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Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest Live Stream, Predictions
The excitement is building for the big EFL Cup semi-final contest between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest on Wednesday. With the big incentive for the side that wins the match being an appearance in the final of the competition, this looks set to be a really good game here.
All of our predictions, stats and the user poll for Manchester United v Nottingham Forest are shown below including the latest game odds.
📏 Form Guide
Manchester United
WWDLWW
Manchester United, who won their previous game, will hope for a similar result following a 3-1 FA Cup victory versus Reading.
In that game, Manchester United had 78% possession and 25 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. For Manchester United, the scorers were Casemiro (54', 58') and Fred (66'). For their opponents, Reading had 4 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Amadou Mbengue (72') was the scorer for Reading.
Three or more goals per match have been seen in 5 of the past 6 fixtures where Manchester United have participated. Opposition teams scored 6 of them in these games while Manchester United bagged a total of 14. With no two games being the same, time will tell if that trend shall persist in this game.
Nottingham Forest
WLDWDL ⚖
In the course of their six most recent matches, Steve Cooper's Nottingham Forest have seen their goal attempts be successful 6 times thus earning them the goals per game average of 1.
↔️ Head to head
A quick look at their past head to head meetings stretching back to 14/09/1996 reveals that these fixtures have been a source of anguish for Nottingham Forest. They have not been able to get any victories whatsoever while Manchester United have been dominant against them, finishing as winners in 100 per cent of those matches played.
Loads of goals were seen in those games, too - 27 overall which averages out at 4.5 goals per match.
📋 Team News: Manchester United
Diogo Dalot (Hamstring Injury), Christian Eriksen (Ankle Injury) and Donny van de Beek (Knee Injury) won’t be able to feature for Manchester United gaffer Erik ten Hag.
📰 Team News: Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper has some current player fitness concerns. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Hamstring Injury), Dean Henderson (Thigh Problems), Omar Richards (Fractured Leg) and Giulian Biancone (Knee Injury) won’t be making appearances.
✨ Prediction
Our assessment is that Manchester United can and should convert a lot of goal-scoring opportunities.
At the same time, Nottingham Forest could well find it tough to score themselves but we do think that it’s more than likely that they will be getting the chances to score, too.
We’re therefore expecting to see a pretty comfortable 3-1 margin for Manchester United when all’s said and done.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest, 01:25 28/01/2023

⚽️ Team Focus:
Manchester United
Formed: 1878
Stadium: Old Trafford (74,310)
Captain: Harry Maguire
Chairman: Joel & Avram Glazer
Manager: Erik ten Hag
Competitions: Premier League position 4, FA Cup (Fourth Round), EFL Cup (Semi-Finals)
🔑 Star Man: Bruno Fernandes
Mostly taking up the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Bruno Fernandes was born in Maia, Portugal. Having made a first senior appearance for Novara in the 2012 - 2013 season, the gifted Midfielder has netted 4 league goals in this Premier League 2022 - 2023 season to date in a total of 19 appearances.
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19 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 50 | WWDWW |
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20 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 45 | DWLWW |
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20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 22 | 39 | WDDWD |
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20 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 39 | WWWDL |
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21 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 36 | LWLLW |
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19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 31 | WLWWD |
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21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 31 | WWWLL |
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20 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 30 | DWWWD |
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19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 29 | WWLLD |
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20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 29 | DLLWD |
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20 | 8 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 28 | LWDWW |
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20 | 6 | 6 | 8 | -9 | 24 | WLLDD |
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20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | -19 | 21 | LDWWD |
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20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -7 | 18 | LLLLD |
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19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 18 | LDDLD |
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20 | 5 | 3 | 12 | -8 | 18 | LLDLW |
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20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -18 | 17 | WLDWL |
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20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -23 | 17 | LLLLD |
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20 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -13 | 15 | LDLLL |
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20 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -18 | 15 | LLLWL |
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