Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United LIVE: Kick-off time and how to follow as Amorim eyes new Red Devils feat
Nottingham Forest host Manchester United tonight as they ride the high of their FA Cup success.
Nuno Espirito Santo's side are going to Wembley after beating Brighton on penalties to secure a semi-final place.
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That achievement added onto their already incredible Premier League campaign, as they sit third in the table.
A Champions League spot awaits and a victory against Man United would move them ever closer to Europe's elite.
But Ruben Amorim has his side in some of their best form since his arrival and they will want to keep that up.
Nottingham Forest vs Man United: Back-to-back?
Amorim has had a tough time at United so far but things have started to turnaround for him.
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He's still not managed a usually simple feat for the Red Devils though, so he'll want to get that done here.
United have not won back-to-back Premier League games at any point this season.
Amorim's side and strugglers Southampton and Ipswich are the only teams to not win successive matches.
But after their victory over Leicester, United have a chance to achieve a season-first and continue their form.
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Three more points would potentially move them up to 12th.
However, despite a draw keeping their unwanted streak going, it would be a decent result against an in-form Forest.
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- Following their 3-2 win at Old Trafford in December, Nottingham Forest are looking to complete their first league double over Manchester United since 1991-92 under Brian Clough.
- Manchester United have lost their last two Premier League games against Nottingham Forest, more than they had in their first 13 beforehand (W10 D2 L1).
- Nottingham Forest won this exact fixture 2-1 last season, last winning against Man Utd at the City Ground in consecutive league campaigns in 1988-89/1989-90.
Nottingham Forest vs Man United: Teams
Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Aina, Murillo, Milenkovic, Williams, Yates, Danilo, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Elanga, Awoniyi.
Subs: Miguel, Morato, Sangare, Toffolo, Dominguez, Moreno, Jota, Sosa, Boly.
Man United XI: Onana, Dalot, Mazraoui, De Ligt, Yoro, Dorgu, Ugarte, Casemiro, Fernandes, Garnacho, Zirkzee.
Subs: Bayindir, Amass, Lindelof, Maguire, Collyer, Eriksen, Kone, Mount, Hojlund.
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- Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last eight home league games, winning six of them (D2), which is as many wins as their previous 24 at the City Ground beforehand (W6 D7 L11). The Tricky Trees last went longer without a home Premier League defeat in March 2023 (9).
- Nottingham Forest have scored 49 goals from an expected goals tally of 37.5 in the Premier League this season, with their overperformance of 11.5 the biggest in the division this term. Conversely, Man Utd have conceded 40 goals from 45.5 expected goals against (5.5 overperformance), with only Tottenham Hotspur (6.3) having a better xGA difference in their favour in the 2024-25 Premier League.
Nottingham Forest vs Man United: What has been said?
Forest are living the dream and after a securing a trip to Wembley in the FA Cup, Espirito Santo was delighted.
The Forest boss said: "We have to focus on the Premier League but it's going to be a beautiful moment for all of us on our journey.
"We are so, so happy. It was such a stressful moment and to share it with our fans, we are so happy."
Matz Sels added: "It is amazing for the supporters so I am happy that I could help the team. I am really happy to play at Wembley.
"We kept a clean-sheet, we didn't give away a lot of chances. You need a bit of luck in penalties but now we're focusing on Tuesday which is a big game."
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- Morgan Gibbs-White has assisted a goal in both of Nottingham Forest’s last two Premier League games; the only players to assist a goal in three successive appearances for the club in the competition are Steve Stone (Apr 1995), Ian Woan (Nov 1995), Gibbs-White himself (Apr 2024), and Anthony Elanga (Jan 2025).
- Bruno Fernandes has scored (3 goals) or assisted (3 assists) a goal in each of his last four Premier League games for Manchester United. Only twice before has he had a longer run of goal involvements in the competition: five appearances from February to June 2020, and six from December 2022 to February 2023.
Nottingham Forest vs Man United: How to follow
This Premier League clash will take place on Tuesday, April 1.
Kick-off at the City Ground is scheduled for 8pm.
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