Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
3 - 2
3 - 2
Man United recover from two down to beat Forest in thriller
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 Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt saved. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 1': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Matt Turner.
- 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.
- 3': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 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.
- 6': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 9': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
- 11': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
- 13': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 13': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez.
- 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.
- 20': Attempt saved. Casemiro (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antony.
- 22': Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
- 26': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
- 26': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
- 28': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 28': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antony.
- 30': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White tries a through ball, but Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
- 35': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Raphaël Varane.
- 38': Foul by Antony (Manchester United).
- 38': Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antony.
- 40': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 42': Offside, Manchester United. Lisandro Martínez tries a through ball, but Anthony Martial is caught offside.
- 43': Foul by Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United).
- 43': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 43': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Sèrge Aurier (Nottingham Forest).
- 44': Sèrge Aurier (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 45'+1': Foul by Raphaël Varane (Manchester United).
- 45'+1': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+2': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
- 45'+3': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Matt Turner tries a through ball, but Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 1, Nottingham Forest 2.
- 45': Substitution, Manchester United. Victor Lindelöf replaces Raphaël Varane.
- 48': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
- 49': Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 51': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 51': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 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.
- 53': Attempt saved. Danilo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sèrge Aurier.
- 53': Attempt saved. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf.
- 54': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Matt Turner.
- 54': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
- 55': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Lindelöf.
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest).
- 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 57': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Moussa Niakhaté replaces Scott McKenna because of an injury.
- 58': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United).
- 58': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Antony.
- 60': Foul by Christian Eriksen (Manchester United).
- 60': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Substitution, Manchester United. Jadon Sancho replaces Anthony Martial.
- 61': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross.
- 62': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 62': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 63': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Sèrge Aurier.
- 65': Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
- 66': Delay in match because of an injury Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
- 67': Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) is shown the red card.
- 70': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cheikhou Kouyaté replaces Brennan Johnson.
- 72': Offside, Manchester United. Jadon Sancho tries a through ball, but Casemiro is caught offside.
- 74': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Ola Aina.
- 74': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Sèrge Aurier.
- 75': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Willy Boly.
- 75': Penalty Manchester United. Marcus Rashford draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 75': Penalty conceded by Danilo (Nottingham Forest) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 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.
- 79': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 79': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White following a set piece situation.
- 81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga replaces Danilo.
- 81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 82': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Manchester United).
- 82': Sèrge Aurier (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84': Attempt saved. Willy Boly (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Chris Wood.
- 84': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by André Onana.
- 85': Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Antony.
- 86': Delay in match because of an injury Casemiro (Manchester United).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 87': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 87': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 89': Attempt missed. Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Chris Wood following a corner.
- 89': André Onana (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': André Onana (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+3': Foul by Sèrge Aurier (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+3': Scott McTominay (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Willy Boly (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+3': Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott McTominay.
- 90'+5': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United).
- 90'+6': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+6': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Jadon Sancho is caught offside.
- 90'+8': Delay in match because of an injury Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
- 90'+10': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+11': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+11': Foul by Scott McTominay (Manchester United).
- 90'+14': Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Nottingham Forest 2.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester United 3, Nottingham Forest 2.
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 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,595
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 73,595
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 4 | +5 | 12 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 4 | +8 | 9 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | +7 | 9 |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | +1 | 9 |
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 |
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 |
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