Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest – Match preview, form & H2H

Premier League Premier League Round 17
Manchester United
Not started
Nottingham Forest
Old Trafford

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Last 5 matches

Manchester United 0 W · 3 D · 2 L
  1. D Manchester United – Aston Villa Premier League · 4–4
  2. L Chelsea – Manchester United Premier League · 2–0
  3. L Manchester United – Bournemouth Premier League · 0–3
  4. D Leeds – Manchester United Premier League · 1–1
  5. D Manchester United – Tottenham Premier League · 1–1
Nottingham Forest 1 W · 1 D · 3 L
  1. W Nottingham Forest – Manchester City Premier League · 3–1
  2. L Brentford – Nottingham Forest Premier League · 2–0
  3. D Ipswich – Nottingham Forest Premier League · 1–1
  4. L Nottingham Forest – Arsenal Premier League · 0–1
  5. L Crystal Palace – Nottingham Forest Premier League · 3–1

Last 5 in numbers

In their last 5 matches, all competitions.
Statistic Manchester United Nottingham Forest
Goals scored 6(1.2 per match) 5(1 per match)
Goals conceded 11(2.2 per match) 8(1.6 per match)
Matches without conceding 0 of 5 0 of 5
Matches without scoring 2 of 5 2 of 5
Yellow cards 17(3.4 per match) 11(2.2 per match)
Corners 27(5.4 per match) 28(5.6 per match)
League position Premier League
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Nottingham Forest 10 2 3 5 9 13 -4 9
18 Manchester United 10 1 5 4 14 19 -5 8
Uefa Champions League Uefa Europa League Relegation

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This season compared

Premier League 2026/2027
Manchester United Nottingham Forest
10 Matches played 10
1.4 Goals scored per match 0.9
1.9 Goals conceded per match 1.3
55% Average possession 45%
4 of 10 Matches with 3 or more goals 4 of 10
6.3 Corners per match 4.5
2.3 Yellow cards per match 2.4
0 of 10 Matches without conceding 1 of 10

Top scorers

Premier League 2026/2027
Manchester United
Bruno Fernandes

Midfielder

4 Goals
2 Assists
Minutes per goal 203'
Pass accuracy 81%
Matches played 9
Minutes played 810'

Also scoring

  1. Bryan Mbeumo Attacker · 223' per goal 4 Goals 0 Assists
  2. Matheus Cunha Attacker · 706' per goal 1 Goals 2 Assists
Nottingham Forest
Liam Delap

Attacker

3 Goals
0 Assists
Minutes per goal 227'
Pass accuracy 61.2%
Matches played 9
Minutes played 682'

Also scoring

  1. Dan Ndoye Attacker · 313' per goal 2 Goals 0 Assists
  2. Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder · 810' per goal 1 Goals 3 Assists

Minutes per goal: how many minutes, on average, the player needs to score. Lower is better.

Head to head Last 5 meetings
Manchester United wins
Draws
Nottingham Forest wins
1
1
3
20%
20%
60%
Total goals 18 Across 5 meetings
Avg goals 3.6 3.6 per match
Manchester United goals 8 1.6 per match
Nottingham Forest goals 10 2 per match
Both teams scored 80% 4/5 matches
Over 2.5 goals 80% 4/5 matches
Average corners per match 11.2 Across 5 meetings
Average cards per match 3.4 Yellow + red cards
Last meeting 3 - 2
Manchester United 3–2 3 2 Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest 2–2 2 2 Manchester United
Nottingham Forest 1–0 1 0 Manchester United
Manchester United 2–3 2 3 Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest 2–1 2 1 Manchester United

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About the match

Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest will be played on 27 December 2026 at 16:30 UTC at Old Trafford in the Premier League.

Ahead of kick-off, Manchester United are 18th in the Premier League standings, while Nottingham Forest are 16th.

Head-to-head

Manchester United and Nottingham Forest have met 8 times in the available head-to-head data.

Manchester United won 4 times, while Nottingham Forest won 3 times, with one meeting ending in a draw.