Nottingham Forest defeats Manchester United 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

MANCHESTER. Nottingham Forest topped Manchester United.

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John Ross
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Nottingham Forest tops Manchester United 3-2. HIGHLIGHTS

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MANCHESTER. Nottingham Forest conquered Manchester United. Manchester United was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (72%).​

The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 73,778 spectators.​ The referee was Darren England who had the assistance of Matthew Wilkes and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 5.82 degrees Celsius or 42.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Manchester United

2 - 3

Team 1

Nottingham Forest

  • ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
  • 17 Total 11
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 5 Shots blocked 4
  • 109 Attack 75
  • 65 Dangerous attack 27
  • 67 Ball safe 68
  • 14 Free Kicks 9
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 10 Total 13
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Manchester United had a strong ball possession 72% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Manchester United was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. Notwithstanding, Nottingham Forest was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Manchester United shot 17 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Manchester United didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Nottingham Forest received 2 yellow cards (N. Williams and Jota Silva).

Match Timeline

2'
N. Milenković(goal)Elliot Anderson
Rasmus Winther Højlund(goal)
18'
31'
Jota Silva- Yellow
47'
Morgan Gibbs-White(goal)Callum Hudson-Odoi
54'
Chris Wood(goal)Morgan Gibbs-White
Marcus Rashford- sub ->Alejandro Garnacho
59'
Bruno Fernandes(goal)Amad Diallo
61'
Harry Maguire- sub ->M. de Ligt
65'
Noussair Mazraoui - sub ->Leny Yoro
66'
68'
Felipe Morato- sub ->Jota Silva
Mason Mount- sub ->Bruno Fernandes
76'
Joshua Zirkzee- sub ->Manuel Ugarte
76'
79'
Nicolás Domínguez- sub ->Morgan Gibbs-White
79'
A. Elanga- sub ->Chris Wood
90'
Taiwo Awoniyi- sub ->Callum Hudson-Odoi
90'
N. Williams- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Liverpool
50
21
Arsenal
44
22
Nottingham Forest
44
22
Chelsea
40
22
Manchester City
38
22
Newcastle United
38
22
AFC Bournemouth
37
22
Aston Villa
36
22
Brighton & Hove Albion
34
22
Fulham
33
22
Brentford
28
22
Crystal Palace
27
22
Manchester United
26
22
West Ham United
26
22
Tottenham Hotspur
24
22
Everton
20
21
Wolverhampton Wanderers
16
22
Ipswich Town
16
22
Leicester City
14
22
Southampton
6
22

After playing this match, Manchester United stays with 19 points to remain in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Nottingham Forest has 25 points like Aston Villa to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Manchester United will play away with Manchester City on the 15th of December with a 22-18 head to head record in favor of Manchester City (17 draws).

Nottingham Forest will host Aston Villa on the 14th of December with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Aston Villa (3 draws).

Manchester United – Formation

Manchester United
G
André Onana 24.Cameroon
5.2
D
Leny Yoro 15.France
6.3
66'
D
Matthijs de Ligt 4.Netherlands
6.5
65'
D
Lisandro Martínez 6.Argentina
6.6
M
Alejandro Garnacho 17.Argentina
7.2
59'
M
Manuel Ugarte 25.Uruguay
7.5
76'
M
Bruno Fernandes 8.Portugal
7.7
76' Goals61'
M
Amad Diallo 16.Ivory Coast
7.3
M
Diogo Dalot 20.Portugal
7.6
M
Kobbie Mainoo 37.England
7.0
F
Rasmus Winther Højlund 9.Denmark
7.0
Goals18'
Substitutes
G
Altay Bayındır 1.Turkey
D
Harry Maguire 5.England
7.0
65'
D
Tyrell Malacia 12.Netherlands
D
Noussair Mazraoui  3.Morocco
7.0
66'
M
Mason Mount 7.England
6.6
76'
M
Christian Dannemann Eriksen 14.Denmark
M
Marcus Rashford 10.England
7.0
59'
M
Casemiro 18.Brazil
F
Joshua Zirkzee 11.Netherlands
6.6
76'

Manchester United started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim decided to play with the following team: André Onana (5.2), Leny Yoro (6.3), M. de Ligt (6.5), Lisandro Martínez (6.6), Amad Diallo (7.3), Kobbie Mainoo (7.0), Manuel Ugarte (7.5), Diogo Dalot (7.6), Bruno Fernandes (7.7), Alejandro Garnacho (7.2) and R. Højlund (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Noussair Mazraoui  (7.0), Marcus Rashford (7.0), J. Zirkzee (6.6), Casemiro, A. Bayındır, Harry Maguire (7.0), Mason Mount (6.6), Tyrell Malacia and C. Eriksen.

Substitutions

Manchester United made 5 changes: M. de Ligt for Harry Maguire (65′), Leny Yoro for Noussair Mazraoui  (66′), Alejandro Garnacho for Marcus Rashford (59′), Bruno Fernandes for Mason Mount (76′) and Manuel Ugarte for J. Zirkzee (76′).

Player of the match: Bruno Fernandes​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Manchester United was Bruno Fernandes.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 49 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Nottingham Forest – Formation

Nottingham Forest
G
M. Sels 26.Belgium
7.2
D
N. Williams 7.Wales
6.6
90'
D
Murillo 5.Brazil
6.7
D
Álex Moreno 19.Spain
D
N. Milenković 31.Serbia
7.8
Goals2'
D
Ola Aina 34.Nigeria
6.9
M
Callum Hudson-Odoi 14.England
6.9
90'
M
Elliot Anderson 8.Scotland
6.9
M
Morgan Gibbs-White 10.England
8.0
79' Goals47'
M
Jota Silva 20.Portugal
6.8
68' 31'
M
Ryan Yates 22.England
6.8
F
Chris Wood 11.New Zealand
7.5
79' Goals54'
Substitutes
G
Carlos Miguel 33.Brazil
D
Felipe Morato 4.Brazil
6.8
68'
D
Harry Toffolo 15.England
D
Willy Boly 30.France
M
Nicolás Domínguez 16.Argentina
6.7
79'
M
James Ward-Prowse 18.England
M
Ramón Sosa 24.Paraguay
M
A. Elanga 21.Sweden
6.8
79'
F
Taiwo Awoniyi 9.Nigeria
90'

Nottingham Forest started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo played with: Álex Moreno, M. Sels (7.2), Ola Aina (6.9), N. Milenković (7.8), Murillo (6.7), N. Williams (6.6), Elliot Anderson (6.9), Ryan Yates (6.8), Jota Silva (6.8), Morgan Gibbs-White (8.0) and Callum Hudson-Odoi (6.9), Chris Wood (7.5).

They had on the bench: A. Elanga (6.8), Felipe Morato (6.8), Taiwo Awoniyi, Harry Toffolo, Nicolás Domínguez (6.7), James Ward-Prowse, Ramón Sosa, Willy Boly and Carlos Miguel.

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest made 4 changes: Jota Silva for Felipe Morato (68′), Morgan Gibbs-White for Nicolás Domínguez (79′), Chris Wood for A. Elanga (79′) and Callum Hudson-Odoi for Taiwo Awoniyi (90′).

Player of the match: Morgan Gibbs-White​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Morgan Gibbs-White.

His rating is 8.0 with 1 goal, 29 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​