Following the defeat to Manchester City, Nottingham Forest travels to the red side of Manchester in Round 15 of Premier League. The Tricky Trees are set to visit Old Trafford on Saturday, 7 December. Manchester United kick off this matchday after losing thier seven-match unbeaten run to Arsenal with an away defeat.
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest: Match Preview
Conceding both goals from corner kicks against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium, Manchester United dropped their winning form by 0-2 defeat. Before this defeat, Manchester United looked in solid shape with five victories and two draws across all competitions. The Red Devils have also lived to the expectations at Old Trafford recently with four straight victories. With the mixed outcomes of five victories and four draws in 14 rounds, Manchester United are currently present in the thirteenth position on the points table.
Despite having a decent ranking in Premier League this season, Nottingham Forest have underperformed recently with three defeats in the last four fixtures. Forest’s early strong performance away from City Ground has been overshadowed by the recent consecutive defeats to Manchester City and Arsenal. Forest have been hammered in both victories with three-goal margins while scoring zero in that course. But a total of six wins and four draws in 14 games have kept them in seventh position, three points ahead of Manchester United.
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest: Head-to-Head Record
Nottingham Forest were able to bring a change in their terrible record against Manchester United with a 0-1 home victory in the last Premier League meeting. However, United have registered an impressive dominance against their upcoming rivals with 12 victories in 13 meetings. The home record is even better with seven straight victories against Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford.
| Date | Match | Competition |
| 29/02/24 | Nottingham Forest 0-1 Manchester United | FA Cup |
| 30/12/23 | Nottingham Forest 2-1 Manchester United | Premier League |
| 26/08/23 | Manchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest | Premier League |
| 16/04/23 | Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester United | Premier League |
| 02/02/23 | Manchester United 2-0 Nottingham Forest | EFL Cup |
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest: Team News and Predicted Lineups
Lisandro Martinez and Kobbie Mainoo will be back with Manchester United after serving card suspensions. But Victor LIndelof, Jonny Evans, Luke Shaw remain sidelined due to injury concerns. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest will be without their long-term injury-related absentees Ibrahim Sangare and Danilo.
Manchester United Predicted Lineup
Onana (GK); Mazraoui, De Ligt, Maguire; Diallo, Bruno, Ugarte, Dalot; Rashford, Garnacho, Højlund.
Nottingham Forest Predicted Lineup
Sels (GK); Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno; Yates, Dominguez; J. Silva, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood.
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest: Match Prediction
Manchester United have notched multiple goals in each of their previous four home H2Hs against Nottingham Forest, keeping three clean sheets. The Red Devils have also scored three or more goals in their last three fixtures at Old Trafford. Meanwhile, Nottingham will be under pressure after conceding three goals in three of thier recent four Premier League fixtures, scoring only twice. Therefore, we set Manchester United as our favorites to continue thier winning run at home this Saturday.
Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest Predicted Result: 3-1 victory for Manchester Untied