Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest prediction and preview

Premier League · Sunday 27 December 2026, 16:30 UTC

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Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest

Premier League · Sunday 27 December 2026, 16:30 UTC · Old Trafford, Manchester

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Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest preview

Manchester United welcome Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday 27 December 2026 (16:30 UTC) in the Premier League. Manchester United sit 17th on 7 points after 9 matches, while Nottingham Forest are 19th in the table with 6 points from 9.

Manchester United come into the game with a W-L-L-L-D run in the league (1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5), while Nottingham Forest's recent sequence reads L-D-L-L-L. Over their last 6, Manchester United have scored 0.8 and conceded 2.3 goals per game, with 3 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Nottingham Forest average 0.7 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 0 clean sheets.

The sides have met 8 times in the records we hold: Manchester United won 4, 1 game was drawn and Nottingham Forest won 3. Those games averaged 3.5 goals, 6 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 5. The most recent meeting, on 17 May 2026, ended Manchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

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17Manchester United91441015-57DDDLL
19Nottingham Forest9135612-66LLLDL

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Head-to-head

8 meetings: Manchester United 4, draws 1, Nottingham Forest 3.

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Manchester United expected line-up (4-2-3-1)

Senne Lammens, Diogo Dalot, Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro, Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes, Carlos Baleba, Matheus Cunha, Bryan Mbeumo

Nottingham Forest expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Matz Sels, Murillo, Jair Cunha, Neco Williams, James McAtee, Xaver Schlager, Liam Delap, Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White

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