Premiership · Matchday 19
Manchester United v Nottingham Forest
1–2
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford on Saturday 17th December 1994 in the Premiership. Eric Cantona (68') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 37' Stan Collymore 0–1
- Half Time
- 62' Stuart Pearce 0–2
- 68' Eric Cantona 1–2
- 75' Nicky Butt for Giggs
- 88' Gary Neville for Kanchelskis
- Full Time 1–2
Starting XI
Player
7 Eric Cantona 68'
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Frank Clark
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 98 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 98 times: 42W 23D 33L.
29 Aug 1992 W 2–0 PL 27 Jan 1993 W 2–0 PL 22 Aug 1994 D 1–1 PL
17 Dec 1994 L 1–2 This match
27 Nov 1995 D 1–1 PL 28 Apr 1996 W 5–0 PL 14 Sep 1996 W 4–1 PL | 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 →