English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 17, 2026
Nottingham Forest WWWLD 2
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Manchester United LWWWD 3
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Match Report

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Man United wrap up third in eventful win over Nottingham Forest

Manchester United wrapped up third spot with Sunday's entertaining 3-2 victory against Nottingham Forest as Bruno Fernandes' memorable season reached a new height.

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Team Stats

5
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
0
6
Corner Kicks
7
5
Saves
2
51.9
Possession
48.1
11
SHOTS
29
4
ON GOAL
8
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
398
Accurate Passes
383
472
Passes
438
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
6
Accurate Crosses
7
20
Crosses
16
0.3
Cross %
0.4
40
Long Balls
45
15
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
12
13
Effective Tackles
9
20
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
10
18
Effective Clearances
32
18
Clearances
32

Highlights

01:33 Nicol slams 'shocking decision' to award Manchester United's second goal Watch on ESPN 01:00 Nicol: Bruno Fernandes has carried Manchester United this season Watch on ESPN 01:33 Leboeuf: Man United handball controversy 'simply unfair' Watch on ESPN 01:38 Carrick congratulates Fernandes on 'fantastic' assist record Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

NFO leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

MAN · 4-2-3-1

  1. 31Senne LammensG
  2. 6Lisandro MartínezCD-L
  3. 5Harry MaguireCD-R
  4. 23Luke ShawLB
  5. 2Diogo DalotRB
  6. 8Bruno FernandesAM
  7. 37Kobbie MainooLM
  8. 18CasemiroRM
  9. 19Bryan MbeumoF
  10. 10Matheus CunhaAM-L
  11. 16Amad DialloAM-R

NFO · 4-4-2

  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 4MoratoCD-L
  3. 31Nikola MilenkovicCD-R
  4. 25Luca NetzLB
  5. 3Neco WilliamsRB
  6. 8Elliot AndersonCM-L
  7. 16Nicolás DomínguezCM-R
  8. 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteLM
  9. 21Omari HutchinsonRM
  10. 11Chris WoodCF-L
  11. 19Igor JesusCF-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Manchester United 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Luke Shaw (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  2. 53' Goal! Manchester United 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Morato (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross following a corner.
  3. 55' Goal! Manchester United 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  4. 70' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dilane Bakwa replaces Omari Hutchinson.
  5. 70' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Chris Wood.
  6. 70' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
  7. 76' Goal! Manchester United 3, Nottingham Forest 1. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
  8. 78' Goal! Manchester United 3, Nottingham Forest 2. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
  9. 78' Casemiro (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 80' Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
  11. 80' Substitution, Manchester United. Patrick Dorgu replaces Matheus Cunha.
  12. 81' Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Mount replaces Casemiro.
  13. 84' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. James McAtee replaces Igor Jesus.
  14. 84' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jair Cunha replaces Luca Netz.
  15. 90'+3' Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 90'+4' Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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