MANCHESTER. Manchester United had a remarkable comeback against Nottingham Forest. Manchester United was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Joe Worrall received a red card (67′). This red card was one of the reason why Nottingham Forest lost the match.
The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Stuart Attwell with the help of Constantine Hatzidakis and Harry Lennard. The 4th official was Michael Salisbury. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 16.33 degrees Celsius or 61.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 18 Total 9
- 9 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 3
- 4 Shots blocked 2
- 124 Attack 77
- 85 Dangerous attack 41
- 96 Ball safe 94
- 1 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 4 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Manchester United had a superior ball possession 68% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Manchester United was more aggressive with 85 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Manchester United won the match.
Manchester United shot 18 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Manchester United received 4 yellow cards (Bruno Fernandes, André Onana, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Marcus Rashford). Talking about the opposition, Nottingham Forest received 4 yellow cards (Cheikhou Kouyaté, Serge Aurier, Ola Aina and Morgan Gibbs-White).
Also, Nottingham Forest didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (67′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Manchester United has 6 points to occupy the 8th place in the standings. On the other side, Nottingham Forest stays with 3 points (14th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will play away against Sheffield United on the 22nd of October with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Manchester United (1 draw).
Nottingham Forest will host Luton Town on the 21st of October with a 4-3 head to head in favor of Luton Town (2 draws).
Manchester United – Formation
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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: André Onana
, Aaron Wan-Bissaka , Raphaël Varane , Lisandro Martínez , Diogo Dalot , Casemiro , Christian Eriksen , Antony , Bruno Fernandes , Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial .The home team had on the bench: Victor Lindelöf
, Harry Maguire, Jadon Sancho , Dean Henderson, Facundo Pellistri, Scott McTominay , Álvaro Fernández, Daniel Gore and Alejandro Garnacho.Manchester United could not rely on the presence of Scott McTominay (injured).
Substitutions
Manchester United made 3 changes: Raphaël Varane for Victor Lindelöf (46′), Anthony Martial for Jadon Sancho (60′) and Antony for Scott McTominay (85′).
Best player: Bruno Fernandes
The most impressive player for Manchester United was Bruno Fernandes.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 68 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 11 crosses.Nottingham Forest – Formation
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Nottingham Forest started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Steve Cooper played with: Orel Mangala, Neco Williams, Matt Turner
, Willy Boly , Joe Worrall , Scott McKenna , Serge Aurier , Ryan Yates , Danilo , Ola Aina and Brennan Johnson , Morgan Gibbs-White , Taiwo Awoniyi .They had on the bench: Cheikhou Kouyaté
, Chris Wood , Moussa Niakhaté , Anthony Elanga , Remo Freuler, Gonzalo Montiel, Ethan Horvath and Ui-Jo Hwang.Nottingham Forest could not rely on the presence of Moussa Niakhaté (injured).
Substitutions
Nottingham Forest made 4 changes: Scott McKenna for Moussa Niakhaté (57′), Brennan Johnson for Cheikhou Kouyaté (70′), Danilo for Anthony Elanga (81′) and Taiwo Awoniyi for Chris Wood (81′).
Best player: Matt Turner
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was the goalkeeper: Matt Turner. His rating is 8.16. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Manchester United – Nottingham Forest – 3-2
- Everton – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 0-1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – West Ham United – 1-3
- Brentford – Crystal Palace – 1-1
- Arsenal – Fulham – 2-2
- AFC Bournemouth – Tottenham Hotspur – 0-2