League Cup · Semi-Final - 1st Leg (agg 3-0)
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
0–3
HT 0–2
Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3–0 at City Ground, Nottingham on Wednesday 25th January 2023 in the League Cup. Marcus Rashford (6'), Wout Weghorst (45') and Bruno Fernandes (89') scored for United. United were captained by Bruno Fernandes, and the referee was Michael Oliver.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 6' Marcus Rashford Assist: Casemiro 0–1
- 45' Wout Weghorst 0–2
- Half Time 0–2
- 57' Alejandro Garnacho for Rashford
- 71' Fredico "Fred" Rodrigues for Eriksen
- 71' Facundo Pellistri for Antony
- 84' Facundo Pellistri
- 85' Anthony Elanga for Weghorst
- 89' Bruno Fernandes Assist: Anthony Elanga 0–3
- Full Time 0–3
Match Facts
67%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Michael Oliver
Referee
Bruno Fernandes
Captain
Starting XI
Player
27 Wout Weghorst 45'
Substitutes
Alejandro Garnacho
57' for Rashford
Fredico "Fred" Rodrigues
71' for Eriksen
Facundo Pellistri
71' for Antony
Anthony Elanga
85' for Weghorst
Nottingham Forest Lineup
4-3-3
Starting XI
4 Joe Worrall CD-R
10 Morgan Gibbs-White LF
13 Wayne Hennessey G
16 Sam Surridge F
20 Brennan Johnson RF
23 Remo Freuler RM
24 Sèrge Aurier RB
26 Scott McKenna CD-L
28 Danilo CM
31 Gustavo Scarpa LM
32 Renan Lodi LB
Substitutes
3 Steve Cook
5 Orel Mangala
7 Neco Williams on
8 Jack Colback on
11 Jesse Lingard on
12 Jordan Smith
14 Lewis O'Brien on
25 Emmanuel Dennis on
30 Willy Boly
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Erik ten Hag
Manchester United
OPP
Steve Cooper
Nottingham Forest
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Nottingham Forest
4-3-3
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 107 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 107 times: 50W 24D 33L.
26 Dec 1998 W 3–0 PL 6 Feb 1999 W 8–1 PL 27 Dec 2022 W 3–0 PL
25 Jan 2023 W 3–0 This match
1 Feb 2023 W 2–0 LC 16 Apr 2023 W 2–0 PL 26 Aug 2023 W 3–2 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 →