Man Utd vs Nottingham Forest: Preview and Betting Tips | EPL 2024

The hosts saw a seven-match unbeaten streak end in midweek whilst Forest’s strong start to the season is a distant memory after losing three of their last four matches.

Man Utd Form

United showed some improvement after the sacking of Erik Ten Hag. They thrashed Leicester 5-2 in the Carabao Cup before a 1-1 home draw vs Chelsea. Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s final two matches at the helm saw a 2-0 home victory over PAOK and a 3-0 league success against Leicester City.

Ruben Amorim oversaw a 1-1 draw at Ipswich in his first match before a comeback 3-2 win in the Europa League vs Bodo/Glimt. They thrashed Everton 4-0 last weekend but were thoroughly outplayed in a 2-0 loss at Arsenal on Wednesday despite it being 0-0 at the break.

Man Utd Team News

Man Utd have Lisandro Martinez and Kobbie Mainoo available again after serving suspensions. Both players are expected to start. Luke Shaw is out injured again and both Jonny Evans and Victor Lindelof are doubtful.

Leny Yoro is pushing for a first start in defence. Plenty of rotation is expected to the lineup with Marcus Rashford, Amad Diallo and Joshua Zirkzee all coming back to start.

Man Utd Motivation

The Red Devils are doing decently in recent home league matches. They will go all out to take three points here.

Amorim’s playing style is still in the early stages. His team will try to keep the ball but they’re still lacking some intensity going forward.

Nottingham Forest Form

Forest had a sublime start to this season with just one defeat in their first ten league matches. After winning 1-0 at Liverpool and drawing 1-1 at Chelsea amongst their first seven results, three straight wins followed. They beat Crystal Palace 1-0 (home), Leicester 3-1 (away) and West Ham 3-0 (home).

Reality has hit them of late with three league losses. They were beaten 3-1 at home by Newcastle and 3-0 at Arsenal as they were outplayed throughout. To their credit, they responded with a 1-0 victory over Ipswich last weekend. On Wednesday, they lost 3-0 at Man City as they allowed 2.41 xG.

Nottingham Forest Team News

Coach Nuno Espirito Santo is without both Danilo and Ibrahim Sangare in the engine room. There are no other injuries for him to contend with.

Callum Hudson-Odoi will hope to be recalled on the left wing after getting no minutes at City. James Ward-Prowse and Elliot Anderson are options to freshen up the engine room.

Nottingham Forest Motivation

Forest are an interesting side in that they don’t press high nor really build up from the back.

Expect Nuno’s side to sit off and draw United onto them. With the pace of Elanga and Gibbs-White, they can be deadly on the counter.

Key Stats

Man Utd have won just 6 of their last 16 matches

Man Utd have won 3 of their last 4 home league matches

Man Utd have won 6 of their last 7 matches vs Nottingham Forest (15-4 aggregate)

Nottingham Forest have lost 3 of their last 4 matches (9 goals conceded)

Forest have lost 3-0 in each of their last 2 away matches

Man Utd vs Nottingham Forest Verdict

Forest can be a tough nut to crack but their defence is letting them down of late. United are reasonably strong at Old Trafford in the league and are backed to win here.

Best Bet: Man Utd Win at 1.64
Value Bet: Man Utd win and both teams to score at 3.35
Goalscorer Tip: Marcus Rashford to score anytime at 2.70