Man United vs. Nottingham Forest: Head-to-head record and past meetings

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Waving goodbye to their Old Trafford faithful for the summer, Manchester United big Nottingham Forest successful the Premier League connected Sunday afternoon.

Last clip out, the Red Devils failed to find the nett successful a top-flight contention for the archetypal clip since September, playing retired a goalless draw astatine the North-East location of Sunderland, who person comfortably survived this season.

Also reaching their superior extremity for the 2025-26 campaign, Michael Carrick's broadside are guaranteed a spot successful the Champions League adjacent term, erstwhile the interim brag could beryllium handed the Old Trafford relation connected a full-time basis.

Sunday's visitors Nottingham Forest are successful the midst of an eight-game (W4 D4) unbeaten tally successful the Premier League, sharing the spoils astatine the City Ground with Newcastle United past Sunday afternoon.

Here, Sports Mole takes a look astatine the head-to-head grounds and immoderate notable erstwhile meetings betwixt the 2 sides up of this weekend's conflict successful Manchester.

Head-to-head record

Previous meetings: 115

Man Utd wins: 54

Draws: 25

Nott'm Forest wins: 36

Man United and Nottingham Forest person butted heads a full of 115 times crossed each competitions, with the Red Devils starring the wide head-to-head grounds having posted 54 wins to the Tricky Trees' 36, portion determination person besides been 25 draws played retired betwixt the 2 clubs.

The precise archetypal gathering betwixt these 2 teams took spot backmost successful October 1892 erstwhile Man United (known past arsenic Newton Heath) drew 1-1 with Forest successful the aged Division One. Forest won 3-1 distant from location conscionable 3 months later, portion the Red Devils had to hold until 1907 to triumph their archetypal lucifer against the Midlands outfit (4-0) - 1 of conscionable six victories successful their archetypal 23 meetings crossed each competitions up until 1935.

Both teams regularly battled it retired successful Division One from the precocious 1950s close up until the opening of the Premier League epoch successful 1992, with Man United winning 31 times compared to Forest's 18 implicit a 64-game period.

One of the astir notable encounters betwixt these 2 clubs during this spell was the 1992 League Cup final, with Brian McClair scoring the lone extremity successful a constrictive 1-0 with astatine Wembley to assistance Sir Alex Ferguson get 1 implicit Brian Clough.

Man United person dominated this fixture successful the Premier League, with 15 wins recorded crossed 21 games, including a memorable 8-1 thrashing of the Tricky Trees astatine the City Ground successful February 1999.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored 4 goals portion some Dwight Yorke and Andy Cole netted 2 each. Forest person lone beaten Man United 4 times arsenic a Premier League club, including a 3-2 triumph astatine Old Trafford successful December 2024 - their archetypal triumph astatine the Theatre of Dreams for 30 years.

Four months later, Forest completed the league treble implicit Man United for the archetypal clip since the 1991-92 run nether the absorption of Brian Clough, with erstwhile Red Devils winger Anthony Elanga scoring the lone extremity successful a constrictive 1-0 triumph for Nuno Espirito Santo's broadside astatine the City Ground.

The past gathering betwixt the 2 sides finished each square, with Forest holding Man United to a 2-2 gully astatine the City Ground successful November 2025.

Last 18 meetings

Nov 1, 2025: Nott'm Forest 2-2 Man Utd (Premier League)

Apr 02, 2025: Nott'm Forest 1-0 Man Utd (Premier League)

Dec 07, 2024: Man Utd 2-3 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)

Feb 28, 2024: Nott'm Forest 0-1 Man Utd (FA Cup Fifth Round)

Dec 30, 2023: Nott'm Forest 2-1 Man Utd (Premier League)

Aug 26, 2023: Man Utd 3-2 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)

Apr 16, 2023: Nott'm Forest 0-2 Man Utd (Premier League)

Feb 01, 2023: Man Utd 2-0 Nott'm Forest (EFL Cup Semi-Finals)

Jan 25, 2023: Nott'm Forest 0-3 Man Utd (EFL Cup Semi-Finals)

Dec 27, 2022: Man Utd 3-0 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)

Feb 06, 1999: Nott'm Forest 1-8 Man Utd (Premier League)

Dec 26, 1998: Man Utd 3-0 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)

Dec 26, 1996: Nott'm Forest 0-4 Man Utd (Premier League)

Sep 14, 1996: Man Utd 4-1 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)

Apr 28, 1996: Man Utd 5-0 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)

Nov 27, 1995: Nott'm Forest 1-1 Man Utd (Premier League)

Dec 17, 1994: Man Utd 1-2 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)

Aug 22, 1994: Nott'm Forest 1-1 Man Utd (Premier League)

Last 10 Premier League meetings