Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueAntony bags goal, assist as Man United battle past Forest to go third
Manchester United's Antony scored and set up a Diogo Dalot goal to lead their injury-hit side to a 2-0 victory at Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 3': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 3': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott McKenna with a headed pass.
- 7': Attempt missed. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
- 8': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Felipe.
- 10': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Scott McKenna tries a through ball, but Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
- 11': Delay in match because of an injury Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest).
- 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 16': Danilo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Antony (Manchester United).
- 17': Attempt missed. Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 18': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 18': Foul by Anthony Martial (Manchester United).
- 18': Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Diogo Dalot.
- 21': Foul by Jadon Sancho (Manchester United).
- 21': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Offside, Manchester United. Bruno Fernandes tries a through ball, but Anthony Martial is caught offside.
- 24': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Harry Maguire.
- 27': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Danilo.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Danilo (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Neco Williams.
- 31': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Christian Eriksen.
- 32': Attempt saved. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
- 32': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester United 1. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 33': Anthony Martial (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest).
- 33': Offside, Manchester United. Diogo Dalot tries a through ball, but Jadon Sancho is caught offside.
- 36': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Felipe.
- 38': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest).
- 43': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
- 43': Victor Lindelöf (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a fast break.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester United 1.
- 50': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Renan Lodi.
- 50': Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a corner.
- 52': Attempt missed. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Martial.
- 56': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Felipe.
- 56': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jadon Sancho.
- 57': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Danilo.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 57': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Renan Lodi.
- 58': Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
- 59': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 59': Harry Maguire (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Attempt saved. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 61': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Keylor Navas.
- 62': Foul by Antony (Manchester United).
- 62': Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
- 64': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes with a through ball.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Manchester United) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 64': Offside, Manchester United. Christian Eriksen tries a through ball, but Anthony Martial is caught offside.
- 65': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Sam Surridge replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 65': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Orel Mangala replaces Remo Freuler.
- 65': Foul by Harry Maguire (Manchester United).
- 65': Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
- 67': Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 67': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt missed. Anthony Martial (Manchester United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Casemiro with a cross.
- 72': Substitution, Manchester United. Wout Weghorst replaces Anthony Martial.
- 73': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Victor Lindelöf.
- 73': Attempt missed. Felipe (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross following a corner.
- 74': Attempt missed. Antony (Manchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes following a fast break.
- 76': Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester United 2. Diogo Dalot (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antony with a through ball.
- 79': Substitution, Manchester United. Fred replaces Christian Eriksen.
- 81': Foul by Felipe (Nottingham Forest).
- 81': Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Scott McKenna.
- 82': Antony (Manchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 82': Foul by Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest).
- 83': Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Attempt missed. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 85': Danilo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Casemiro (Manchester United).
- 87': Attempt missed. Jadon Sancho (Manchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bruno Fernandes.
- 87': Hand ball by Sam Surridge (Nottingham Forest).
- 88': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jesse Lingard replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 88': Hand ball by Wout Weghorst (Manchester United).
- 90'+1': Corner, Manchester United. Conceded by Danilo.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Antony (Manchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Dalot.
- 90'+3': Foul by Wout Weghorst (Manchester United).
- 90'+3': Moussa Niakhaté (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Wout Weghorst (Manchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester United 2.
- 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Manchester United 2.
Statistics
 MAN |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Saves | 5 |
| 68.2 | Possession | 31.8 |
| 22 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 0 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 504 | Accurate Passes | 183 |
| 608 | Passes | 281 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 19 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 12 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 16 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 29,435
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 29,435
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 11 | +15 | 28 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 12 | +5 | 23 |
| 3 | Chelsea | 12 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 | Arsenal | 12 | +9 | 22 |
Line-Ups
Nottingham Forest (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 12 | Keylor Navas (GK) |
| 19 | Moussa Niakhaté |
| 26 | Scott McKenna |
| 38 | Felipe |
| 28 | Danilo |
| 23 | Remo Freuler |
| 10 | Morgan Gibbs-White |
| 32 | Renan Lodi |
| 7 | Neco Williams  |
| 9 | Taiwo Awoniyi |
| 20 | Brennan Johnson |
Manchester United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David de Gea (GK) |
| 2 | Victor Lindelöf |
| 5 | Harry Maguire |
| 20 | Diogo Dalot |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 8 | Bruno Fernandes |
| 14 | Christian Eriksen |
| 18 | Casemiro |
| 9 | Anthony Martial |
| 25 | Jadon Sancho |
| 21 | Antony |
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