Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United

Nottingham Forest have earned 57 points in the Premier League this season, their second-highest ever total from their opening 30 games of a top-flight campaign (assuming 3 pts/win all-time), after only their only title-winning campaign in 1977-78 (67).

Manchester United suffered their 13th defeat of the season in the Premier League, their second-most in a campaign in the competition, one short of their record of 14 in 2023-24.

This was the 11th time that Nottingham Forest have won a Premier League match this season despite having 40% or lower possession – the joint-most by a side on record in a season in the competition (from 2003-04), along with Brentford in 2022-23.

Following their 3-2 win at Old Trafford in December, Nottingham Forest are looking to complete their first league double over Manchester United since 1991-92 under Brian Clough.

Manchester United have lost their last two Premier League games against Nottingham Forest, more than they had in their first 13 beforehand (W10 D2 L1).

Nottingham Forest won this exact fixture 2-1 last season, last winning against Man Utd at the City Ground in consecutive league campaigns in 1988-89/1989-90.

Excluding 0-0 draws, the team scoring first has won 71% of Nottingham Forest’s games in the Premier League this season (20/28), a joint-high ratio in the division (Southampton also 20/28). The Tricky Trees have gone 1-0 ahead a league-high 22 times in the Premier League in 2024-25, winning 15 of those occasions (68%), however they have gone on to lose five of the six league games they have conceded first in this term (83%).

After their 3-0 win at Leicester, Manchester United are looking to win back-to-back Premier League games this season for the first time, and back-to-back away league games for the first time since winning three in a row in February 2024. The Red Devils are one of only three sides yet to win successive Premier League fixtures this season, along with Ipswich Town and Southampton.