Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United preview: Red Devils hope to continue winning streak at City Ground

Nottingham Forest welcomes Manchester United to the City Ground in a thrilling matchup on Saturday afternoon.

The Tricky Trees suffered a 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth in Sean Dyche’s first Premier League game for the club.

Resurgent Manchester United secured a 4-2 home victory over Brighton in their last outing.

Match preview

Nottingham Forest have now lost six of their last seven Premier League games (D1), including the last four in a row without scoring, and they head into Saturday’s contest seeking to avoid losing five consecutive matches for the first time since October 2022. Forest last suffered five league defeats on the bounce without scoring a goal back in January 2004 in the second tier.

Manchester United have lost their last two away league games against Nottingham Forest, last losing three in a row at the City Ground between August 1965 and October 1967.

The Tricky Trees have won each of their last three Premier League meetings with Man United, scoring six goals in the process. The last time they celebrated four successive league wins over the Red Devils was between February 1909 and September 1910.

The Red Devils have lost their last two away league games against Nottingham Forest, last losing three in a row at the City Ground between August 1965 and October 1967.

Forest have lost six of their last seven Premier League matches (D1), including the last four in a row without scoring. They haven’t lost five in a row since October 2022, while they last suffered five league defeats in a row without a goal back in January 2004 in the second tier.

Ruben Amorim’s side have won their last three Premier League matches, their best winning run in one season since a run of four in February 2024.

Sean Dyche has seen his teams fail to score in 10 of his last 14 Premier League games in charge (9/13 with Everton, 1/1 with Nottingham Forest).

Only Erling Haaland (19 goals, 3 assists) and Mohamed Salah (15 goals, 7 assists) have been involved in more Premier League goals in 2025 than Bryan Mbeumo (14 goals, 6 assists), with Mbeumo scoring or assisting in each of his last three games for United (3 goals, 1 assist).

Matheus Cunha notched his first Premier League goal for Man Utd last time out against Brighton. The Brazilian has been involved in seven goals in his last four appearances against sides starting the day in the relegation zone (3 goals, 4 assists), all for Wolves between April 2024 and April 2025.

Team news

Nottingham Forest

The hosts are still without Ola Aina and Dilane Bakwa, while Arsenal loanee Oleksandr Zinchenko and Chris Wood are fighting to return from injury.

Manchester United

Harry Maguire missed out on the 4-2 win over Brighton and remains a doubt for the visitors.

Mason Mount, also flagged as a doubt, was an unused substitute in the last game.

Long-term absentee Lisandro Martinez continues to work on his individual recovery, as he has returned to full training.

Predicted line-ups

Nottingham Forest: Matz Sels, Nicolò Savona, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Neco Williams, Douglas Luiz, Elliot Anderson, Dan Ndoye, Morgan Gibbs-White, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Igor Jesus.

Manchester United: Senne Lammens, Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Luke Shaw, Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes, Amad Diallo, Diogo Dalot, Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha, Benjamin Sesko.