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Premier League · Matchweek 3 · Aug 26

Manchester United - Nottingham Forest

Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 in Premier League (Matchweek 3). Goals: C. Eriksen 17'; Casemiro 52'; T. Awoniyi 2'; W. Boly 4'.

Manchester UnitedHOME Manchester United
3 - 2
FT
Nottingham ForestAWAY Nottingham Forest
C. Eriksen 17'Casemiro 52'Bruno Fernandes (P) 76'
⚽
T. Awoniyi 2'W. Boly 4'
🏟 Old Trafford 👤 Referee: S. Attwell
Key events
2' ⚽ T. Awoniyi(0 - 1) · Assist: M. Gibbs-White Nottingham F
4' ⚽ W. Boly(0 - 2) Nottingham F
17' ⚽ C. Eriksen(1 - 2) · Assist: M. Rashford Manchester U
44' 🟨 Serge AurierYellow card Nottingham F
45+2' 🟨 Morgan Gibbs-WhiteYellow card Nottingham F
52' ⚽ Casemiro(2 - 2) · Assist: Bruno Fernandes Manchester U
58' 🟨 Aaron Wan-BissakaYellow card Manchester U
62' 🟨 Ola AinaYellow card Nottingham F
67' 🟥 Joe WorrallRed card Nottingham F
76' ⚽ Bruno Fernandes (P)(3 - 2) Manchester U
82' 🟨 Marcus RashfordYellow card Manchester U
89' 🟨 André OnanaYellow card Manchester U
90+6' 🟨 Cheikhou KouyatéYellow card Nottingham F
90+6' 🟨 Bruno FernandesYellow card Manchester U
Quick stats
%66 Possession %34
18 Total shots 9
9 Shots on target 4
5 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 2
7 Shots inside box 7
11 Shots outside box 2
2 Saves 7
Match timeline
First half
2'
⚽T. Awoniyi(0 - 1) · Assist: M. Gibbs-White
4'
⚽W. Boly(0 - 2)
C. Eriksen(1 - 2) · Assist: M. Rashford⚽
17'
44'
🟨Serge AurierYellow card
45+2'
🟨Morgan Gibbs-WhiteYellow card
HT 1 - 2
R. Varane ↔ V. LindelöfSubstitution🔁
46'
Casemiro(2 - 2) · Assist: Bruno Fernandes⚽
52'
57'
🔁S. McKenna ↔ M. NiakhatéSubstitution
Aaron Wan-BissakaYellow card🟨
58'
A. Martial ↔ J. SanchoSubstitution🔁
60'
62'
🟨Ola AinaYellow card
67'
🟥Joe WorrallRed card
70'
🔁B. Johnson ↔ C. KouyatéSubstitution
Bruno Fernandes (P)(3 - 2)⚽
76'
81'
🔁Danilo ↔ A. ElangaSubstitution
81'
🔁T. Awoniyi ↔ C. WoodSubstitution
Marcus RashfordYellow card🟨
82'
Antony ↔ S. McTominaySubstitution🔁
85'
André OnanaYellow card🟨
89'
90+6'
🟨Cheikhou KouyatéYellow card
Bruno FernandesYellow card🟨
90+6'
FT 3 - 2
Match statsManchester United · Nottingham Forest
Key stats
%66 Possession %34
Shots
18 Total shots 9
9 Shots on target 4
5 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 2
7 Shots inside box 7
11 Shots outside box 2
2 Saves 7
Passing
637 Total passes 316
548 Accurate passes 228
%86 Pass accuracy %72
Set pieces & discipline
11 Corners 3
3 Offsides 2
13 Fouls 11
Cards
4 Yellow cards 4
0 Red cards 1
By half
1 1st-half goals 2
2 2nd-half goals 0
LineupsManchester United 4-2-3-1Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1
24Onana 20Dalot 6Martínez 19Varane 29Wan-Bissaka 14Eriksen 18Casemiro 10Rashford 8Fernandes 21Antony 9Martial 1Turner 26McKenna 4Worrall 30Boly 43Aina 28Danilo 22Yates 24Aurier 10Gibbs-White 20Johnson 9Awoniyi
Manchester United · Bench
2V. Lindelöf2
49A. Garnacho49
42Álvaro Fernández42
26D. Henderson26
44D. Gore44
5H. Maguire5
28F. Pellistri28
39S. McTominay39
25J. Sancho25
Coach: E. ten Hag
Nottingham Forest · Bench
23R. Freuler23
19M. Niakhaté19
8C. Kouyaté8
21A. Elanga21
11C. Wood11
29G. Montiel29
34E. Horvath34
35Hwang Ui-Jo35
7N. Williams7
Coach: S. Cooper
HEAD TO HEAD10 meetings · 2022–2026
Manchester United 6
Dec 27who was on topMay 17
Nottingham Forest 3
6 Manchester United 1 draw 3 Nottingham Forest
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.9goals / match
19–10total goals
5/1clean sheets
3-0Manchester United best win · Jan 25
1-0Nottingham Forest best win · Apr 1
%80 Over 1.5 8/10
%60 Over 2.5 6/10
%30 Over 3.5 3/10
%40 BTTS 4/10
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Manchester United at home4 matches
3W 0D 1L 10:5
Nottingham Forest at home6 matches
2W 1D 3L 5:9
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Manchester United3W 1D 1L Nottingham Forest4W 0D 1L
2.00 2.40 Points per game
9 13 Goals scored
7 6 Goals conceded
1.51 1.10 xG average
1.76 1.63 xGA average
%20 %40 Clean sheets
%80 %40 BTTS
%80 %80 Over 2.5
6.0 3.8 Corners
3.2 1.6 Cards
Manchester United6W 2D 2L Nottingham Forest7W 2D 1L
2.00 2.30 Points per game
17 21 Goals scored
12 9 Goals conceded
1.59 1.35 xG average
1.46 1.53 xGA average
%20 %40 Clean sheets
%80 %50 BTTS
%70 %60 Over 2.5
5.1 5.0 Corners
2.8 1.5 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
8Manchester Unitedin the table60pts
38matches 18-6-14W-D-L 57:58goals -1diff
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17Nottingham Forestin the table32pts
38matches 9-9-20W-D-L 49:67goals -18diff
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Season profile · 2025/2026 · 25 matches
1.76 1.04 Points per game
1.80 1.41 xG average
1.31 1.46 xGA average
%16 %20 Clean sheets
%72 %40 BTTS
%60 %52 Over 2.5
4.5 5.5 Corners
1.4 1.6 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
May 17 Manchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest Premier League
Nov 1 Nottingham Forest 2-2 Manchester United Premier League
Apr 1 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester United Premier League
Dec 7 Manchester United 2-3 Nottingham Forest Premier League
Feb 28 Nottingham Forest 0-1 Manchester United FA Cup
Dec 30 Nottingham Forest 2-1 Manchester United Premier League
Apr 16 Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester United Premier League
Feb 1 Manchester United 2-0 Nottingham Forest League Cup
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