Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction
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Manchester United FC 3 - 2 Nottingham Forest FC
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That's all from an enthralling encounter in Manchester, so thank you for joining us and goodbye!
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Having fought back from two goals behind at Old Trafford for just a third time in the Premier League era, Manchester United next meet old foes Arsenal. Nottingham Forest have less time to recover, as they must host Burnley in Wednesday's EFL Cup tie before visiting Chelsea at Stamford Bridge next week.
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After dragging themselves back into the match having gone two goals down within minutes of kick-off, Manchester United complete a spirited comeback to beat Nottingham Forest and extend their long winning streak at Old Trafford. Posting an eighth straight league win on home turf - and their 11th in a row versus Forest - United ultimately needed captain Fernandes to fire home a second-half winner from the penalty spot, leaving their 10-man visitors floored.
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FULL-TIME: MANCHESTER UNITED 3-2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
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Aina pumps a long throw in to the box from the left, but McTominay rises highest to head the ball away from danger. Forest are persistent, though, and keep flooding forward in search of an equaliser.
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Soon after McTominay's recovery from a minor head injury, the Manchester United midfielder fells Kouyate with a stray high boot. Forest have a free-kick around 30 yards from goal.
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As McTominay receives treatment for a blow to the head, Forest boss Cooper stands on the touchline, clearly frustrated by how events have unfolded here at the Theatre of Dreams. Can his 10-man team somehow salvage something from this game in the final few minutes?
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For an angry coming-together with Kouyate near the corner flag, which he inevitably initiated, Fernandes is booked by the referee.
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Afforded space in the centre of the pitch, Rashford races forward and tries his luck from 20 yards, but after seeing his first shot blocked he then stumbles over his follow-up and possession is turned over.
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Yellow Card Cheikhou Kouyaté
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In the third minute of at least 11 added for stoppages at the end of this second half, 10-man Forest are throwing everything they've got left in the tank at Manchester United. Having led by two goals, losing today would be a bitter blow.
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Elanga wins the ball on the left touchline, and after delivering a low cross into the six-yard box, Onana is relieved to see it narrowly missed by another substitute, Wood.
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Slashing at his shot from the left side of the box, Elanga sends the ball spiralling high over the crossbar as Onana watches on entirely untroubled.
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Yellow Card André Onana Onana
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After stretching for the ball, Casemiro is left down on the turf with an apparent muscular injury, and the action comes to a momentary halt.
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GREAT SAVE! Onana leaps high to his left, spectacularly keeping out a goalbound strike from Boly! The ball had been bobbling dangerously around the box before the defender turned it towards the top corner!
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Substitution Antony Matheus dos Santos Scott Francis McTominay
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Gibbs-White sends over a free-kick from 30 yards out, on the right, but Awoniyi's flick-on is just too strong for Aurier to connect with at the back post.
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Yellow Card Marcus Rashford
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Manchester United had won each of their last 10 meetings with Nottingham Forest - and by an aggregate score of 36-3 - ahead of today's game. They now stand less than 20 minutes from extending that sequence.
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Substitution Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira Anthony David Junior Elanga
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PENALTY FOR MANCHESTER UNITED! After a brief VAR review, it's confirmed: the hosts have a spot-kick! Rashford leaves Danilo flat-footed on the left side of the box, and when the pair clash knees, United's star striker tumbles to the turf!
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Aurier does well to clear a dangerous Fernandes corner-kick, which is whipped towards the near post at some speed. United have another chance to deliver a ball into the box from the corner spot.
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Penalty Goal Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes
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On his latest foray forward, Casemiro is caught offside, after Sancho delays his low throughball into the box just too long.
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FOREST DOWN TO 10 MEN! After a lengthy VAR review, it is finally confirmed Forest will play the final quarter of this game with 10 players - Worrall's sending-off stands! It was denial of a clear goalscoring opportunity!
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Substitution Brennan Price Johnson Cheikhou Kouyaté
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Having landed awkwardly after an aerial challenge, Johnson stays down on the turf, and he will require treatment from the medics. Midway through the second half, the action is paused.
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Red Card Joseph Adrian Worrall
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Following some superb rapid-fire passing by Manchester United on the left side of the area, Martinez crosses low along the six-yard box, where his defensive colleague Lindelof appears and narrowly fails to get his outstretched boot on the ball.
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Yellow Card Temitayo Olufisayo Olaoluwa Aina
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Substitution Anthony Jordan Martial Jadon Malik Sancho
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Yellow Card Aaron Wan-Bissaka
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SUPER SAVE! With a trademark cut-in from the right, Antony beats his man and then curls a shot towards the bottom-left corner. Turner is equal to it, though, and flings himself full length to tip the ball away for a corner: brilliant stuff from both players!
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Substitution Scott Fraser McKenna Moussa Niakhaté
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UNITED LEVEL THE GAME! A cleverly worked free-kick helps Manchester United make it 2-2! Ferandes pulls the initial set-piece back across the box, and then receives the ball again from Varane's clipped pass; he then crosses for Casemiro to steer the ball home from close range!
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Assist Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes
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Goal Carlos Henrique Casimiro
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Turner sprints sharply from his line, working in tandem with Aurier to prevent Martial getting a clear shot off from just inside the box. The Forest goalkeeper gathers the ball gratefully, but perhaps United's centre-forward should've done better there.
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Both teams have already had a foray into the other's penalty area in the early stages of the second half, and Fernandes fires well over the crossbar from around 20 yards out.
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Forest kick off, and we are back under way at Old Trafford!
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Substitution Raphaël Xavier Varane Victor Jörgen Nilsson Lindelöf
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Nottingham Forest may have gone unbeaten through their last five Premier League matches when leading at half-time, but Manchester United have won each of their last seven home games in the top flight and will surely not settle for a point today.
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Two goals in the first four minutes gave Nottingham Forest an incredible start at Old Trafford - where they have not won for nearly 29 years - but by the half-time whistle their improbable advantage had been halved as Manchester United recovered some composure. Clearly rattled by a disastrous opening spell, the home side soon began to dominate territory, but only have Eriksen's goal to show for their efforts at the interval. There remains plenty to play for after the break.
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HALF-TIME: MANCHESTER UNITED 1-2 NOTTINGHAM FOREST
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As Gibbs-White pops up just inside the area, latching on to Johnson's precise cutback, he takes aim. However, his goalbound shot strikes Awoniyi and Manchester United escape!
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In the first of at least three added minutes for stoppages, Varane clatters into Awoniyi in an aerial challenge and Nottingham Forest have a free-kick just inside the United half.
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Yellow Card Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White
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Quite clumsily, Martinez catches Gibbs-White down by the right corner flag, but the latter's free-kick subsequently finds Eriksen's head: United clear their lines.
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Yellow Card Sèrge Alain Stéphane Aurier
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Casemiro again appears in an advanced area, but he topples over too easily under a challenge by Worrall and his weak claims for a free-kick just outside the box are dismissed by the referee.
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Antony jigs clear of his opponent on the right, then lays a ball back for Fernandes to strike with his laces. However, one of several white jerseys springs out and blocks the midfielder's powerful strike from 20 yards out.
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With his goal earlier today, Awoniyi became the first Nottingham Forest player to score in the first three top-flight matches of any season since Peter Davenport did the same back in 1984.
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A sharp pass by Aurier sets Gibbs-White haring free into the box, but Varane closes down a gaping space rapidly and diverts the ball behind for a corner.
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After showing neat footwork to work his way into the opposition area, Wan-Bissaka declines to pick out a pass and his heavily deflected attempt is only saved at the second attempt by a scrambling Turner.
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A smart threaded pass down the right by Johnson picks out Awoniyi's run, but the big striker then plays his cross too close to Onana, who simply steps out and picks up the loose ball.
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Fernades sets Antony away, and the Brazilian winger then slides through a ball for Martial into the area. The latter's attempted shot on the stretch is then blocked by Boly's last-ditch challenge, which preserves Forest's lead for now.
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Attempting to escape down the right touchline, Antony draws a foul by Aina and earns his team a free-kick midway through Forest's half. However, soon after, he clips over a heavy cross that sails straight out of play.
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MISS! After Antony shimmies his way into the box from the right and lays off a tidy pass, Fernandes has a shot blocked behind for a corner. From the subsequent set-piece, taken by United's captain, Casemiro is left unmarked at the back post. Somehow, though, he misses with a header from point-blank range!
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Overunning the ball by the left byline, Rashford eludes Aurier but then eases the pressure on Nottingham Forest's area as he gifts them a goal-kick.
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Forest's first foray upfield for quite some time comes to an end when Aina hurls in a long throw that is easily cleared by the Manchester United defence.
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SAVE! Suddenly finding himself in space just outside the box, Casemiro sends in a curling shot that tests Turner, who has to dive left in order to keep the ball out.
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Assist Marcus Rashford
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It remains all United at the moment, as the home side push on with the aim of reducing their deficit before half-time.
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Goal Christian Dannemann Eriksen
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Martial drifts out of the packed penalty area, seeking space on the left, but he gives the ball away with a misplaced pass, so Casemiro has to slide in and stop Johnson escaping on the break.
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With few credible options around him, Fernandes opens up his body in central position 25 yards out and lets fly with a shot that only finds Turner's waiting gloves.
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After a corner from the right, United continue to apply pressure around the Forest area, as all 10 of the visitors' outfield players are now banked behind the ball.
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A shell-shocked Manchester United are trying to find their feet in this game, which has started terribly from their point of view. Ten Hag watches on bemused from the touchline.
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Following his opening goal today, Awoniyi has now scored in his last seven Premier League appearances for Nottingham Forest, scoring eight times and surpassing Stan Collymore’s club record. He is now one of three African players to find the net in seven successive Premier League games, joining Emmanuel Adebayor and Mohamed Salah.
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Goal Willy-Arnaud Zobo Boly
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Goal Taiwo Micheal Awoniyi
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Not long after kick-off, Antony receives the ball just outside the box, turns and sends a shot at Turner. The goalkeeper has to push it wide for a corner.
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The hosts kick off, and we are under way in Manchester!
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The players are out on the pristine pitch at Old Trafford, and kick-off is now just moments away!
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There are two changes to the Nottingham Forest side that saw off Sheffield United last time out, as Ryan Yates and Ola Aina come in for Neco Williams and Orel Mangala - the latter misses out entirely. Of Forest's new signings, Gonzalo Montiel joins former Manchester United winger Elanga on the bench, but Andrey Santos is not involved.
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Manchester United make three changes to the team that started against Tottenham last week, as Luke Shaw and Mason Mount are both sidelined by injury and Alejandro Garnacho is dropped to the bench. Diogo Dalot, Christian Eriksen and Anthony Martial come into the hosts' starting XI, but high-profile signing Rasmus Hojlund is left out once again.
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SUBS: Ethan Horvath, Cheikhou Kouyate, Chris Wood, Anthony Elanga, Remo Freuler, Moussa Niakhate, Hwang Ui-Jo, Neco Williams, Gonzalo Montiel.
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NOTTINGHAM FOREST (3-4-2-1): Matt Turner; Willy Boly, Joe Worrall, Scott McKenna; Serge Aurier, Danilo, Ryan Yates, Ola Aina; Brennan Johnson, Morgan Gibbs-White; Taiwo Awoniyi.
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SUBS: Dean Henderson, Victor Lindelof, Scott McTominay, Jadon Sancho, Facundo Pellistri, Alejandro Garnacho, Daniel Gore, Harry Maguire, Alvaro Fernandez.
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MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): Andre Onana; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Diogo Dalot; Casemiro, Christian Eriksen; Antony, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford; Anthony Martial.
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Nottingham Forest, meanwhile, are seeking their first top-flight away win since January, but precedent is steeply stacked against them: they last beat Manchester United back in 1994. Though they ultimately escaped relegation, Forest's form on the road last term was also the worst of all 20 Premier League clubs, winning just one and losing 13 of their 19 away fixtures. Nonetheless, Steve Cooper's side arrive in Manchester buoyed by a 2-1 home victory over Sheffield United last time out.
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After suffering their first defeat of the new Premier League season last weekend - away to Tottenham - Manchester United now return to Old Trafford, where they have not lost in the top flight since last season's opening day. In fact, the Red Devils are unbeaten in their last 30 home matches, winning on no less than 26 occasions - their longest such run for six years. Erik Ten Hag's side came out on top in all four of their meetings with Nottingham Forest last term without conceding a single goal, including a 3-0 home win in December.
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