Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest, 2025-26 English Premier League
· English Premier League3 - 2
Man United wrap up third in eventful win over Nottingham Forest
Manchester United wrapped up third spot with Sunday's entertaining 3-2 victory against Nottingham Forest as Bruno Fernandes' memorable season reached a new height.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 5': Goal! Manchester United 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Luke Shaw (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 8': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Amad Diallo (Manchester United).
- 14': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo.
- 16': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
- 16': Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Senne Lammens (Manchester United). Assisted by Omari Hutchinson with a through ball.
- 21': Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Matheus Cunha with a through ball following a fast break.
- 21': Attempt missed. Casemiro (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
- 24': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
- 26': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Casemiro.
- 28': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolás Domínguez with a cross.
- 28': Foul by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).
- 28': Casemiro (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 29': Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Lisandro Martínez.
- 32': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 32': Foul by Diogo Dalot (Manchester United).
- 33': Attempt missed. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 38': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Morato.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Lisandro Martínez (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Amad Diallo (Manchester United).
- 41': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Casemiro.
- 42': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Nikola Milenkovic.
- 42': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
- 44': Attempt missed. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross following a corner.
- 45': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Matheus Cunha (Manchester United).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 45'+1': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester United 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester United 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Amad Diallo.
- 48': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Amad Diallo (Manchester United).
- 50': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Neco Williams.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Harry Maguire (Manchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Cunha.
- 52': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
- 53': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Luke Shaw.
- 53': Goal! Manchester United 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Morato (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot with a cross.
- 55': Goal! Manchester United 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 57': VAR Decision: Goal Manchester United - Manchester United 2-1 Nottingham Forest (Matheus Cunha).
- 62': Attempt saved. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Senne Lammens (Manchester United).
- 62': Foul by Morato (Nottingham Forest).
- 62': Amad Diallo (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Casemiro (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
- 63': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Igor Jesus.
- 64': Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 64': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
- 65': Omari Hutchinson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
- 67': Attempt saved. Amad Diallo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Casemiro.
- 67': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Matz Sels.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 68': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Neco Williams.
- 70': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dilane Bakwa replaces Omari Hutchinson.
- 70': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Chris Wood.
- 70': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
- 72': Handball by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
- 72': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matheus Cunha with a cross.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 74': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Lisandro Martínez.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Taiwo Awoniyi with a through ball.
- 76': Goal! Manchester United 3, Nottingham Forest 1. Bryan Mbeumo (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a cross.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Matheus Cunha (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 78': Goal! Manchester United 3, Nottingham Forest 2. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Elliot Anderson.
- 78': Casemiro (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
- 80': Substitution, Manchester United. Patrick Dorgu replaces Matheus Cunha.
- 81': Substitution, Manchester United. Mason Mount replaces Casemiro.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo.
- 83': Attempt saved. Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 84': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. James McAtee replaces Igor Jesus.
- 84': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jair Cunha replaces Luca Netz.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jair Cunha.
- 89': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joshua Zirkzee.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 8 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James McAtee.
- 90'+2': Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Luke Shaw (Manchester United).
- 90'+3': Luke Shaw (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+4': Patrick Dorgu (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kobbie Mainoo with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+6': Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
- 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 90'+8': Attempt saved. Joshua Zirkzee (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest).
- 90'+8': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Matz Sels.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Manchester United 3, Nottingham Forest 2.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester United 3, Nottingham Forest 2.
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 51.9 | Possession | 48.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 29 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 398 | Accurate Passes | 383 |
| 472 | Passes | 438 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 20 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 20 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 18 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Venue: Old Trafford
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 74,015
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
Line-Ups
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Senne Lammens (GK) |
| 6 | Lisandro Martínez |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 23 | Luke Shaw |
| 2 | Diogo Dalot |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 37 | Kobbie Mainoo |
| 18 | Casemiro |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
| 10 | Matheus Cunha |
| 16 | Amad |
Nottingham Forest (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 4 | Morato |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 25 | Luca Netz |
| 3 | Neco Williams |
| 8 | Elliot Anderson |
| 16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 21 | Omari Hutchinson |
| 11 | Chris Wood |
| 19 | Igor Jesus |
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