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Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest

Competition – Barclays Premier League

Stadium: Old Trafford

Date: 27th December 2022

Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT

Manchester United return to domestic league action this Tuesday as they welcome Nottingham Forest to Old Trafford.

The Red Devils come into this tie looking to make a winning return to domestic league football. Erik ten Hag’s men ended the first phase of the domestic league on a high note thanks to a dramatic 2-1 win over Fulham.

That win over the Cottagers was secured courtesy of a last-gasp winner by Argentine youngster Alejandro Garnacho. The 18-year-old is growing in stature at the club and will likely play a more involved role in this second half of the season especially with Cristiano Ronaldo no longer at the club.

Man United come into this on the back of a 2-0 win over Burnley. That win over the Championship side was their third win in a row.

They will play another game under the Old Trafford lights looking to extend a stellar five-match home winning run in all competitions, four of which saw them keep a clean sheet.

The Red Devils boast the best defensive record for home teams this season conceding just four goals in six home games.

They will fancy their chances of getting a win here given their record against newly promoted sides. They have lost just one of their last 19 meetings with teams who came up from the Championship (W12, D6).

Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last four competitive games (W3, D1).

The Tricky Trees went into the World Cup break on a high note thanks to huge wins over Liverpool and Crystal Palace in the Premier League.

They also returned to club football with a bang when they beat Blackburn Rovers 4-1 in the EFL Cup.

That win secured Steve Cooper’s side their first quarter-final appearance in the Carabao Cup in nearly 30 years.

They will now look to make it five competitive games without defeat when they travel to Old Trafford.

However, a poor away form could hinder them here as they have won just two points on the road this term, scoring only once and conceding an eye-watering 19 times.

Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:

December 7, 2024
Everton 01:00 Liverpool
December 26, 2024
Manchester City 13:30 Everton
AFC Bournemouth 16:00 Crystal Palace
Southampton 16:00 West Ham United
Chelsea 16:00 Fulham
Nottingham Forest 16:00 Tottenham Hotspur
Newcastle United 16:00 Aston Villa
Wolverhampton Wanderers 18:30 Manchester United
Liverpool 21:00 Leicester City
December 27, 2024
Brighton & Hov… 20:30 Brentford
Arsenal 21:15 Ipswich Town
December 29, 2024
Leicester City 15:30 Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur 16:00 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Fulham 16:00 AFC Bournemouth
Crystal Palace 16:00 Southampton
Everton 16:00 Nottingham Forest
West Ham United 18:15 Liverpool
December 30, 2024
Aston Villa 20:45 Brighton & Hov…
Ipswich Town 20:45 Chelsea
Manchester United 21:00 Newcastle United

Premier League Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Liverpool 16 12 3 1 37 16 +21 39
2 Chelsea 17 10 5 2 37 19 +18 35
3 Arsenal 17 9 6 2 34 16 +18 33
4 Nottingham Forest 17 9 4 4 23 19 +4 31
5 AFC Bournemouth 17 8 4 5 27 21 +6 28
6 Aston Villa 17 8 4 5 26 26 +0 28
7 Manchester City 17 8 3 6 29 25 +4 27
8 Newcastle United 17 7 5 5 27 21 +6 26
9 Fulham 17 6 7 4 24 22 +2 25
10 Brighton & Hov… 17 6 7 4 27 26 +1 25
11 Tottenham Hotspur 17 7 2 8 39 25 +14 23
12 Brentford 17 7 2 8 32 32 +0 23
13 Manchester United 17 6 4 7 21 22 -1 22
14 West Ham United 17 5 5 7 22 30 -8 20
15 Everton 16 3 7 6 14 21 -7 16
16 Crystal Palace 17 3 7 7 18 26 -8 16
17 Leicester City 17 3 5 9 21 37 -16 14
18 Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 3 3 11 27 40 -13 12
19 Ipswich Town 17 2 6 9 16 32 -16 12
20 Southampton 17 1 3 13 11 36 -25 6

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