Premiership · Matchday 20
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
2–1
HT 0–0
Manchester United lost 1–2 to Nottingham Forest at City Ground, Nottingham on Saturday 30th December 2023 in the Premiership. Marcus Rashford (78') scored for United. United were captained by Bruno Fernandes, and the referee was Tim Robinson.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 45' Scott McTominay for Mainoo
- Half Time 0–0
- 54' Amad Diallo for Antony
- 56' Morgan Gibbs-White
- 57' Diogo Dalot
- 59' Raphael Varane
- 64' Nicolas Dominguez Assist: Gonzalo Montiel 1–0
- 78' Marcus Rashford Assist: Alejandro Garnacho 1–1
- 82' Morgan Gibbs-White Assist: Anthony Elanga 2–1
- 85' Alejandro Garnacho
- 88' Orel Mangala
- 90' Christian Eriksen
- 90' Sergio Reguilon for Wan-Bissaka
- Full Time 2–1
56%
Possession
4-2-3-1
Formation
Tim Robinson
Referee
Bruno Fernandes
Captain
Starting XI
Player
Substitutes
Scott McTominay
45' for Mainoo
Amad Diallo
54' for Antony
Sergio Reguilon
90' for Wan-Bissaka
Nottingham Forest Lineup
4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1 Matt Turner G
10 Morgan Gibbs-White AM ⚽
11 Chris Wood F
16 Nicolás Domínguez AM-L ⚽
19 Moussa Niakhaté CD-R
21 Anthony Elanga AM-R
22 Ryan Yates RM
28 Danilo LM
29 Gonzalo Montiel RB
40 Murillo CD-L
43 Ola Aina LB
Substitutes
3 Nuno Tavares
4 Joe Worrall
5 Orel Mangala on
7 Neco Williams on
8 Cheikhou Kouyaté
14 Callum Hudson-Odoi on
15 Harry Toffolo on
23 Odisseas Vlachodimos
30 Willy Boly on
Opposition lineup via ESPN. Opposition players do not have profile pages on this site.
Managers
MUFC
Erik ten Hag
Manchester United
OPP
Nuno Espirito Santo
Nottingham Forest
Match Information
Man Utd
4-2-3-1
Formation
Nottingham Forest
4-2-3-1
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 111 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 111 times: 53W 24D 34L.
1 Feb 2023 W 2–0 LC 16 Apr 2023 W 2–0 PL 26 Aug 2023 W 3–2 PL
30 Dec 2023 L 1–2 This match
28 Feb 2024 W 1–0 FAC 7 Dec 2024 L 2–3 PL 1 Apr 2025 L 0–1 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 →