Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United

Nottingham Forest

2 - 1

Manchester United

🕒 Sat, 30 Dec 2023 17:30 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Tim Robinson 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 20

Regular Season Table

Nottingham Forest 17 · Manchester United 8

Referee Stats

Tim Robinson

21 matches · 4.24 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.24
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.43
Over 4.5 cards	43%
Home wins	52%
Draws	19%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (8-10).
Manchester United controlled possession (55%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-5-9

Goals For / Against

27 / 30

Avg: 1.42 / 1.58

Points

Avg: 1.05

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Manchester United (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-3-8

Goals For / Against

26 / 30

Avg: 1.37 / 1.58

Points

Avg: 1.42

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

1.05

PPG

1.42

1.37

1.58

53%

O2.5

58%

68%

BTTS

53%

42%

Score 1st

58%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank17th

Manchester United rank8th

Nottingham Forest points36

Manchester United points60

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

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

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.

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

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

L L D W D

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals8-9

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.

Manchester United last 5 away

W L D L D

Points5/15

Weighted index42

Goals8-11

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.553%

BTTS68%

BTTS + O2.553%

1H Over 0.563%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 37% · 1H BTTS 21%

Manchester United trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS53%

BTTS + O2.547%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home79%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home11%

Manchester United score away74%

Manchester United clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first42%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first63%

Manchester United score first58%

Manchester United win after scoring first73%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 36% · Manchester United 14%

Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 28.6' · Manchester United 26.8'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home1.42 vs 1.80

Nottingham Forest concede at home1.58 vs 1.48

Manchester United score away1.37 vs 1.48

Manchester United concede away1.58 vs 1.80

Nottingham Forest score 21% below league average, while Manchester United score 7% below league average.

Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 7% above league average at home, and Manchester United are 12% 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: 24% 2H scored: 76% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

16-30 3

31-45 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

76-90+ 8

61-75 7

31-45 4

0-15 3

16-30 1

Manchester United goal timing (away)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

0-15 6

16-30 5

61-75 5

31-45 4

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

46-60 5

61-75 5

0-15 3

16-30 3

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

397

489

Passes Accurate

310

395

Passes %

78%

81%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ K. Mainoo

1st substitution · For: S. McTominay

54' ↑↓

↑↓

54' ⇄ Antony

2nd substitution · For: A. Diallo

56'

56' M. Gibbs-White

58'

58' Diogo Dalot

59'

59' R. Varane

64' ⚽

⚽

64' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

N. Domínguez

Normal Goal · Assist: G. Montiel

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ G. Montiel

1st substitution · For: N. Williams

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

M. Rashford

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Garnacho

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ N. Domínguez

2nd substitution · For: C. Hudson-Odoi

82' ⚽

⚽

82' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

M. Gibbs-White

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Elanga

85'

85' A. Garnacho

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ O. Aina

3rd substitution · For: H. Toffolo

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ A. Elanga

4th substitution · For: W. Boly

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ Danilo

5th substitution · For: O. Mangala

88'

88' O. Mangala

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ A. Wan-Bissaka

3rd substitution · For: Reguilón

90+9'

90+9' C. Eriksen

Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Nottingham Forest beat Manchester United 2-1 on Saturday, 30 December 2023 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Tim Robinson. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Manchester United made their 1st substitution at 46', with K. Mainoo replacing S. McTominay. Manchester United made their 2nd substitution at 54', with Antony replacing A. Diallo. M. Gibbs-White received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 56'. Diogo Dalot received a yellow card for Manchester United at 58'. R. Varane received a yellow card for Manchester United at 59'. Nottingham Forest took the lead at 64' when N. Domínguez scored, with the assist credited to G. Montiel, making the score 1-0. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 74', with G. Montiel replacing N. Williams. Manchester United leveled the score at 78' when M. Rashford scored, with the assist credited to A. Garnacho, making the score 1-1. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 79', with N. Domínguez replacing C. Hudson-Odoi. Nottingham Forest took the lead at 82' when M. Gibbs-White scored, with the assist credited to A. Elanga, making the score 2-1. A. Garnacho received a yellow card for Manchester United at 85'. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 87', with O. Aina replacing H. Toffolo. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 87', with A. Elanga replacing W. Boly. Nottingham Forest made their 5th substitution at 87', with Danilo replacing O. Mangala. O. Mangala received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 88'. Manchester United made their 3rd substitution at 90', with A. Wan-Bissaka replacing Reguilón. C. Eriksen received a yellow card for Manchester United at 90+9'.

Nottingham Forest used 5 substitutions while Manchester United used 3 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 2 yellow cards, while Manchester United got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Shots were tight (8-10).
Manchester United controlled possession (55%).
Manchester United had the sharper finishing (2-5 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