Match summary
Before kickoff, Manchester United (3rd, 65 pts) were 22 points ahead of Nottingham Forest (16th, 43 pts). Before kickoff, Nottingham Forest were 16th in the table but 3rd on points from the last five league games.
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- This defeat ended Nottingham Forest's 8-match unbeaten run in the Premier League.Run from 2026-03-04: 4W 4D; league matches of this season only.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Manchester United3W 1D 1L
Manchester UnitedNottingham Forest
10Pointsof 1510
7Goals scored10
5Goals conceded6
2Clean sheets2
0Scored in a row1
4Unbeaten in a row1
1Without a win2
0Conceded in a row3
Head to head10 meetings · Dec 2022 – Nov 2025
- Manchester United wins
- 6
- Draws
- 1
- Nottingham Forest wins
- 3
2.9goals per meeting
40%both teams scored
60%3+ goals
50%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsManchester United 1W 1D 3L · 2.8 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 361 earlier results
Manchester UnitedNottingham Forest
#3Position#16
65Points36 v 36 games43
+15Goal difference-2
1.75Scored per gameleague avg 1.381.25
1.33Conceded per game1.31
#5Form table position#3
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Manchester UnitedNottingham Forest
- 90+4'Yellow Card · Nottingham Forest · Elliot Anderson
- Yellow Card · Manchester United · Luke Shaw90+3'
- 84'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Jair Cunha · InOut: Luca Netz
- 84'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · James McAtee · InOut: Igor Jesus
- Substitution · Manchester United · Mason Mount · InOut: Casemiro81'
- Substitution · Manchester United · Patrick Dorgu · InOut: Matheus Cunha80'
- Substitution · Manchester United · Joshua Zirkzee · InOut: Bryan Mbeumo80'
- 78'Goal · Nottingham Forest · Morgan Gibbs-White3-2
- Yellow Card · Manchester United · Casemiro78'
- Goal · Manchester United · Bryan Mbeumo3-176'
- 70'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Taiwo Awoniyi · InOut: Chris Wood
- 70'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Dilane Bakwa · InOut: Omari Hutchinson
- 70'Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Ibrahim Sangaré · InOut: Nicolás Domínguez
- Goal · Manchester United · Matheus Cunha2-155'
- 53'Goal · Nottingham Forest · Morato1-1
- Goal · Manchester United · Luke Shaw1-05'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Manchester UnitedNottingham Forest
48%Ball Possession52%
29Shots Total11
8Shots On Target4
7Corners6
11Fouls5
2Yellow Cards1
0Offsides1
2Saves5
438Passes472
9Shots Off Target4
77Attacks74
58Dangerous Attacks42
21Shots Inside Box11
8Shots Outside Box1
3Goals2
5Free Kicks11
12Shots Blocked3
3Substitutions5
2Hit Woodwork0
16Tackles20
1Assists2
383Accurate Passes398
16Total Crosses20
7Accurate Crosses6
10Interceptions12
42Duels Won47
7Big Chances Created4
5Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 1/5 | 60(81%) | 2 | 2/8 | |
| 8.0 | 80' | 1 | 0 | 1/4 | 32(84%) | 1 | 4/8 | |
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 48(96%) | 3 | 5/7 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 30(90%) | - | 2/6 | |
| 7.0 | 9' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 5(100%) | 1 | 3/3 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 55(94%) | - | 1/4 | |
| 6.9 | 10' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 6(67%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 43(90%) | 2 | 7/11 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 38(89%) | 4 | 7/9 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(78%) | - | - | |
Casemiro MF | 6.8 | 81' | 0 | 0 | 0/3 | 54(91%) | 2 | 4/9 |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 20(85%) | 1 | 4/12 | |
| 6.5 | 80' | 1 | 0 | 1/6 | 18(88%) | - | 2/4 | |
| 6.3 | 10' | 0 | 0 | 2/3 | 7(71%) | - | 0/5 |
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