MANCHESTER. Manchester United was ultimately too strong for Nottingham Forest with the goal of Marcus Rashford (20′), Anthony Martial (23′) and Fred (87′). Manchester United was much better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the assistance of Scott Ledger and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was Jeremy Simpson. The weather was drizly. The temperature was cold at 7.8 degrees Celsius or 46.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 17 Total 8
- 8 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 5
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 121 Attack 90
- 63 Dangerous attack 46
- 73 Ball safe 65
- 6 Free Kicks 13
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 9
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 13 Total 4
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Manchester United had a strong ball possession 66% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester United was putting more pressure with 63 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match.
Manchester United shot 17 times, 8 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Nottingham Forest shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Manchester United received 4 yellow cards (Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen, Christian Eriksen and Alejandro Garnacho). Talking about the opposition, Nottingham Forest received 1 yellow card (Orel Mangala).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Manchester United will have 29 points to hold in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest will stay with 13 points like Wolverhampton Wanderers to sit in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will host Fulham on the 28th of May with a 20-2 head to head record in favor of Manchester United (3 draws).
Nottingham Forest will play away agasint Crystal Palace on the 28th of May with a 7-2 head to head statistic in favor of Nottingham Forest (3 draws).
Manchester United – Formation
Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Erik ten Hag decided to play with the following team: David De Gea
, Aaron Wan-Bissaka , Raphaël Varane , Luke Shaw , Tyrell Malacia , Casemiro , Christian Eriksen , Antony , Bruno Fernandes , Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial .The home team had on the bench: Fred
, Donny van de Beek , Rhys Bennett, Brandon Williams, Anthony Elanga, Harry Maguire , Tom Heaton, Alejandro Garnacho and Zidane Iqbal.Substitutions
Manchester United made 3 changes: Raphaël Varane for Harry Maguire (77′), Christian Eriksen for Fred (77′) and Marcus Rashford for Anthony Elanga (86′).
Best player: Casemiro
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Casemiro even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 82 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.Nottingham Forest – Formation
Nottingham Forest started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Steve Cooper played with: Wayne Hennessey
, Serge Aurier , Joe Worrall , Willy Boly , Renan Lodi , Ryan Yates , Remo Freuler , Orel Mangala , Brennan Johnson , Jesse Lingard and Taiwo Awoniyi .The following players were sitting on the bench: Sam Surridge
, Emmanuel Dennis , Steve Cook, Harry Toffolo , Lewis O’Brien , Jack Colback, Neco Williams , Scott McKenna and Jordan Smith.Nottingham Forest could not rely on the presence of Lewis O’Brien (injured).
Substitutions
Nottingham Forest made 6 changes: Jesse Lingard for Lewis O’Brien (53′), Taiwo Awoniyi for Sam Surridge (62′), Renan Lodi for Harry Toffolo (62′), Orel Mangala for Emmanuel Dennis (63′), Serge Aurier for Neco Williams (74′) and Serge Aurier for Neco Williams (74′).
Best player: Wayne Hennessey
The most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was the goalkeeper: Wayne Hennessey. His rating is 7.32. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.