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Premier League · Sat 26 Dec 2026 · Old Trafford

Man Utd
15:00 Kick-off
Nottingham Forest

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Key storylines

  • Man Utd (17th) host Nottingham Forest (19th)
  • Man Utd without a home win in 3
  • Nottingham Forest without a win in 5
  • Man Utd without a win in 5
  • Both sides missing players: 5 for Man Utd, 2 for Nottingham Forest

Match info

Competition
Premier League
Gameweek
17
Date
Sat 26 Dec 2026
Kick-off
15:00 (UK time)
Venue
Old Trafford
Season
2026-27

Recent form

Man Utd

DDDLL

Nottingham Forest

LLLDL

This season's last five, oldest first.

Head to head

2Man Utd wins1Draws3Nottingham Forest wins

Last 6 meetings

The numbers per game

Man UtdMeasureNottingham Forest
1.11Goals scored0.67
1.67Goals conceded1.33
1.60Expected goals (xG)1.66
1.67xG against1.05
0.78Points per game0.67
0Clean sheets1
21Yellow cards19
18.4Shots16.9
5.0On target3.4
55%Possession48%
6.1Corners4.7
11.1Fouls14.0
2.1Offsides2.0
Mbeumo 4.2Top xGDelap 2.7
B.FernandesPenalty takerGibbs-White

This season's matches before this one (Statorium); xG by Opta via Fantasy Premier League. The xG table

Team news

Man Utd

  • DorguInjuredHamstring injury - Unknown return date
  • RashfordDoubtful (75%)Hip injury - 75% chance of playing
  • AmadDoubtful (75%)Calf injury - 75% chance of playing
  • ŠeškoInjuredShin injury - Unknown return date
  • MartinezSuspendedSuspended until 22 Nov
  • ShawInjuredUnspecified injury - Unknown return date
  • UgarteInjuredKnee injury - Unknown return date
  • Harry MaguireOne booking from a ban4 league bookings

Nottingham Forest

  • Igor JesusInjuredCalf injury - Unknown return date
  • SavonaInjuredKnee injury - Unknown return date
  • DominguezDoubtful (75%)Muscular injury - 75% chance of playing

Injuries and doubts: Fantasy Premier League's notes. Bans: from our card data by the FA's standard punishments. All suspensions

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