Manchester United 3:2 Nottingham Forest

Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3:2 in the Premier League Regular Season 37 at Old Trafford on 17 May 2026, with the half time score at 1:0; below are the full timeline of goals, cards and substitutions, the complete match statistics, both confirmed lineups with formations, and the top rated players on each side.

Manchester United

3 : 2

HT 1 : 0

Nottingham Forest

17 May 2026
Kickoff: 11:30 UTC
Venue: Old Trafford | Manchester
Referee: M. Salisbury

Form and Table

Manchester United 3rd 71 pts WinWinDrawWinWin
Nottingham Forest 16th 44 pts DrawLossDrawWinWin

Full table: Premier League

Team News

Manchester United

L. Martinez Questionable | Calf Injury
L. Martinez Questionable | Calf Injury
B. Fernandes Questionable | Thigh Injury
K. Mainoo Questionable | Calf Injury
M. Mount Questionable | Injury
B. Fernandes Questionable | Thigh Injury
K. Mainoo Questionable | Calf Injury
M. Mount Questionable | Injury

Nottingham Forest

S. Ortega Questionable | Calf Injury
N. Savona Questionable | Knee Injury
Murillo Questionable | Calf Injury
N. Savona Questionable | Knee Injury
M. Sels Questionable | Groin Injury
John Victor Questionable | Injury
D. Ndoye Questionable | Injury
T. Awoniyi Questionable | Muscle Injury

Match Events

Manchester United: L. ShawGoal
5'
53'
Nottingham Forest: MoratoGoal | Assist: E. Anderson
Manchester United: M. CunhaGoal
55'
Manchester United: Matheus CunhaVAR | Goal confirmed
57'
70'
Nottingham Forest: T. AwoniyiSubstitution | Off: C. Wood
70'
Nottingham Forest: I. SangareSubstitution | Off: N. Dominguez
70'
Nottingham Forest: D. BakwaSubstitution | Off: O. Hutchinson
Manchester United: B. MbeumoGoal | Assist: B. Fernandes
76'
Manchester United: CasemiroYellow Card | Foul
78'
78'
Nottingham Forest: M. Gibbs-WhiteGoal | Assist: E. Anderson
Manchester United: J. ZirkzeeSubstitution | Off: B. Mbeumo
80'
Manchester United: P. DorguSubstitution | Off: M. Cunha
80'
Manchester United: M. MountSubstitution | Off: Casemiro
81'
84'
Nottingham Forest: J. McAteeSubstitution | Off: Igor Jesus
84'
Nottingham Forest: CunhaSubstitution | Off: L. Netz
Manchester United: Luke ShawYellow Card | Foul
90+3'
90+4'
Nottingham Forest: Elliot AndersonYellow Card | Foul

Match Stats

Manchester United
Nottingham Forest

48% Ball Possession 52%

4.57 Expected Goals 1.88

29 Total Shots 11

8 Shots on Goal 4

9 Shots off Goal 4

12 Blocked Shots 3

21 Shots Inside Box 11

8 Shots Outside Box 1

7 Corner Kicks 6

0 Offsides 1

11 Fouls 5

2 Yellow Cards 1

Red Cards

2 Goalkeeper Saves 5

438 Total Passes 472

383 Accurate Passes 398

87% Pass Accuracy 84%

0.19 Goals Prevented 0.19

Lineups

Manchester United

Formation: 4-2-3-1

S. Lammens

L. Shaw L. Martinez H. Maguire D. Dalot

K. Mainoo Casemiro

M. Cunha B. Fernandes A. Diallo

B. Mbeumo

Substitutes

1 | A. Bayindir | G
7 | M. Mount | M
3 | N. Mazraoui | D
11 | J. Zirkzee | F
13 | P. Dorgu | D
12 | T. Malacia | D
25 | M. Ugarte | M
15 | L. Yoro | D
26 | A. Heaven | D

Coach: Michael Carrick

Nottingham Forest

Formation: 4-4-2

M. Sels

L. Netz Morato N. Milenkovic N. Williams

M. Gibbs-White E. Anderson N. Dominguez O. Hutchinson

C. Wood Igor Jesus

Substitutes

27 | S. Ortega | G
13 | John Victor | G
9 | T. Awoniyi | F
6 | I. Sangare | M
22 | R. Yates | M
29 | D. Bakwa | F
24 | J. McAtee | M
23 | Cunha | D
44 | Z. Abbott | D

Coach: Vitor Pereira

Player Ratings: Top 5

Manchester United
Player	Minutes	Rating
Bruno Fernandes	90	8.7
Matheus Cunha	80	8.5
Lisandro Martínez	90	7.3
Luke Shaw	90	7.2
Senne Lammens	90	7.2

Nottingham Forest
Player	Minutes	Rating
Elliot Anderson	90	9.3
Morgan Gibbs-White	90	7.7
Morato	90	7.3
Nicolás Domínguez	70	7.2
Jair	15	7.0

Updated: 10 Jun 2026, 10:47 UTC