Manchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 17 May 2026
Result
Manchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest
Premier League · Sunday 17 May 2026, 11:30 UTC · half-time 1-0
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Manchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest: match report
Manchester United won against Nottingham Forest 3-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 17 May 2026. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Luke Shaw opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Manchester United's goals came from Luke Shaw (5'), Matheus Cunha (55') and Bryan Mbeumo (76'). Nottingham Forest scored through Morato (53') and Morgan Gibbs-White (78').
Discipline: Manchester United received 2 yellow cards; Nottingham Forest received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Manchester United were 3rd on 65 points from 36 and Nottingham Forest 16th on 43 points from 36. Manchester United went on to finish that season 3rd with 71 points, and Nottingham Forest 16th with 44.
Manchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Nottingham Forest in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Elliot Anderson of Nottingham Forest (8.5), ahead of Bruno Fernandes (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Manchester United wins, 1 draw and 3 for Nottingham Forest.
Key events
- 5'Goal · Luke Shaw
- 53'Goal · Morato
- 55'Goal · Matheus Cunha
- 76'Goal · Bryan Mbeumo
- 78'Yellow card · Casemiro
- 78'Goal · Morgan Gibbs-White
- 90+3'Yellow card · Luke Shaw
- 90+4'Yellow card · Elliot Anderson
Head-to-head
Team news
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Manchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Senne Lammens, Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martínez, Luke Shaw, Casemiro, Kobbie Mainoo, Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes, Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo
Nottingham Forest line-up (4-4-2)
Matz Sels, Neco Williams, Nikola Milenković, Morato, Luca Netz, Omari Hutchinson, Nicolás Domínguez, Elliot Anderson, Morgan Gibbs-White, Igor Jesus, Chris Wood