Nottingham Forest and Manchester United play out 2-2 draw: Stats
What's the story
Nottingham Forest and Manchester United played out an entertaining 2-2 draw on Matchday 10 of the Premier League 2025-26 season. Casemiro's goal which was controversial handed the visitors a 1-0 lead in the 34th minute. Forest went 2-1 ahead early on in the 2nd half with goals from Morgan Gibbs-White and Nicola Savona. Amad Diallo's 81st-minute strike handed United the leveler. Here's more.
1st half
United take a controversial 1-0 lead into half-time
Forest started brightly against United, who managed to hold on before going ahead controversially. Savona felt he had kept the ball in play but the official awarded a corner. Bruno Fernandes' ball was headed in by Casemiro as United went ahead. Replays showed the ball wasn't out of the line completely and it left fans and the team gutted.
Casemiro
Casemiro scores his 20th Man United goal
As per Opta, Casemiro's goal on Saturday is the third time he found the net against Nottingham Forest. This is now the joint most he has scored against any team in his career alongside Chelsea, Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao. Making his 86th Premier League appearance, Casemiro registered his 9th goal. Overall, he has 20 goals for the club in 134 appearances across all competitions.
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53rd Premier League assist for Fernandes
Fernandes made his 53rd Premier League assist in what was his 205th appearances. In the ongoing season, he registered his 2nd assist across 10 league appearances.
2nd half
A stunning 2nd half on offer
Forest started the 2nd half strongly and were 2-1 up in no time. Both goals United conceded came from the left hand side. Two brilliant balls into the box saw the hosts take a stunning lead. United responded by hitting the post through Fernandes before Amad's sensational strike in the 81st minute saw them level the score. A goalline clearance late on saved Forest.
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Man United go 4 games unbeaten in the Premier League
With this 2-2 draw, the Red Devils are placed 5th for the time being. This was their 2nd draw of the season. Ruben Amorim's men own 17 points after 10 games. Forest are 18th, picking up their 3rd draw of the season (W1 L6).
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Here are the match stats
The visitors managed 18 attempts with 7 shots on target. Hosts Forest had three shots on target from 17 attempts. Forest managed 23 touches in the opposition box compared to the visiting side's 17. United had 59% ball possession.