Manchester United v Nottingham Forest, 07 December 2024

Score3-2 to Nottingham Forest
RefereeDarren England
CompetitionPremier League
VenueOld Trafford
Attendance73,778

View Manchester United v Nottingham Forest head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 15 Manchester United won: 10 Drawn: 2 Nottingham Forest won: 3 Manchester United scored: 42 Nottingham Forest scored: 13 . This was Nottingham Forest's first win at Old Trafford since 17 December 1994 in the Premier League.

2 Manchester United

Manager: Ruben Amorim

3 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Rasmus Højlund 18 G
Bruno Fernandes 61 G

Goals:

Nikola Milenković 2 G
Morgan Gibbs-White 47 G
Chris Wood 54 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper André Onana
Defender Matthijs de Ligt
Defender Lisandro Martínez
Defender Leny Yoro
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder Manuel Ugarte
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Amad Diallo
Forward Rasmus Højlund

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Nikola Milenković Defender
Murillo Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Ryan Yates Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Jota Silva Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Marcus Rashford for Alejandro Garnacho 59
Harry Maguire for Matthijs de Ligt 65
Noussair Mazraoui for Leny Yoro 66
Joshua Zirkzee for Manuel Ugarte 76
Mason Mount for Bruno Fernandes 76

Substitutions:

Morato for Jota Silva 68
Nicolás Domínguez for Morgan Gibbs-White 79
Anthony Elanga for Chris Wood 79
Taiwo Awoniyi for Callum Hudson-Odoi 90

Cards:

Cards:

Jota Silva 31 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder Tyrell Malacia
Defender/Midfielder Noussair Mazraoui
Midfielder Casemiro
Midfielder Christian Eriksen
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Forward Joshua Zirkzee

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa

Comments:

League position: 13th . Having totalled 19 points so far, Manchester United now had their lowest points total after 15 games of a league season since 1986-87 in League Division One (14 points). . 103 goals had now been scored in their 33 games in the Premier League in 2024 (for 54, against 49). . United had now lost nine of their last 25 home games in the Premier League (won 12).

Comments:

League position: 5th . Nottingham Forest had now won more than six of their opening 15 games of a season in the Premier League for the first time since 1994-95. . They had now won six and drawn two of their last ten away games in the Premier League . On his 33rd birthday, Chris Wood had now become the first player to score 25 goals for Forest in the Premier League; previously 24 by Bryan Roy from August 1994 to May 1997.

2 Manchester United

Manager: Ruben Amorim

Goals:

Rasmus Højlund 18 G
Bruno Fernandes 61 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper André Onana
Defender Matthijs de Ligt
Defender Lisandro Martínez
Defender Leny Yoro
Defender/Midfielder Diogo Dalot
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Kobbie Mainoo
Midfielder Manuel Ugarte
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Forward Amad Diallo
Forward Rasmus Højlund

Substitutions:

Marcus Rashford for Alejandro Garnacho 59
Harry Maguire for Matthijs de Ligt 65
Noussair Mazraoui for Leny Yoro 66
Joshua Zirkzee for Manuel Ugarte 76
Mason Mount for Bruno Fernandes 76

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Altay Bayindir
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder Tyrell Malacia
Defender/Midfielder Noussair Mazraoui
Midfielder Casemiro
Midfielder Christian Eriksen
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Forward Joshua Zirkzee

Comments:

League position: 13th . Having totalled 19 points so far, Manchester United now had their lowest points total after 15 games of a league season since 1986-87 in League Division One (14 points). . 103 goals had now been scored in their 33 games in the Premier League in 2024 (for 54, against 49). . United had now lost nine of their last 25 home games in the Premier League (won 12).

3 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Nikola Milenković 2 G
Morgan Gibbs-White 47 G
Chris Wood 54 G

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Nikola Milenković Defender
Murillo Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Ryan Yates Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Jota Silva Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Morato for Jota Silva 68
Nicolás Domínguez for Morgan Gibbs-White 79
Anthony Elanga for Chris Wood 79
Taiwo Awoniyi for Callum Hudson-Odoi 90

Cards:

Jota Silva 31 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Carlos Miguel
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Morato
Defender/Midfielder Harry Toffolo
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Midfielder/Forward Ramón Sosa

Comments:

League position: 5th . Nottingham Forest had now won more than six of their opening 15 games of a season in the Premier League for the first time since 1994-95. . They had now won six and drawn two of their last ten away games in the Premier League . On his 33rd birthday, Chris Wood had now become the first player to score 25 goals for Forest in the Premier League; previously 24 by Bryan Roy from August 1994 to May 1997.