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Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest: result 2-3 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 15Kick-off on December 7, 2024 at 05:30 PM (UTC)Old Trafford, Manchester

Manchester United
2-3
Nottingham Forest

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What was the result of Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest?

Nottingham Forest won 2-3 on December 7, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 2′N. MilenkovićNottingham Forest
  • 18′R. HøjlundManchester United
  • 47′M. Gibbs-WhiteNottingham Forest
  • 54′C. WoodNottingham Forest
  • 61′Bruno FernandesManchester United

Official lineup for Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Manchester United

3-4-2-1
  1. 9R. Højlund
  1. 17A. Garnacho
  2. 8Bruno Fernandes
  1. 20Diogo Dalot
  2. 25M. Ugarte
  3. 37K. Mainoo
  4. 16A. Diallo
  1. 6Lisandro Martínez
  2. 4M. de Ligt
  3. 15L. Yoro
  1. 24A. Onana

Nottingham Forest

4-2-3-1
  1. 11C. Wood
  1. 14C. Hudson-Odoi
  2. 10M. Gibbs-White
  3. 20Jota Silva
  1. 22R. Yates
  2. 8E. Anderson
  1. 7N. Williams
  2. 5Murillo
  3. 31N. Milenković
  4. 34O. Aina
  1. 26M. Sels
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Manchester United have 6 wins, 6 draws and 3 defeats; Nottingham Forest have 6, 5 and 4.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Manchester United
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 4, 2024Arsenal(away)0-2Premier League
Dec 1, 2024Everton(home)4-0Premier League
Nov 28, 2024Bodo/Glimt(home)3-2UEFA Europa League
Nov 24, 2024Ipswich(away)1-1Premier League
Nov 10, 2024Leicester(home)3-0Premier League
Nottingham Forest
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 4, 2024Manchester City(away)0-3Premier League
Nov 30, 2024Ipswich(home)1-0Premier League
Nov 23, 2024Arsenal(away)0-3Premier League
Nov 10, 2024Newcastle(home)1-3Premier League
Nov 2, 2024West Ham(home)3-0Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 5 Manchester United wins, 0 draws, 1 Nottingham Forest win.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 28, 2024Nottingham Forest 0-1 Manchester UnitedFA Cup
Dec 30, 2023Nottingham Forest 2-1 Manchester UnitedPremier League
Aug 26, 2023Manchester United 3-2 Nottingham ForestPremier League
Apr 16, 2023Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester UnitedPremier League
Feb 1, 2023Manchester United 2-0 Nottingham ForestLeague Cup
Jan 25, 2023Nottingham Forest 0-3 Manchester UnitedLeague Cup

Last archived meeting: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United on Feb 28, 2024

How many goals should we expect?

Manchester United score 1.8 and concede 1.3 goals per match over their last 15; Nottingham Forest score 1.1 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Manchester United1.81.349/158/15
Nottingham Forest1.11.157/156/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Manchester United sit 17th in Premier League (7 points from 9 matches) and Nottingham Forest sit 19th (6 points from 9 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
17Manchester United914410157
19Nottingham Forest91356126

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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