Manchester United v Nottingham Forest, 26 August 2023

Score3-2 to Manchester United
RefereeStuart Attwell
CompetitionPremier League
VenueOld Trafford
Attendance73,595

View Manchester United v Nottingham Forest head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Manchester United won: 10 Drawn: 2 Nottingham Forest won: 1 Manchester United scored: 39 Nottingham Forest scored: 8 . Nottingham Forest had scored one goal in the six preceding meetings with Manchester United in all competitions.

3 Manchester United

Manager: Erik ten Hag

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Christian Eriksen 17 G
Casemiro 52 G
Bruno Fernandes penalty 76 P

Goals:

Taiwo Awoniyi 2 G
Willy Boly 4 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper André Onana
Defender Diogo Dalot
Defender Lisandro Martínez
Defender Raphaël Varane
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Casemiro
Midfielder Christian Eriksen
Midfielder/Forward Antony
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Forward Anthony Martial

Starting lineup:

Matt Turner Goalkeeper
Willy Boly Defender
Scott McKenna Defender
Joe Worrall Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Serge Aurier Defender/Midfielder
Danilo Midfielder
Ryan Yates Midfielder
Taiwo Awoniyi Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Brennan Johnson Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Victor Lindelöf for Raphaël Varane 46
Jadon Sancho for Anthony Martial 60
Scott McTominay for Antony 85

Substitutions:

Moussa Niakhaté for Scott McKenna 57
Cheikhou Kouyaté for Brennan Johnson 70
Anthony Elanga for Danilo 81
Chris Wood for Taiwo Awoniyi 81

Cards:

Aaron Wan-Bissaka 58 Y
Marcus Rashford 82 Y
André Onana 89 Y
Bruno Fernandes 90+6 Y

Cards:

Serge Aurier 44 Y
Morgan Gibbs-White 45+2 Y
Ola Aina 62 Y
Joe Worrall 67 R
Cheikhou Kouyaté 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Alvaro Fernández
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Scott McTominay
Midfielder Dan Gore
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Pellistri
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath
Defender Gonzalo Montiel
Defender Moussa Niakhaté
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Forward HWANG Ui-jo
Forward Chris Wood

Comments:

League position: 6th . Manchester United had won 13 games in Premier League after being two or more goals behind; more than any other team in the competition. . With Nottingham Forest’s second goal timed at three minutes and 47 seconds, United had a two-goal deficit after four minutes of a top division game for the first time since 19 October 1946 at Blackpool in League Division One (lost 3-1) [c/o Gracenote Live]. . Joe Worrall became the first opposition player to sent-off in a Premier League game against the Red Devils since Brighton and Hove Albion's Lewis Dunk on 15 February 2022; longer than any other current Premier League team.

Comments:

League position: 14th . Nottingham Forest had now lost nine of their last 11 away games in the Premier League (drawn two). . Taiwo Awoniyi became the first player to score in Forest's first three games of a season in the top division since Peter Davenport in 1984-85 in League Division One. . They had now scored in each of their last ten games in the Premier League (19 goals).

3 Manchester United

Manager: Erik ten Hag

Goals:

Christian Eriksen 17 G
Casemiro 52 G
Bruno Fernandes penalty 76 P

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper André Onana
Defender Diogo Dalot
Defender Lisandro Martínez
Defender Raphaël Varane
Defender/Midfielder Aaron Wan-Bissaka
Midfielder Bruno Fernandes
Midfielder Casemiro
Midfielder Christian Eriksen
Midfielder/Forward Antony
Midfielder/Forward Marcus Rashford
Forward Anthony Martial

Substitutions:

Victor Lindelöf for Raphaël Varane 46
Jadon Sancho for Anthony Martial 60
Scott McTominay for Antony 85

Cards:

Aaron Wan-Bissaka 58 Y
Marcus Rashford 82 Y
André Onana 89 Y
Bruno Fernandes 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson
Defender Alvaro Fernández
Defender Victor Lindelöf
Defender Harry Maguire
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Scott McTominay
Midfielder Dan Gore
Midfielder/Forward Alejandro Garnacho
Midfielder/Forward Facundo Pellistri
Midfielder/Forward Jadon Sancho

Comments:

League position: 6th . Manchester United had won 13 games in Premier League after being two or more goals behind; more than any other team in the competition. . With Nottingham Forest’s second goal timed at three minutes and 47 seconds, United had a two-goal deficit after four minutes of a top division game for the first time since 19 October 1946 at Blackpool in League Division One (lost 3-1) [c/o Gracenote Live]. . Joe Worrall became the first opposition player to sent-off in a Premier League game against the Red Devils since Brighton and Hove Albion's Lewis Dunk on 15 February 2022; longer than any other current Premier League team.

2 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Taiwo Awoniyi 2 G
Willy Boly 4 G

Starting lineup:

Matt Turner Goalkeeper
Willy Boly Defender
Scott McKenna Defender
Joe Worrall Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Serge Aurier Defender/Midfielder
Danilo Midfielder
Ryan Yates Midfielder
Taiwo Awoniyi Midfielder/Forward
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Brennan Johnson Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Moussa Niakhaté for Scott McKenna 57
Cheikhou Kouyaté for Brennan Johnson 70
Anthony Elanga for Danilo 81
Chris Wood for Taiwo Awoniyi 81

Cards:

Serge Aurier 44 Y
Morgan Gibbs-White 45+2 Y
Ola Aina 62 Y
Joe Worrall 67 R
Cheikhou Kouyaté 90+6 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath
Defender Gonzalo Montiel
Defender Moussa Niakhaté
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Forward HWANG Ui-jo
Forward Chris Wood

Comments:

League position: 14th . Nottingham Forest had now lost nine of their last 11 away games in the Premier League (drawn two). . Taiwo Awoniyi became the first player to score in Forest's first three games of a season in the top division since Peter Davenport in 1984-85 in League Division One. . They had now scored in each of their last ten games in the Premier League (19 goals).