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Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest – Head to head record, results & stats

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Manchester United

L W L L D
16
meetings
57 goals total
Last: 17 May 2026
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Nottingham Forest

W L W W D
11
Manchester United wins
2
Draws
3
Nottingham Forest wins
69% 12% 19%
44
Goals scored
13

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Match averages

3.56
Avg goals / game
44%
Both to score
69%
Over 2.5 goals
8 / 1
Clean sheets (Man Utd / Nott'm Fo…)

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Biggest wins

All meetings (16)

Date Home Score Away Result Competition
01 Nov 2025 Nottingham Forest 2 - 2 Manchester United D English Premier League
01 Apr 2025 Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Manchester United L English Premier League
07 Dec 2024 Manchester United 2 - 3 Nottingham Forest L English Premier League
28 Feb 2024 Nottingham Forest 0 - 1 Manchester United W FA Cup
30 Dec 2023 Nottingham Forest 2 - 1 Manchester United L English Premier League
26 Aug 2023 Manchester United 3 - 2 Nottingham Forest W English Premier League
16 Apr 2023 Nottingham Forest 0 - 2 Manchester United W English Premier League
01 Feb 2023 Manchester United 2 - 0 Nottingham Forest W English Football League C…
25 Jan 2023 Nottingham Forest 0 - 3 Manchester United W English Football League C…
27 Dec 2022 Manchester United 3 - 0 Nottingham Forest W English Premier League
04 Feb 1999 Nottingham Forest 1 - 8 Manchester United W English Premier League
24 Dec 1998 Manchester United 3 - 0 Nottingham Forest W English Premier League
25 Dec 1996 Nottingham Forest 0 - 4 Manchester United W English Premier League
13 Sep 1996 Manchester United 4 - 1 Nottingham Forest W English Premier League
27 Apr 1996 Manchester United 5 - 0 Nottingham Forest W English Premier League
26 Nov 1995 Nottingham Forest 1 - 1 Manchester United D English Premier League

By venue

At Manchester United 6W 0D 1L
At Nottingham Forest 2W 2D 5L

Competitions faced in

Year-by-year

Year Man Utd D Nott'm …
2025 0 1 1
2024 1 0 1
2023 4 0 1
2022 1 0 0
1999 1 0 0
1998 1 0 0
1996 3 0 0
1995 0 1 0
First meeting
26 Nov 1995

About this head-to-head

Manchester United and Nottingham Forest have met 16 times on record. Manchester United lead with 11 wins, Nottingham Forest have won 3 times and the two clubs have drawn 2 matches between them. Their first recorded meeting was on 26 November 1995.

This page is the permanent head-to-head hub for Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest. Every future meeting between these two clubs will be added to this page automatically, so bookmark it for the latest results, biggest wins, venue records and competition breakdown. Visit the team pages for full squads, standings and upcoming fixtures: Manchester United and Nottingham Forest.

Across their recorded meetings, Manchester United have found the net 44 times against Nottingham Forest, while Nottingham Forest have scored 13 times in reply — a combined 57 goals shared between the two sides. Their most recent fixture was played on 17 May 2026, the latest chapter in a rivalry stretching back to 1995. Follow every upcoming Manchester United versus Nottingham Forest clash on SportScore for live scores, starting lineups, minute-by-minute commentary and a head-to-head record that updates automatically once the full-time whistle blows.