Follow live coverage as Nottingham Forest face Manchester United today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Nottingham Forest FC 1 - 0 Manchester United FC
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
22:09The final whistle sounds, as Nottingham Forest see out one of the great snatch-and-grab victories to beat Manchester United 1-0 at the City Ground! Elanga's opener all the way back in the fifth minute proves to be the decisive moment against his old side, as the Tricky Trees secure their 17th league win of the season despite producing just 0.54 xG to United's 1.66 xG. Shots fired over by Gibbs-White and Williams bookended a second half in which Forest had their backs to the wall, with the visitors seeing efforts from Casemiro, several from Garnacho, Mason Mount and Maguire at the death all kept at bay by defensive desperation. Forest hang on by the skin of their teeth to keep up the pressure on Liverpool and Arsenal at the top of the Premier League table, while United remain languishing in 13th following the 13th defeat of a season to forget.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
22:03FULL-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-0 MANCHESTER UNITED.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
22:02OFF THE LINE!!! Murillo rescues the points for Forest!! Beyond added time, another United attack sees Mazraoui sweep a last-chance cross into the box. It's a scramble as the ball comes to Maguire, but his close-range effort is cleared off the line by the Brazilian in desperate fashion just moments before the full-time whistle blows!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
22:00A towering defensive header from Yates releases Gibbs-White on the break and into open pasture, but his ball across to Sosa in support is underhit and the visitors intercept it for one last attack!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:58Eriksen plays a pass wide to an unmarked Garnacho on the left, but Yates closes the space by the time the ball comes to him and makes yet another crucial block for Forest!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:57WIDE!! Garnacho plays Dorgu in behind and the Dane stands up a cross from the life byline, but Maguire – brought on to play as a makeshift striker rather than in defence – heads well beyond the near post, despite the chance looking easier to put on target than miss!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:54We're into another six additional minutes at the City Ground as Forest close in on three more all-important Premier League points.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:54OVER!!! Sangare picks out the run of Williams from nowhere as the Reds wing-back arrives in the box, but the Welshman's half-volley is miscued and he fires it over the top!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:50Substitution Leny Olivier Yoro Jacob Harry Maguire
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:49Awoniyi's close-range shot on the turn is blocked following a cutback from Dominguez, but Yates can only drill a woeful volley wide on the follow-up!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:48Substitution Taiwo Micheal Awoniyi Ibrahim Sangaré
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:48Substitution Anthony David Junior Elanga Ramón Sosa Acosta
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:48CHANCE!! Gibbs-White slips a cross-field throughball towards Elanga running in behind, and though he hits the deck after going shoulder-to-shoulder with Yoro right on the edge of United's box, the referee waves play on!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:47Following their 3-2 win at Old Trafford in December, Forest are looking to complete their first league double over Manchester United since 1991-92, under Brian Clough.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:45WIDE!!! A poor Milenkovic clearance is hit straight to Mount on the edge of the box and the substitute almost finds the net with his second touch, setting himself before curling a right-footed strike inches wide of the far post!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:41Gibbs-White slaloms his way through the defence and into the box after being teed up by Awoniyi's knock-down, but he hits the deck under pressure from Yoro to no avail!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:41Substitution Joshua Orobosa Zirkzee Mason Tony Mount
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:40Yellow Card Christian Dannemann Eriksen
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:40Hojlund does brilliantly to beat both Murillo and Milenkovic down the byline after getting on the end of a long ball forward, but his pull-back for Garnacho sees the winger's first-time shot blocked away by Williams.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:38Garnacho is picked out once again by Dalot's cross-field pass, but elects to shoot from the edge of the box and fires high and wide despite better options around him.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:35WIDE!!! Fernandes delivers the United corner which makes it all the way through to Garnacho on the left, but his first-time strike is flashes just wide of the far post!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:34BLOCKED!! The visitors counter at speed after a Forest attack breaks down, and Fernandes picks out Garnacho with a peach of a cross-field pass. The 20-year-old cuts inside off the left to shoot, but Yates is back in cover for Forest and makes a vital block to skew the ball wide and behind for a corner!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:34Yellow Card Neco Shay Williams
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:33Fernandes fires a first-time ball across to Dalot on the right but his drilled effort across the face of goal is first glanced away and then cleared by Murillo and Yates respectively!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:30Forest look to profit again as Anderson thumps the ball up towards Awoniyi, but De Ligt does well to get in front of their number nine and recovers possession for Manchester United.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:29Substitution Elliot Junior Anderson Nicolás Martín Domínguez
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:28Yellow Card Alejandro Garnacho Ferreyra
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:28The Reds turn over possession deep in their own third as Awoniyi charges over halfway, but he can't find the forward run of Elanga in time and Forest's counter-attack is eventually slowed right down.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:26Manchester United are unbeaten across their six competitive games this season in which Casemiro and Manuel Ugarte have both started, but both have already been hooked by Amorim with the Red Devils well on course for defeat at the City Ground.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:24OVER!!! Casemiro's first-time cross is headed out by Williams and comes to Garnacho on the edge of the box, but his snap-shot is sent just over the top of the bar as Sels' goal remains unbreached!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:22Gibbs-White is caught late by Casemiro as both midfielders hit the deck, but the Brazilian avoids a second yellow card for either the foul or potentially simulation.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:22Substitution Carlos Henrique Casimiro Christian Dannemann Eriksen
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:20Moreno's cross from the left is headed out as far as Anderson, but the Forest midfielder's ball back in towards Awoniyi is poor and the Nigerian can't get near it.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:18OVER!!! Forest's free-kick is initially dealt with by the visitors, but Garnacho slopply gifts the ball straight to Gibbs-White. He bears down on goal and shoots with his left foot, but it's a poor effort which he sends well over the bar!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:15SAVED!!! The offside flag would have denied Forest anyway, but what a stop from Onana! Forest's corner at the other end is headed clear, but comes back to Elanga on the right. He crosses towards Yates who is half a yard offside, but the Forest captain still unleashes a bullet header which the Cameroonian does brilliantly to get down to and claw off the line!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:14SAVED!! Another Fernandes corner is met by Casemiro at the near post, but this one tests Sels and the Forest keeper is forced into a scrambling save!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:13Yellow Card Carlos Henrique Casimiro
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:13Hojlund is slipped in behind by Garnacho and rolls a low strike into the side netting, but it took the smallest of deflections off Murillo and it'll be a corner to the visitors!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:11Elanga's opener was the seventh goal Manchester United have conceded from fast breaks in the Premier League this season – the joint-highest tally in the competition.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:10Forest's chances in our live win probability tracker have shot up to 66.4% with that first-time advantage under their belts, leaving United down on just 10.3% and with it all to do in the second half as Gibbs-White gets the game back underway for the hosts.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:08Substitution Manuel Ugarte Ribeiro Rasmus Winther Højlund
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
21:05Elanga has been the difference-maker for Forest so far, striking through the heart of his former side with that fifth-minute opener on the fly with his only attempt on goal so far. The Sweden winger is yet to misplace a pass, has played six through to the final third, and completed four dribbles so far; winning five of his seven duels and turning possession over on four occasions, as well as winning a free-kick for Santo's side. Retribution.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:59There's the whistle for the break, and at the halfway stage it's high-flying Forest who lead Manchester United 1-0 at the City Ground! The hosts flew out of the traps and got their goal with just five minutes on the clock; former United man Elanga breaking away at speed to race 85 metres and slot home after a corner from the visitors was cleared. Further chances have been hard to come by for a Forest side producing 0.23 xG so far, seeing a Morato header saved by Onana. At the other end, the Red Devils have mustered 0.65 xG through efforts from Fernandes – which led to Forest's breakaway goal – as well as Casemiro and Dalot hitting the crossbar. It's a finely-poised game which could still go either way, but Forest will be hoping they can press home their advantage in the second half.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:54HALF-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-0 MANCHESTER UNITED.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:54WIDE!!! Fernandes tees up a first-time shot for Casemiro, but the Brazilian gets his effort all wrong and fires it straight into a jeering Forest crowd!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:52Milenkovic drives forward from the back and looks to spark a break for the Tricky Trees, but clatters into Dorgu as the ball is deflected and skews back to Onana.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:51SAVED!! Gibbs-White swings a Forest free-kick into the area which is headed back across by Milenkovic. His partner Murillo meets it with a looping header, but Onana sees it all the way and makes a comfortable stop!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:48We'll play an additional SIX minutes of added time to close out an action-packed, end-to-end first half at the City Ground.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:46Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last eight home league games, winning six – as many wins as their previous 24 at the City Ground beforehand. The Tricky Trees last went longer (nine games) without a home Premier League defeat back in March 2023.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:44Ugarte stands up a far-post cross from the byline which Dorgu can't steer towards goal, and Forest once again come away with the ball at speed through Elanga, who beats Casemiro and Fernandes before winning a throw-in.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:41Aina has pulled up injured for Forest and leaves the pitch for further treatment before being helped down the tunnel, and the hosts could be set to lose another one of their most important players with Chris Wood already on the sidelines.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:41Substitution Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira Felipe Rodrigues da Silva
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:41Substitution Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa Aina Alexandre Moreno Lopera
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:40Under Nuno Espírito Santo, Nottingham Forest have won just one of their five Premier League games without Chris Wood, a rate of 20%. This is compared to a 46.7% win rate with the New Zealand striker featuring for Santo's side.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:37Murillo fires a wide free-kick towards his centre-back partner Milenkovic in the Red Devils' box, but De Ligt cuts it out and puts the ball behind for a Forest corner.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:35Nottingham Forest won this exact fixture 2-1 last season, and last beat Manchester Utd at the City Ground in consecutive league campaigns back in 1988-89–1989-90.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:34CHANCE!! Casemiro plays in Garnacho down the right and the Argentinian cuts inside to feed Fernandes. He shoots from the edge of the box, but it's blocked by Murillo for Forest!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:31OFF THE BAR!! The Red Devils' latest corner is met by a glancing header from Dalot at the near post, and his looping effort bounces back off the crossbar. De Ligt meets the follow-up with a weak shot that is palmed clear by Sels, and a free-kick is blown after the Forest keeper is caught late by Yoro with a high boot!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:29In all competitions this season, only Leicester City (25) have conceded the opening goal in more matches amongst Premier League teams than Manchester United's 23.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:27CHANCE!!! Forest break from halfway again as Gibbs-White turns to release Elanga down the right, but the goalscorer takes too long to pick out a shot or pass as Casemiro and De Ligt get across to dispossess him!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:26Elanga looks increasingly dangerous on the break for Forest and has already beaten Fernandes and Dalot all ends up – as well as scoring. The travelling United fans will be wishing that he still sported their colours in this game, rather than the Reds'.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:23Each of Elanga's last four Premier League goals have come in the first half, after netting just three of his first ten goals in the competition within the opening 45 minutes.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:22United counter at speed as successive cross-field passes from Dalot and Zirkzee release Dorgu down the left, but his first-time cross is seized upon by Sels with the Forest keeper well off his line.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:20Forest turn the ball over as Anderson drives towards goal, beating Mazraoui to get into the box before De Ligt gets across to clear!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:17Zirkzee goes shoulder-to-shoulder with Murillo as he chases down Fernandes' ball over the top, and a defensive mix-up between the Forest centre-back and his goalkeeper Sels forces Murillo to put it behind for another corner.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:15WIDE!!! Casemiro meets Fernandes' delivery from the United corner, but can only head his near-post effort wide of the mark and into the side netting!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:15Garnacho and Ugarte are both blocked off from putting crosses into Forest's box, but Yates accidentally puts the ball behind for a corner despite being under no pressure when they eventually win the ball back.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:13Possession breaks for the visitors in midfield and Dalot finds Garnacho in space. He cuts the ball back to an arriving Dorgu in the box, but the wing-back's effort is blocked and cleared by Murillo.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:11Each of Elanga's last four Premier League goals have come in the first half, after netting just three of his first ten goals in the competition within the opening 45 minutes.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:10SAVED!!! Dalot gets wide and swings a good cross into the box, which is met by Fernandes with a low header that he sends straight into Sels' gloves!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:07Goal Anthony David Junior Elanga
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:07SAVED!! The Red Devils turn possession over quickly and the ball comes to Fernandes 20 yards from goal. He lets fly with a dipping effort, but Sels gets down to palm it wide!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:05Murillo has his pocket pinched by Dalot very deep in his own half, but the United wing-back's throughball down the byline for Garnacho isn't accurate enough and rolls out of play.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:04Manchester United have lost their last two Premier League games against Nottingham Forest, more than they had in their first 13 beforehand, winning 10.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:02Zirkzee kicks the game off for Manchester United, as we get up and running in the east Midlands!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
20:01Given their lofty position in the Premier League table this term, it’s no surprise to see Forest leading the way in our live win probability tracker. The Tricky Trees stand on a 41.6% chance of victory to United’s 31.5%, and they’ll be hoping home advantage plays a part in maintaining their Champions League push as the two sides head out onto the pitch at the City Ground!
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
19:53It’s four changes for the visitors though, as Ruben Amorim rotates his United side from their 3-0 win at Leicester. One of these changes is enforced after young defender Ayden Heaven’s knee injury, but Victor Lindelof, Christian Eriksen and Rasmus Hojlund all drop to the bench as Leny Yoro, Patrick Dorgu, Casemiro and Joshua Zirkzee all come into the side.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
19:48Forest have suffered a hammer blow ahead of this game with leading striker Chris Wood – the Premier League’s fourth-highest scorer – out with an injury picked up on international duty with New Zealand. Dynamic winger Callum Hudson-Odoi also remains out, but former Manchester United man Anthony Elanga does come back into the XI, replacing Nicolas Dominguez in their only change to add attacking impetus from out wide.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
19:42MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Altay Bayindir, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Mason Mount, Rasmus Hojlund, Christian Eriksen, Harry Amass, Sekou Kone, Toby Collyer.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
19:42MANCHESTER UNITED (3-4-2-1): Andre Onana; Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Noussair Mazraoui; Diogo Dalot, Casemiro, Manuel Ugarte, Patrick Dorgu; Bruno Fernandes, Alejandro Garnacho; Joshua Zirkzee.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
19:42NOTTINGHAM FOREST SUBS: Carlos Miguel, Morato, Ibrahim Sangare, Harry Toffolo, Nicolas Dominguez, Alex Moreno, Jota Silva, Ramon Sosa, Willy Boly.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
19:42NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Neco Williams; Ryan Yates, Elliot Anderson; Anthony Elanga, Morgan Gibbs-White, Danilo; Taiwo Awoniyi.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
19:37Ruben Amorim’s United, meanwhile, are having a campaign to forget and languish in a lowly 13th place with nine games remaining. The Red Devils are on their joint-best run of the season, however, having beaten relegation-threatened Ipswich and Leicester last time out, either side of a 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Old Trafford.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
19:37Forest’s fantastic season just keeps on going, and they come into this match after the international break having beaten Manchester City and Ipswich Town in their two games prior. Nuno Espirito Santo’s side sit third with a five-point cushion to fourth-placed Chelsea, and can move within just one point of title-chasing Arsenal above them.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
19:32Hello, and welcome to live coverage of this Premier League fixture, as Champions League-chasing Nottingham Forest host Manchester United at the City Ground.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
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