Premier League · Sun, 17 May 2026 ·
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest — 3 - 2
Old Trafford · Referee: M. Salisbury
Match report
Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3-2
Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 in Premier League matchday 37 on Sunday, 17 May 2026 at Old Trafford. L. Shaw (5'), M. Cunha (55') and B. Mbeumo (76') scored for Manchester United, while Morato (53') and M. Gibbs-White (78') found the net for Nottingham Forest. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Manchester United had 48% of the ball and 29 shots (8 on target) against Nottingham Forest’s 11 (4 on target). Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) was the top-rated player with 9.3. The result leaves Manchester United 12th in the Premier League table on 5 points and Nottingham Forest 13th on 5.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Ipswich | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 12 | Manchester United | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Sunderland | 5 | -4 | 4 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 27 Dec 2026, Manchester United – Nottingham Forest
Match events
- 5'goalL. ShawNormal Goal
- 53'goalMoratoAssist: E. Anderson
- 55'goalM. CunhaNormal Goal
- 57'VAR decisionMatheus CunhaGoal confirmed
- 70'substitutionC. WoodOff: T. Awoniyi
- 70'substitutionN. DominguezOff: I. Sangare
- 70'substitutionO. HutchinsonOff: D. Bakwa
- 76'goalB. MbeumoAssist: B. Fernandes
- 78'yellow cardCasemiroYellow Card
- 78'goalM. Gibbs-WhiteAssist: E. Anderson
- 80'substitutionB. MbeumoOff: J. Zirkzee
- 80'substitutionM. CunhaOff: P. Dorgu
- 81'substitutionCasemiroOff: M. Mount
- 84'substitutionIgor JesusOff: J. McAtee
- 84'substitutionL. NetzOff: Cunha
- 90+3'yellow cardLuke ShawYellow Card
- 90+4'yellow cardElliot AndersonYellow Card
Lineups
Manchester United
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Michael Carrick
Starting XI
- 31S. LammensG
- 2D. DalotD
- 5H. MaguireD
- 6L. MartinezD
- 23L. ShawD
- 18CasemiroM
- 37K. MainooM
- 16A. DialloM
- 8B. FernandesM
- 10M. CunhaM
- 19B. MbeumoF
Substitutes
- 1A. BayindirG
- 7M. MountM
- 3N. MazraouiD
- 11J. ZirkzeeF
- 13P. DorguD
- 12T. MalaciaD
- 25M. UgarteM
- 15L. YoroD
- 26A. HeavenD
Nottingham Forest
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach Vitor Pereira
Starting XI
- 26M. SelsG
- 3N. WilliamsD
- 31N. MilenkovicD
- 4MoratoD
- 25L. NetzD
- 21O. HutchinsonM
- 16N. DominguezM
- 8E. AndersonM
- 10M. Gibbs-WhiteM
- 19Igor JesusF
- 11C. WoodF
Substitutes
- 27S. OrtegaG
- 13John VictorG
- 9T. AwoniyiF
- 6I. SangareM
- 22R. YatesM
- 29D. BakwaF
- 24J. McAteeM
- 23CunhaD
- 44Z. AbbottD
Match statistics
- 48%Possession52%
- 4.57Expected goals (xG)1.88
- 29Total shots11
- 8Shots on target4
- 9Shots off target4
- 12Blocked shots3
- 21Shots inside the box11
- 8Shots outside the box1
- 7Corners6
- 0Offsides1
- 11Fouls5
- 2Yellow cards1
- –Red cards–
- 2Goalkeeper saves5
- 438Passes472
- 383Accurate passes398
- 87%Pass accuracy84%
- 0.19Goals prevented0.19
Player statistics
Manchester United
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Senne LammensG | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| 2Diogo DalotD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 5Harry MaguireD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Lisandro MartínezD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 23Luke ShawD | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 8Bruno FernandesM | 90 | 8.7 | 1 | |
| 10Matheus CunhaM | 80 | 8.5 | 1 | |
| 16Amad DialloM | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 18CasemiroM | 81 | 7.2 | ||
| 37Kobbie MainooM | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 19Bryan MbeumoF | 80 | 6.6 | 1 | |
| 1Altay BayındırG | – | – | ||
| 3Noussair MazraouiD | – | – | ||
| 12Tyrell MalaciaD | – | – | ||
| 13Patrick DorguD | 10 | 6.9 | ||
| 15Leny YoroD | – | – | ||
| 26Ayden HeavenD | – | – | ||
| 7Mason MountM | 9 | 7.0 | ||
| 25Manuel UgarteM | – | – | ||
| 11Joshua ZirkzeeF | 10 | 6.5 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26Matz SelsG | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 3Neco WilliamsD | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 4MoratoD | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | |
| 25Luca NetzD | 84 | 5.9 | ||
| 31Nikola MilenkovićD | 90 | 6.2 | ||
| 8Elliot AndersonMTop rated | 90 | 9.3 | 2 | |
| 10Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | |
| 16Nicolás DomínguezM | 70 | 7.2 | ||
| 21Omari HutchinsonM | 70 | 6.3 | ||
| 11Chris WoodF | 70 | 6.3 | ||
| 19Igor JesusF | 84 | 6.6 | ||
| 13John VictorG | – | – | ||
| 27Stefan OrtegaG | – | – | ||
| 23JairD | 15 | 7.0 | ||
| 44Zach AbbottD | – | – | ||
| 6Ibrahim SangaréM | 20 | 6.9 | ||
| 22Ryan YatesM | – | – | ||
| 24James McAteeM | 15 | 6.9 | ||
| 9Taiwo AwoniyiF | 20 | 6.5 | ||
| 29Dilane BakwaF | 20 | 6.6 |