Premier League: Manchester United prevails over Nottingham Forest 3-0
MANCHESTER. Manchester United was after all too good for Nottingham Forest.
MANCHESTER. Manchester United was after all too much to handle for Nottingham Forest with the goal of Marcus Rashford (20′), Anthony Martial (23′) and Fred (87′). Manchester United was vastly superior ball possession (66%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Taylor with the collaboration of Scott Ledger and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was Jeremy Simpson. The weather was drizzle. The temperature was cold around 7.8 degrees Celsius or 46.08 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 90%.
Match Statistics
Manchester United was in firm control of the ball 66% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Manchester United was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Manchester United won the encounter.
Manchester United shot 16 times, 8 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Manchester United received 4 yellow cards (Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen, Christian Eriksen and Alejandro Garnacho). On the other side, Nottingham Forest received 1 yellow card (Orel Mangala).
After playing this match, Manchester United will have 26 points to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest will stay with 13 points like Wolverhampton Wanderers to stay in the 19th place.
Match Events
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20'20'
Marcus Rashford
Christian Eriksen
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23'23'
Anthony Martial
Marcus Rashford
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27'27'
Tyrell Malacia
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30'30'
Orel Mangala
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40'40'
Willy Boly (Goal Confirmed)
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53'53'
Lewis O\'Brien
Jesse Lingard
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62'62'
Emmanuel Dennis
Orel Mangala
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62'62'
Sam Surridge
Taiwo Awoniyi
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62'62'
Harry Toffolo
Renan Lodi
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65'65'
Donny van de Beek
Anthony Martial
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65'65'
A. Garnacho
Antony
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74'74'
Neco Williams
Serge Aurier
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74'74'
Christian Eriksen
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77'77'
Harry Maguire
Raphaël Varane
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77'77'
Fred
Christian Eriksen
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84'84'
Alejandro Garnacho
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86'86'
Anthony Elanga
Marcus Rashford
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87'87'
Fred
Casemiro
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Manchester United will play away against Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 31st of December with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (4 draws).
Nottingham Forest will host Chelsea on the 1st of January with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Chelsea (0 draws).
Manchester United: Formation and Lineups
Manchester United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Erik ten Hag chose to play with the following team: David De Gea , Aaron Wan-Bissaka , Raphaël Varane , Luke Shaw , Tyrell Malacia , Casemiro , Christian Eriksen , Antony , Bruno Fernandes , Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial .
Substitutes
Manchester United made 3 changes: Raphaël Varane for Harry Maguire (77′), Christian Eriksen for Fred (77′) and Marcus Rashford for Anthony Elanga (86′).
Top player: Casemiro
Probably the most impressive player in Manchester United was Casemiro even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 82 passes (84% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.
Nottingham Forest: Formation and Lineups
Nottingham Forest started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Steve Cooper played with: Wayne Hennessey , Serge Aurier , Joe Worrall , Willy Boly , Renan Lodi , Ryan Yates , Remo Freuler , Orel Mangala , Brennan Johnson , Jesse Lingard and Taiwo Awoniyi .
Nottingham Forest could not rely on the presence of Lewis O’Brien (injured).
Substitutes
Nottingham Forest made 6 changes: Jesse Lingard for Lewis O’Brien (53′), Taiwo Awoniyi for Sam Surridge (62′), Renan Lodi for Harry Toffolo (62′), Orel Mangala for Emmanuel Dennis (63′), Serge Aurier for Neco Williams (74′) and Serge Aurier for Neco Williams (74′).
Best player: Wayne Hennessey
The player that probably impressed the most for Nottingham Forest was the goalkeeper: Wayne Hennessey. His rating is 7.32. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rubio Fidel
At the European football team LOOTRS, Rubio works as a journalist. He began playing the game at the age of five, and since then, Jose Mourinho, Arsene Wenger, Thierry Henry, and Zinedine Zidane have all served as inspirations. He provides readers with the most recent news and trends that he keeps up of. In addition to covering football, Rubio is a certified yoga instructor and coach.
