English Premier League

FT Saturday, August 26, 2023
Nottingham Forest LLDLW 2
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Manchester United LWDWL 3
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NFO202
MAN123
Old Trafford · 73,595 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

MAN leads series 4-0

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 24André OnanaG
  2. 6Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 19Raphaël VaraneCD-R
  4. 20Diogo DalotLB
  5. 29Aaron Wan-BissakaRB
  6. 8Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 14Christian EriksenLM
  8. 18CasemiroRM
  9. 9Anthony MartialF
  10. 10Marcus RashfordAM-L
  11. 21AntonyAM-R

NFO · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Matt TurnerG
  2. 4Joe WorrallCD
  3. 26Scott McKennaCD-L
  4. 30Willy BolyCD-R
  5. 28Danilo SantosCM-L
  6. 22Ryan YatesCM-R
  7. 43Ola AinaLM
  8. 24Sèrge AurierRM
  9. 9Taiwo AwoniyiF
  10. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteCF-L
  11. 20Brennan JohnsonCF-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 44' Sèrge Aurier (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+2' Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 45' Substitution, Manchester United. Victor Lindelöf replaces Raphaël Varane.
  7. 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.
  8. 57' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Moussa Niakhaté replaces Scott McKenna because of an injury.
  9. 58' Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 60' Substitution, Manchester United. Jadon Sancho replaces Anthony Martial.
  11. 62' Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 67' Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) is shown the red card.
  13. 70' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cheikhou Kouyaté replaces Brennan Johnson.
  14. 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.
  15. 81' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga replaces Danilo.
  16. 81' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
  17. 82' Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 85' Substitution, Manchester United. Scott McTominay replaces Antony.
  19. 89' André Onana (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 90'+6' Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card.
  21. 90'+6' Cheikhou Kouyaté (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.

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