Man United vs Nottm Forest 2023-24 English Premier League

Manchester United

17': Christian Eriksen
52': Casemiro
76': Bruno Fernandes (P)

FT
3 - 2

Nottingham Forest

2': Taiwo Awoniyi
4': Willy Boly
67': Joe Worrall

Man United recover from two down to beat Forest in thriller

Bruno Fernandes goal celebration Man United [1296x729]

Bruno Fernandes completed a 3-2 comeback victory for Manchester United against Nottingham Forest in a rip-roaring clash at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Match Commentary

2': Goal! Manchester United 0, Nottingham Forest 1. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a headed pass following a fast break.
4': Goal! Manchester United 0, Nottingham Forest 2. Willy Boly (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
17': Goal! Manchester United 1, Nottingham Forest 2. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
44': Sèrge Aurier (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
45': Substitution, Manchester United. Victor Lindelöf replaces Raphaël Varane.
45': Second Half begins Manchester United 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
52': Goal! Manchester United 2, Nottingham Forest 2. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
57': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Moussa Niakhaté replaces Scott McKenna because of an injury.
58': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Substitution, Manchester United. Jadon Sancho replaces Anthony Martial.
62': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) is shown the red card.
70': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cheikhou Kouyaté replaces Brennan Johnson.
76': Goal! Manchester United 3, Nottingham Forest 2. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga replaces Danilo.
81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
82': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
85': Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Antony.
89': André Onana (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
90'+14': Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Nottingham Forest 2.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,595

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	35	64	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

NFO		MAN
11	Fouls	13
4	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	11
7	Saves	2
33.7	Possession	66.3
9	SHOTS	18
4	ON GOAL	9
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
228	Accurate Passes	548
316	Passes	637
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
2	Accurate Crosses	1
12	Crosses	23
0.2	Cross %	0.0
53	Long Balls	46
23	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	4
13	Effective Tackles	9
19	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
14	Interceptions	7
29	Effective Clearances	25
29	Clearances	25

Line-Ups

Manchester United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
24	André Onana (GK)
6	Lisandro Martínez
19	Raphaël Varane
20	Diogo Dalot
29	Aaron Wan-Bissaka
8	Bruno Fernandes
14	Christian Eriksen
18	Casemiro
9	Anthony Martial
10	Marcus Rashford
21	Antony

Substitutes:

Daniel Gore, Jadon Sancho, Alejandro Garnacho, Scott McTominay, Dean Henderson, Harry Maguire, Álvaro Carreras, Facundo Pellistri, Victor Lindelöf.

Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Matt Turner (GK)
4	Joe Worrall
26	Scott McKenna
30	Willy Boly
28	Danilo
22	Ryan Yates
43	Ola Aina
24	Sèrge Aurier
9	Taiwo Awoniyi
10	Morgan Gibbs-White
20	Brennan Johnson