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​

Manchester United

3 - 2

Nottingham Forest

  • ! 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

2'
Taiwo Awoniyi(goal)Morgan Gibbs-White
4'
Willy Boly(goal)
Christian Eriksen(goal)Marcus Rashford
17'
44'
45'
Morgan Gibbs-White- Yellow
Victor Lindelöf - sub ->Raphaël Varane
46'
Casimiro(goal)Bruno Fernandes
52'
57'
Moussa Niakhaté- sub ->Scott McKenna
Aaron Wan-Bissaka- Yellow
58'
60'
62'
Ola Aina - Yellow
67'
70'
Cheikhou Kouyaté- sub ->Brennan Johnson
Bruno Fernandes(penalty)
76'
81'
Anthony Elanga- sub ->Danilo
Marcus Rashford- Yellow
82'
81'
Chris Wood- sub ->Taiwo Awoniyi
Scott McTominay- sub ->Antony
85'
André Onana- Yellow
89'
Bruno Fernandes- Yellow
90'
90'
Cheikhou Kouyaté- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

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

Manchester United
G
André Onana 24.Cameroon
6.6
89'
D
Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal
7.1
D
Lisandro Martínez 6.Argentina
7.0
D
Raphaël Varane 19.France
6.4
46'
D
Aaron Wan-Bissaka 29.England
7.1
58'
M
Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal
9.1
90' 76'
M
Marcus Rashford 10.England
7.3
82'
M
Christian Eriksen 14.Denmark
7.7
17'
M
Casimiro 18.Brazil
7.7
52'
M
Antony 21.Brazil
7.9
85'
F
Anthony Martial 9.France
6.7
60'
Substitutes
G
Dean Henderson 26.England
D
Harry Maguire 5.England
D
Álvaro Fernández 42.Spain
D
Victor Lindelöf 2.Sweden
7.0
46'
M
Facundo Pellistri 28.Uruguay
M
Scott McTominay 39.Scotland
6.7
85'
M
D. Gore 44.England
F
Jadon Sancho 25.England
6.4
60'
F
Alejandro Garnacho 49.Argentina

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 (6.6), Aaron Wan-Bissaka (7.1), Raphaël Varane (6.4), Lisandro Martínez (7.0), Diogo Dalot (7.1), Casemiro (7.7), Christian Eriksen (7.7), Antony (7.9), Bruno Fernandes (9.1), Marcus Rashford (7.3) and Anthony Martial (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Victor Lindelöf (7.0), Harry Maguire, Jadon Sancho (6.4), Dean Henderson, Facundo Pellistri, Scott McTominay (6.7), 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 (9.1) 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

Nottingham Forest
G
Matt Turner 1.United States
8.2
D
Joe Worrall 4.England
6.6
67'
D
S. McKenna 26.Scotland
7.0
57'
D
Willy Boly 30.France
7.8
4'
M
Danilo 28.Brazil
6.1
81'
M
Ola Aina 43.Nigeria
6.7
62'
M
Orel Mangala 5.Belgium
M
Neco Williams 7.Wales
M
Morgan Gibbs-White 10.England
8.1
45'
M
Brennan Johnson 20.Wales
7.3
70'
M
Ryan Yates 22.England
7.0
M
Serge Aurier 24.Ivory Coast
6.4
44'
F
Taiwo Awoniyi 9.Nigeria
7.5
81' 2'
Substitutes
G
Ethan Horvath 34.United States
D
Moussa Niakhaté 19.Senegal
6.8
57'
D
Gonzalo Montiel 29.Argentina
M
Cheikhou Kouyaté 8.Senegal
6.7
70' 90'
M
Remo Freuler 23.Switzerland
F
Chris Wood 11.New Zealand
6.8
81'
F
Anthony Elanga 21.Sweden
7.0
81'
F
Ui-jo Hwang 35.South Korea

Nottingham Forest started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Steve Cooper played with: Orel Mangala, Neco Williams, Matt Turner (8.2), Willy Boly (7.8), Joe Worrall (6.6), Scott McKenna (7.0), Serge Aurier (6.4), Ryan Yates (7.0), Danilo (6.1), Ola Aina (6.7) and Brennan Johnson (7.3), Morgan Gibbs-White (8.1), Taiwo Awoniyi (7.5).

They had on the bench: Cheikhou Kouyaté (6.7), Chris Wood (6.8), Moussa Niakhaté (6.8), Anthony Elanga (7.0), 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.​