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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:

May 2, 2024
Chelsea 19:30 Tottenham Hotspur
May 3, 2024
Luton Town 20:00 Everton
May 4, 2024
Arsenal 12:30 AFC Bournemouth
Brentford 15:00 Fulham
Burnley 15:00 Newcastle United
Sheffield United 15:00 Nottingham Forest
Manchester City 17:30 Wolverhampton Wanderers
May 5, 2024
Brighton & Hov… 14:00 Aston Villa
Chelsea 14:00 West Ham United
Liverpool 16:30 Tottenham Hotspur
May 6, 2024
Crystal Palace 20:00 Manchester United
May 11, 2024
Fulham 12:30 Manchester City
Tottenham Hotspur 15:00 Burnley
West Ham United 15:00 Luton Town
Wolverhampton Wanderers 15:00 Crystal Palace
Newcastle United 15:00 Brighton & Hov…
AFC Bournemouth 15:00 Brentford
Everton 15:00 Sheffield United
Nottingham Forest 17:30 Chelsea
May 12, 2024
Manchester United 16:30 Arsenal

Premier League Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Arsenal 35 25 5 5 85 28 +57 80
2 Manchester City 34 24 7 3 82 32 +50 79
3 Liverpool 35 22 9 4 77 36 +41 75
4 Aston Villa 35 20 7 8 73 52 +21 67
5 Tottenham Hotspur 33 18 6 9 67 52 +15 60
6 Manchester United 34 16 6 12 52 51 +1 54
7 Newcastle United 34 16 5 13 74 55 +19 53
8 West Ham United 35 13 10 12 56 65 -9 49
9 Chelsea 33 13 9 11 63 59 +4 48
10 AFC Bournemouth 35 13 9 13 52 60 -8 48
11 Wolverhampton Wanderers 35 13 7 15 48 55 -7 46
12 Brighton & Hov… 34 11 11 12 52 57 -5 44
13 Fulham 35 12 7 16 51 55 -4 43
14 Crystal Palace 35 10 10 15 45 57 -12 40
15 Everton 35 12 8 15 37 48 -11 36
16 Brentford 35 9 8 18 52 60 -8 35
17 Nottingham Forest 35 7 9 19 42 62 -20 26
18 Luton Town 35 6 7 22 48 77 -29 25
19 Burnley 35 5 9 21 38 70 -32 24
20 Sheffield United 35 3 7 25 34 97 -63 16

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