Nottingham Forest and Manchester United will meet at the City Ground in the 30th week of the 2024/2025 Premier League season. The English Premier League match between Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United is scheduled to kick off on Wednesday, 2 April 2025, at 00.30 IST.
Forest host MU as they look to maintain their position at the top of the table. Forest currently sit in third place on 54 points, four behind Arsenal in second and five ahead of Chelsea in fourth. Meanwhile, Middlesbrough lie 13th in the table on 37 points.
Forest are coming off a gruelling FA Cup quarter-final against Brighton. Away from home, Nuno Espirito Santo’s side overcame a goalless draw to win 4-3 on penalties. The win boosted their confidence ahead of the clash with United.
MU’s last game before the international break was away to Leicester City yesterday. Ruben Amorim’s men put on an impressive display to win 3-0 thanks to goals from Rasmus Hojlund, Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes. The result extended their unbeaten run to four Premier League games.
Forest are also on a roll, unbeaten in their last three league games. They drew 0-0 with Arsenal, beat Manchester City 1-0 and won 4-2 at Ipswich Town. This form shows how solid they are when they face strong teams.
Forest’s resilience at the City Ground is also worth noting. They are unbeaten in their last eight Premier League home games, winning six and drawing two. They have even kept a clean sheet in their last three home games, including a 7-0 thrashing of Brighton.
Despite being unbeaten in their last four games, MU are still struggling to find consistency away from home. They have won just four of their 14 Premier League games away from home this season. That could be a problem for them when they visit Forest.
In their first meeting of the season, MU suffered a heartbreaking defeat at Old Trafford. They lost 3-2 to Forest in week 15. That added to MU’s poor record, having won just once in their last three meetings with Forest in all competitions.
Given the current state of both teams, Forest have the momentum to get a positive result. However, MU still have the quality to put up a good fight.
Predicted Starting XI Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1): Sels; Williams, Murillo, Milenkovic, Aina; Anderson, Dominguez; Hudson-Odoi, Gibbs-White, Elanga; Wood.
Coach: Nuno Espirito Santo.
Squad info: Carlos Miguel (injured), Morgan Gibbs-White (doubtful), Chris Wood (doubtful).
Manchester United (3-4-2-1): Onana; De Ligt, Lindelof, Mazraoui; Dorgu, Ugarte, Fernandes, Dalot; Garnacho, Eriksen; Hojlund.
Coach: Ruben Amorim.
Squad info: Ayden Heaven (injured), Jonny Evans (injured), Lisandro Martinez (injured), Amad Diallo (injured), Kobbie Mainoo (injured), Luke Shaw (injured), Leny Yoro (doubtful), Altay Bayindir (doubtful), Harry Maguire (doubtful).
Head to Head and Score Prediction Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
Last 5 meetings
- 12/08/24 Manchester United 2-3 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
- 02/29/24 Nottingham Forest 0-1 Manchester United (FA Cup)
- 12/31/23 Nottingham Forest 2-1 Manchester United (Premier League)
- 08/26/23 Manchester United 3-2 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
- 04/16/23 Nottingham Forest 0-2 Manchester United (Premier League).
Last 5 matches of Nottingham Forest
- 27/02/25 Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal (Premier League)
- 04/03/25 Nottingham Forest 1-1 Ipswich Town (FA Cup) – Won on penalties
- 08/03/25 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester City (Premier League)
- 15/03/25 Ipswich Town 2-4 Nottingham Forest (Premier League)
- 30/03/25 Brighton 0-0 Nottingham Forest (FA Cup) – Won on penalties.
Last 5 matches Manchester United
- 02/03/25 Manchester United 1-1 Fulham (FA Cup) – Lost on penalties
- 07/03/25 Real Sociedad 1-1 Manchester United (Europa League)
- 09/03/25 Manchester United 1-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
- 14/03/25 Manchester United 4-1 Real Sociedad (Europa League)
- 17/03/25 Leicester City 0-3 Manchester United (Premier League).
Final score prediction: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Manchester United.
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United Schedule, Live Broadcast and Live Streaming
Competition: Premier League
Match: Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United
Stadium: City Ground
Day, date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Time: 12.30 AM IST
Live TV broadcast: – Star Sports Network
Live streaming: JioHotstar
