Man United vs Nott'm Forest

7 December 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Darren England

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 1–1

Rasmus Højlund 18’
Bruno Fernandes 61’

Nikola Milenkovic 2’
Morgan Gibbs-White 47’
Chris Wood 54’

Match summary

Nott'm Forest won 3-2 away at Man United. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Nikola Milenkovic put Nott'm Forest ahead with a header in the 2nd minute, set up by Elliot Anderson and Rasmus Højlund equalised in the 18th minute. In the second half, Morgan Gibbs-White put Nott'm Forest back in front in the 47th minute, set up by Callum Hudson-Odoi, Chris Wood made it 1-3 with a header in the 54th minute, set up by Morgan Gibbs-White, and Bruno Fernandes pulled one back to make it 2-3 in the 61st minute, set up by Amad Diallo Traore.

Man United can feel hard done by, creating 1.66 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Nott'm Forest's 0.65 from 11.

Match stats

17 Shots 11

7 Shots on Target 3

5 Corners 3

0 Yellow Cards 2

0 Red Cards 0

1.47 xG 0.65

1.47 Non-penalty xG 0.65

7 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Man United Nott'm Forest

Kick-off

2’

Nikola Milenkovic
Assist: Elliot Anderson

0-1

Rasmus Højlund

1-1

18’

Half-time1-1

47’

Morgan Gibbs-White
Assist: Callum Hudson-Odoi

1-2

54’

Chris Wood
Assist: Morgan Gibbs-White

1-3

Bruno Fernandes
Assist: Amad Diallo Traore

2-3

61’

Full-time2-3

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Nott'm Forest

Neco Williams
Jota Silva

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Man United 1.66 xGNott'm Forest 0.65 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Nott'm Forest attacking Man United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
André Onana	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Lisandro Martínez	DEF	90			2	0.07	0.00	0
Leny Yoro	DEF	67			0	0.00	0.00	0
Matthijs de Ligt	DEF	66			0	0.00	0.00	0
Amad Diallo Traore	MID	90		1	4	0.26	0.14	2
Diogo Dalot	MID	90			3	0.07	0.02	1
Kobbie Mainoo	MID	90			0	0.00	0.12	2
Manuel Ugarte	MID	77			0	0.00	0.43	2
Bruno Fernandes	MID	77	1		3	0.20	0.17	2
Alejandro Garnacho	MID	60			2	0.47	0.00	1
Rasmus Højlund	FWD	90	1		2	0.56	0.00	0
Marcus Rashford	Sub	30			1	0.04	0.08	2
Harry Maguire	Sub	24			0	0.00	0.02	1
Noussair Mazraoui	Sub	23			0	0.00	0.00	0
Joshua Zirkzee	Sub	13			0	0.00	0.00	0
Mason Mount	Sub	13			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Matz Sels	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ola Aina	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.07	1
Murillo	DEF	90			1	0.13	0.03	1
Nikola Milenkovic	DEF	90	1		2	0.08	0.00	0
Neco Williams	DEF	90			1	0.02	0.00	0
Ryan Yates	MID	90			0	0.00	0.05	1
Elliot Anderson	MID	90		1	1	0.03	0.07	2
Jota Silva	MID	69			2	0.11	0.13	1
Morgan Gibbs-White	MID	80	1	1	2	0.09	0.13	1
Callum Hudson-Odoi	MID	90		1	0	0.00	0.09	2
Chris Wood	FWD	80	1		2	0.20	0.00	0
Morato	Sub	21			0	0.00	0.00	0
Nicolás Domínguez	Sub	10			0	0.00	0.00	0
Anthony Elanga	Sub	10			0	0.00	0.00	0
Taiwo Awoniyi	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Man United win 57% Avg odds 1.68

Draw 24% Avg odds 3.93

Nott'm Forest win 19% Avg odds 5.09

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Man United D W D W L

Nott'm Forest W L L W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Nott'm Forest 2-1 Man United, 30 Dec 23 Next meeting: Nott'm Forest 1-0 Man United, 01 Apr 25 All Man United vs Nott'm Forest meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.