Premiership · Matchday 03
Manchester United v Nottingham Forest
3–2
HT 1–2
Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3–2 at Old Trafford on Saturday 26th August 2023 in the Premiership. Christian Eriksen (17'), Casemiro (52') and Bruno Fernandes (76') scored for United. United were captained by Bruno Fernandes, and the referee was Stuart Attwell.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 2' Taiwo Awoniyi Assist: Morgan Gibbs-White 0–1
- 4' Willy Boly 0–2
- 17' Christian Eriksen Assist: Marcus Rashford 1–2
- 44' Serge Aurier
- 44' Sèrge Aurier
- 45' Morgan Gibbs-White
- 45' Victor Lindelof for Varane
- Half Time 1–2
- 52' Casemiro Assist: Bruno Fernandes 2–2
- 58' Aaron Wan-Bissaka
- 60' Jadon Sancho for Martial
- 62' Ola Aina
- 67' Joe Worrall
- 76' Bruno Fernandes pen 3–2
- 82' Marcus Rashford
- 85' Scott McTominay for Antony
- 89' Andre Onana
- 90' Cheikhou Kouyaté
- 90' Bruno Fernandes
- Full Time 3–2
Match Facts
66%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Stuart Attwell
Referee
Bruno Fernandes
Captain
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Victor Lindelof
45' for Varane
Jadon Sancho
60' for Martial
Scott McTominay
85' for Antony
Nottingham Forest Lineup
3-4-2-1
Starting XI
1 Matt Turner G
4 Joe Worrall CD
9 Taiwo Awoniyi F ⚽
10 Morgan Gibbs-White CF-L
20 Brennan Johnson CF-R
22 Ryan Yates CM-R
24 Sèrge Aurier RM
26 Scott McKenna CD-L
28 Danilo CM-L
30 Willy Boly CD-R ⚽
43 Ola Aina LM
Substitutes
7 Neco Williams
8 Cheikhou Kouyaté on
11 Chris Wood on
19 Moussa Niakhaté on
21 Anthony Elanga on
23 Remo Freuler
29 Gonzalo Montiel
34 Ethan Horvath
35 Hwang Ui-Jo
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
3-4-2-1
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 110 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 110 times: 53W 24D 33L.
25 Jan 2023 W 3–0 LC 1 Feb 2023 W 2–0 LC 16 Apr 2023 W 2–0 PL
26 Aug 2023 W 3–2 This match
30 Dec 2023 L 1–2 PL 28 Feb 2024 W 1–0 FAC 7 Dec 2024 L 2–3 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 →