Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United

Premier League 30 Dec 2023, 17:30
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Manchester United
Manchester United
🏟 The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) 👤 T. Robinson Round 20

Match report

Nottingham Forest edged past Manchester United 2-1 in the Premier League on 30 December 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Manchester United had 10 shots to Nottingham Forest's 8.

The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire), with T. Robinson in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 46% - 54% Shots 8 - 10 On target 2 - 5 Corners 4 - 5 Fouls 9 - 11 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Nicolás Domínguez
Nottingham Forest · 1 goal
8 Anthony Elanga 1 assist
7 Morgan Gibbs-White 1 goal
7 Marcus Rashford 1 goal
7 Matt Turner 4 saves
First half vs second half
Manchester United came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–1 2–9
Shots On Goal 0–1 2–4
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 4–1 0–4
Attacks 44–57 46–53
Match statistics
9 Throw In 30
13 Free Kick 10
6 Goal Kick 8
5 Substitution 3
90 Attacks 110
39 Dangerous Attacks 80
2 On Target 5
6 Off Target 5
8 Shots Total 10
2 Shots On Goal 5
3 Shots Off Goal 2
3 Shots Blocked 3
4 Shots Inside Box 6
4 Shots Outside Box 4
9 Fouls 11
4 Corners 5
1 Offsides 2
46% Ball Possession 54%
2 Yellow Cards 4
4 Saves 0
394 Passes Total 478
310 Passes Accurate 389
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nottingham Forest · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Turner
29 G. Montiel 19 M. Niakhaté 40 Murillo 43 O. Aina
22 R. Yates 28 Danilo
21 A. Elanga 10 M. Gibbs-White 16 N. Domínguez
11 C. Wood
Manchester United · 4-2-3-1
24 A. Onana
29 A. Wan-Bissaka 19 R. Varane 35 J. Evans 20 D. Dalot
37 K. Mainoo 14 C. Eriksen
21 Antony 8 B. Fernandes 17 A. Garnacho
10 M. Rashford
Nottingham Forest
Coach
Nuno Espírito Santo
Substitutes
  • 7 Neco Williams
  • 14 Callum Hudson-Odoi
  • 15 Harry Toffolo
  • 30 Willy Boly
  • 5 Orel Mangala
  • 23 Odysseas Vlachodimos
  • 4 Joe Worrall
  • 8 Cheikhou Kouyaté
  • 3 Nuno Tavares
Manchester United
Coach
E. ten Hag
Substitutes
  • 39 Scott McTominay
  • 16 Amad Diallo
  • 15 Sergio Reguilón
  • 1 Altay Bayindir
  • 53 Willy Kambwala
  • 46 Hannibal Mejbri
  • 28 Facundo Pellistri
  • 44 Daniel Gore
  • 34 Donny van de Beek
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ S. McTominay ↓ K. Mainoo Manchester United
  • 54' ↑ A. Diallo ↓ Antony Manchester United
  • 74' ↑ N. Williams ↓ G. Montiel Nottingham Forest
  • 79' ↑ C. Hudson-Odoi ↓ N. Domínguez Nottingham Forest
  • 87' ↑ H. Toffolo ↓ O. Aina Nottingham Forest
  • 87' ↑ W. Boly ↓ A. Elanga Nottingham Forest
  • 87' ↑ O. Mangala ↓ Danilo Nottingham Forest
  • 90' ↑ Sergio Reguilón ↓ A. Wan-Bissaka Manchester United
Cards
  • 56' M. Gibbs-White Nottingham Forest
  • 57' D. Dalot Manchester United
  • 59' R. Varane Manchester United
  • 85' A. Garnacho Manchester United
  • 88' O. Mangala Nottingham Forest
  • 90+9' C. Eriksen Manchester United
Head-to-head
Nottingham Forest 3 2 draws 2 Manchester United
2026-05-17 Manchester Utd vs Nottingham 0 - 0
2025-11-01 Nottingham vs Manchester Utd 2 - 2
2025-04-01 Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United 1 - 0
2024-12-07 Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest 2 - 3
2024-02-28 Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United 0 - 1
2023-12-30 Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United 2 - 1
Recent form
Nottingham Forest D D D D D
Manchester United D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United?
Nottingham Forest won 2-1 against Manchester United on 30 December 2023.
Who won Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United?
Nottingham Forest won the match 2-1.
Where was Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United played?
The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire).
Who had more possession in Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United?
Manchester United had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.