took the lead at 34' when Casemiro scored, with the assist credited to Bruno Fernandes, making the score 0-1.

Second half: Nottingham Forest leveled the score at 48' when M. Gibbs-White scored, with the assist credited to R. Yates, making the score 1-1. Nottingham Forest took the lead at 50' when N. Savona scored, making the score 2-1. D. Ndoye received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 62'. Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 68', with Diogo Dalot replacing P. Dorgu. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 77', with L. Yoro replacing N. Mazraoui. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 78', with Igor Jesus replacing T. Awoniyi. Manchester United leveled the score at 81' when A. Diallo scored, making the score 2-2. N. Mazraoui received a yellow card for Manchester United at 85'. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 90+2', with C. Hudson-Odoi replacing I. Sangaré.

Nottingham Forest used 3 substitutions while Manchester United used 2 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 1 yellow card, while Manchester United got 1 yellow card.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (17-18).
  • Manchester United controlled possession (59%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals6 (75.0%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (50.0%)
BTTS2 (50.0%)

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