Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest

Premier League 7 Dec 2024, 17:30
Manchester United
Manchester United
2–3
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
🏟 Old Trafford (Manchester) 👤 D. England Round 15

Match report

Nottingham Forest edged past Manchester United 3-2 in the Premier League on 7 December 2024. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Manchester United dominated possession with 72% of the ball and had 17 shots to Nottingham Forest's 11.

The match was played at Old Trafford (Manchester), with D. England in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 72% - 28% Shots 17 - 11 On target 7 - 3 Corners 5 - 3 Fouls 10 - 13 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Nikola Milenković
Nottingham Forest · 1 goal
8 Morgan Gibbs-White 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Diogo Dalot captained the side
7 Bruno Fernandes 1 goal
7 Rasmus Højlund 1 goal
First half vs second half
Manchester United stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 7 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–6 10–5
Shots On Goal 4–1 3–2
Ball Possession 73–27 —
Corners 2–3 3–0
Attacks 50–33 59–42
Match statistics
5 Corners 3
17 Throw In 11
14 Free Kick 9
7 Goal Kick 10
5 Substitution 4
109 Attacks 75
65 Dangerous Attacks 27
7 On Target 3
10 Off Target 8
17 Shots Total 11
7 Shots On Goal 3
5 Shots Off Goal 4
5 Shots Blocked 4
10 Shots Inside Box 7
7 Shots Outside Box 4
10 Fouls 13
5 Corners 3
0 Offsides 1
72% Ball Possession 28%
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 5
592 Passes Total 236
522 Passes Accurate 153
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Manchester United · 3-4-2-1
24 A. Onana
15 L. Yoro 4 M. Ligt 6 L. Martínez
16 A. Diallo 37 K. Mainoo 25 M. Ugarte 20 D. Dalot
8 B. Fernandes 17 A. Garnacho
9 R. Højlund
Nottingham Forest · 4-2-3-1
26 M. Sels
34 O. Aina 31 N. Milenković 5 Murillo 7 N. Williams
8 E. Anderson 22 R. Yates
20 J. Silva 10 M. Gibbs-White 14 C. Hudson-Odoi
11 C. Wood
Manchester United
Coach
Ruben Amorim
Substitutes
  • 10 Marcus Rashford
  • 5 Harry Maguire
  • 3 Noussair Mazraoui
  • 7 Mason Mount
  • 11 Joshua Zirkzee
  • 1 Altay Bayındır
  • 12 Tyrell Malacia
  • 18 Casemiro
  • 14 Christian Eriksen
Nottingham Forest
Coach
Nuno Espírito Santo
Substitutes
  • 4 Morato
  • 16 Nicolás Domínguez
  • 21 Anthony Elanga
  • 9 Taiwo Awoniyi
  • 33 Carlos Miguel
  • 15 Harry Toffolo
  • 30 Willy Boly
  • 18 James Ward-Prowse
  • 24 Ramón Sosa
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ M. Rashford ↓ A. Garnacho Manchester United
  • 65' ↑ H. Maguire ↓ M. de Ligt Manchester United
  • 66' ↑ N. Mazraoui ↓ L. Yoro Manchester United
  • 68' ↑ Morato ↓ Jota Silva Nottingham Forest
  • 76' ↑ J. Zirkzee ↓ M. Ugarte Manchester United
  • 76' ↑ M. Mount ↓ Bruno Fernandes Manchester United
  • 79' ↑ N. Domínguez ↓ M. Gibbs-White Nottingham Forest
  • 79' ↑ A. Elanga ↓ C. Wood Nottingham Forest
  • 90' ↑ T. Awoniyi ↓ C. Hudson-Odoi Nottingham Forest
Cards
  • 31' Jota Silva Nottingham Forest
  • 90+4' N. Williams Nottingham Forest
Head-to-head
Manchester United 2 2 draws 3 Nottingham Forest
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
Manchester United W D D D D
Nottingham Forest D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest?
Manchester United lost 2-3 against Nottingham Forest on 7 December 2024.
Who won Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest?
Nottingham Forest won the match 3-2.
Where was Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest played?
The match was played at Old Trafford (Manchester).
Who had more possession in Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest?
Manchester United had 72% of possession, compared to 28% for the other side.