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Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest

27 Dec 2026, 16:30 · Premier League · 2026/2027

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8 completed meetings

Manchester United

16:30

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Upcoming meeting. Compare their previous results below; match events and final stats will appear after play.

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Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2026/2027.

Manchester United

Latest: Manchester City · 0–1

Match stats

13 Sept 2026, 16:30 · Home vs Manchester City · 2026/2027

Nottingham Forest

Latest: Aston Villa · 2–1

Match stats

12 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Aston Villa · 2026/2027

The rivalry

Head-to-head record

Last 150 completed meetings at most

4Manchester United wins

1Draws

3Nottingham Forest wins

63%Both teams scored

75%Over 2.5 goals

16Manchester United goals

12Nottingham Forest goals

At Manchester United’s ground: 4 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2026/2027 · Premier League

Compare Manchester United’s home games with Nottingham Forest’s away games.

Manchester United statsNottingham Forest stats

Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.

Manchester UnitedPer matchNottingham Forest

2.50 / 2Goals scored2.00 / 2

1.50 / 2Goals conceded1.50 / 2

4.00 / 2Total match goals3.50 / 2

0.00 / 2Clean sheets / match0.00 / 2

0.50 / 2Failed to score / match0.00 / 2

24.50 / 2Shots17.00 / 2

7.00 / 2Corners3.00 / 2

12.50 / 2Total match corners7.50 / 2

1.00 / 2Cards3.50 / 2

The number after / is how many matches had that stat.

More team stats

Results & goals

Manchester UnitedStatNottingham Forest

0.502 matchesGoals scored by half-time0.502 matches

0.502 matchesGoals conceded by half-time0.002 matches

50% (1)2 matchesWins50% (1)2 matches

0% (0)2 matchesDraws50% (1)2 matches

50% (1)2 matchesLosses0% (0)2 matches

50% (1)2 matchesHalf-time clean sheets100% (2)2 matches

50% (1)2 matchesScored in both halves50% (1)2 matches

50% (1)2 matchesBoth teams scored100% (2)2 matches

Goal frequencies

Manchester UnitedStatNottingham Forest

50%2 matchesScored 1+ goals100%2 matches

50%2 matchesScored 2+ goals100%2 matches

50%2 matchesScored 3+ goals0%2 matches

50%2 matchesScored 4+ goals0%2 matches

100%2 matchesConceded 1+ goals100%2 matches

50%2 matchesConceded 2+ goals50%2 matches

0%2 matchesConceded 3+ goals0%2 matches

50%2 matchesScored 1+ by half-time50%2 matches

0%2 matchesScored 2+ by half-time0%2 matches

0%2 matchesScored 3+ by half-time0%2 matches

50%2 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time0%2 matches

0%2 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time0%2 matches

0%2 matchesConceded 3+ by half-time0%2 matches

Corners

Manchester UnitedStatNottingham Forest

5.502 matchesCorners conceded / match4.502 matches

100%2 matchesWon 3+ corners50%2 matches

100%2 matchesWon 5+ corners50%2 matches

50%2 matchesWon 7+ corners0%2 matches

0%2 matchesWon 9+ corners0%2 matches

100%2 matchesMatch had 8+ corners50%2 matches

100%2 matchesMatch had 10+ corners0%2 matches

100%2 matchesMatch had 12+ corners0%2 matches

0%2 matchesMatch had 14+ corners0%2 matches

Cards

Manchester UnitedStatNottingham Forest

3.002 matchesOpponent cards / match3.002 matches

4.002 matchesTotal cards / match6.502 matches

1.002 matchesYellow cards / match3.502 matches

100%2 matchesReceived 1+ cards100%2 matches

0%2 matchesReceived 2+ cards100%2 matches

0%2 matchesReceived 3+ cards50%2 matches

0%2 matchesReceived 4+ cards50%2 matches

0%2 matchesReceived 5+ cards50%2 matches

100%2 matchesMatch had 3+ cards100%2 matches

0%2 matchesMatch had 5+ cards100%2 matches

0%2 matchesMatch had 7+ cards50%2 matches

Shots & play

Manchester UnitedStatNottingham Forest

7.502 matchesShots conceded / match10.002 matches

57.50%2 matchesPossession / match38.50%2 matches

12.002 matchesFouls / match13.002 matches

2.002 matchesOffsides / match2.002 matches

Chance quality

Season xG

Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.

Manchester United

Expected goals (xG)5 games with data

2.07 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)5 games with data

1.04 per game

Nottingham Forest

Expected goals (xG)5 games with data

1.51 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)5 games with data

1.08 per game

These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.

Players

Top scorers and assist makers

Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.

Manchester United

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Nottingham Forest

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Tackles

Expected goals and shot quality

Match counts are shown beside each player.

Expected goals (xG)

Chance quality before the shot.

Manchester United

Bryan Mbeumo5 matches

2.57

Bruno Fernandes 5 matches

2.39

Marcus Rashford3 matches

1.05

Nottingham Forest

Igor Jesus4 matches

1.93

Morgan Gibbs-White4 matches

1.31

Dan Ndoye3 matches

1.18

xG on target (xGoT)

Chance quality of shots that reached the target.

Manchester United

Bruno Fernandes 5 matches

2.23

Bryan Mbeumo5 matches

1.75

Benjamin Sesko3 matches

0.82

Nottingham Forest

Igor Jesus4 matches

1.70

Morgan Gibbs-White3 matches

0.86

Dan Ndoye3 matches

0.72

Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)

Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.

Manchester United

Benjamin Sesko3 matches

0.48

Diogo Dalot2 matches

0.31

Patrick Dorgu1 matches

0.21

Nottingham Forest