Premiership · Matchday 25
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
1–8
Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 8–1 at City Ground, Nottingham on Saturday 6th February 1999 in the Premiership. Dwight Yorke (2', 67'), Andrew Cole (7', 50') and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (80', 88', 90'+1', 90'+4') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 2' Dwight Yorke 0–1
- 6' Alan Rogers 1–1
- 7' Andrew Cole 1–2
- Half Time
- 50' Andrew Cole 1–3
- 67' Dwight Yorke 1–4
- 72' John Curtis for Keane
- 72' Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer for Yorke
- 76' Nicky Butt for Blomqvist
- 80' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1–5
- 88' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1–6
- 90+1' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1–7
- 90+4' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 1–8
- Full Time 1–8
Match Facts
- United's biggest win over Nottingham Forest at the time, in their 105th meeting.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored 4 goals in this match.
- A 7th consecutive win in all competitions.
- Dwight Yorke's brace took him to 21 in 1998-1999 and 21 for United.
- Andrew Cole's brace took him to 16 in 1998-1999 and 73 for United.
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's 4 goals took him to 15 in 1998-1999 and 42 for United.
Starting XI
Substitutes
John Curtis
72' for Keane
Ole-Gunnar Solskjaer
80', 88', 90'+1, 90'+4 72' for Yorke
Nicky Butt
76' for Blomqvist
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Ron Atkinson
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 105 of 116
116
Played
55
Won
25
Drawn
36
Lost
206
Goals For
148
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 29th October 1892. After this match United had played Nottingham Forest 105 times: 48W 24D 33L.
26 Dec 1996 W 4–0 PL 11 Nov 1998 W 2–1 LC 26 Dec 1998 W 3–0 PL
6 Feb 1999 W 8–1 This match
27 Dec 2022 W 3–0 PL 25 Jan 2023 W 3–0 LC 1 Feb 2023 W 2–0 LC | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 58 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 124 | 71 | 58.6 |
| Away | 57 | 20 | 14 | 23 | 81 | 77 | 35.1 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →