Manchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest — Premier League, 17 May 2026
Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 in the Premier League on 17 May 2026 at Old Trafford, Manchester. Luke Shaw, Morato, M. Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Manchester United have won 1 and Nottingham Forest 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Old Trafford · Manchester·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-05'
- Half-time1-0
- 1-153'assist: Elliot Anderson
- 2-155'
- 57'VARGoal confirmed
- 70'
- 70'
- 70'
- 3-176'assist: B. Fernandes
- 78'Foul
- 3-278'
- 80'
- 80'
- 81'
- 84'out: J. McAtee
- 84'
- 90+3'Foul
- 90+4'Foul
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Manchester United
- 8.7Bruno FernandesM
- 8.5Matheus CunhaM
- 7.3Lisandro MartínezD
- 7.2Senne LammensG
- 7.2CasemiroM
- 7.2Luke ShawD
- 7.0Mason MountM
- 6.9Patrick DorguD
- 6.9Diogo DalotD
- 6.9Harry MaguireD
- 6.9Kobbie MainooM
- 6.6Amad DialloM
- 6.6Bryan MbeumoF
- 6.5Joshua ZirkzeeF
Nottingham Forest
- 9.3Elliot AndersonM
- 7.7Morgan Gibbs-WhiteM
- 7.3MoratoD
- 7.2Nicolás DomínguezM
- 7.0JairD
- 6.9Matz SelsG
- 6.9Ibrahim SangaréM
- 6.9James McAteeM
- 6.6Dilane BakwaF
- 6.6Neco WilliamsD
- 6.6Igor JesusF
- 6.5Taiwo AwoniyiF
- 6.3Christopher WoodF
- 6.3Omari HutchinsonM
- 6.2Nikola MilenkovićD
- 5.9Luca NetzD
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest4-4-2
Manchester United4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Manchester UnitedMichael Carrick
Substitutes
- 3Noussair MazraouiD
- 7M. Mount81'M7.0
- 12T. MalaciaD
- 1Altay BayindirG
- 25Manuel UgarteM
- 11J. Zirkzee80'F6.5
- 15L. YoroD
- 13Patrick Dorgu80'D6.9
- 26A. HeavenD
Nottingham ForestVitor Pereira
Substitutes
- 9T. Awoniyi70'F6.5
- 22R. YatesM
- 6Ibrahim Sangaré70'M6.9
- 27Stefan OrtegaG
- 13John VictorG
- 29D. Bakwa70'F6.6
- 24J. McAtee84'M6.9
- 44Z. AbbottD
- 23Cunha84'D7.0
Team statistics
48%Possession52%
4.57Expected goals (xG)1.88
29Total shots11
8Shots on target4
9Shots off target4
12Blocked shots3
7Corners6
0Offsides1
11Fouls5
2Yellow cards1
2Goalkeeper saves5
0.19Goals prevented0.19
438Total passes472
383Accurate passes398
87%Pass accuracy84%
Manchester United
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Fernandes | 90 | – | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | – | 8.7 |
| Matheus Cunha | 80 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8.5 |
| Lisandro Martínez | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Senne Lammens | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Casemiro | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Luke Shaw | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Mason Mount | 9 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Patrick Dorgu | 10 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Diogo Dalot | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Harry Maguire | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Kobbie Mainoo | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Amad Diallo | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | 80 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Joshua Zirkzee | 10 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliot Anderson | 90 | – | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9.3 |
| Morgan Gibbs-White | 90 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.7 |
| Morato | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Nicolás Domínguez | 70 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Jair | 15 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.0 |
| Matz Sels | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ibrahim Sangaré | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| James McAtee | 15 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Dilane Bakwa | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Neco Williams | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Igor Jesus | 84 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Taiwo Awoniyi | 20 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Christopher Wood | 70 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Omari Hutchinson | 70 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Nikola Milenković | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Luca Netz | 84 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
Recent Form
Manchester UnitedDWWWL
Nottingham ForestDLWWW
- D10 May 26HNewcastle1-1
- L07 May 26AAston Villa0-4
- W04 May 26AChelsea3-1
- W30 Apr 26HAston Villa1-0
- W24 Apr 26ASunderland5-0
Head-to-head
- 01 Nov 25Nottingham Forest2-2Manchester United
- 01 Apr 25Nottingham Forest1-0Manchester United
- 07 Dec 24Manchester United2-3Nottingham Forest
- 28 Feb 24Nottingham Forest0-1Manchester United
- 30 Dec 23Nottingham Forest2-1Manchester United
- 26 Aug 23Manchester United3-2Nottingham Forest
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