FULL-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0-2 MANCHESTER UNITED
90' +3
W. Weghorst gets yellow.
A late yellow card for Weghorst after a silly push on Niakhate.
90' +2
Antony has another effort on his left foot but it's inadvertently deflected wide for a goal kick by Wan-Bissaka.
90'
There will be four minutes of added time to end this game.
88'
J. Lingard enters the game and replaces M. Gibbs-White.
Another late change for Forest sees former United player Lingard come on for Gibbs-White.
87'
Sancho looks to get in on the act but he blazes over the bar having cut in onto his right foot well inside the box.
84'
Fernandes takes aim from the free-kick but his curling effort goes just wide of the left post.
83'
O. Mangala gets yellow.
Mangala bundles over Antony and is shown a yellow card.
81'
E. Dennis enters the game and replaces S. McKenna.
Forest make an attacking change after that second goal as McKenna makes was for Dennis.
79'
Fred enters the game and replaces C. Eriksen.
After that goal, United make a change. Eriksen came into the side on late notice but has been excellent in the middle of the park. Fred replaces him for the final 11 minutes.
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76'
Diogo Dalot has scored a goal for Manchester United! Assist by Antony.
A great assist from Antony to add to his goal as he sets up Dalot for his first league goal for United.
GOAAAALLLL!!! UNITED DOUBLE THEIR LEAD!! 2-0! And that could be that. Dalot with his first Premier League goal for United and that is a dagger to the heart of the Forest fans in the stadium. Antony has been really positive down the right and he drives in off that right flank once again. He doesn't take a shot but rather plays a cute reverse pass onto the onrushing Dalot from left back who takes a touch before firing past Navas and heading to the United away fans to celebrate.
74'
Straight up the other end and Antony fires a low cross across the box from the right. Navas gets a hand to it with Sancho lurking and Forest are able to clear it away.
73'
Forest's best attacks in this second half have come via Williams on the right flanks. He delivers another tempting cross which goes right across the face of goal and out for a corner.
72'
W. Weghorst enters the game and replaces A. Martial.
That header is Martial's last involvement of the game as he is brought off for Weghorst.
68'
Fernandes whips in the free-kick from the left but Felipe is on hand to volley the cross away.
67'
N. Williams gets yellow.
Sancho looks to break down the United left but Williams cynically pulls his shirt back and is shown a yellow card.
65'
O. Mangala enters the game and replaces R. Freuler.
S. Surridge enters the game and replaces T. Awoniyi.
And up front Surridge is brought on to replace Awoniyi.
Forest make the first subs of the game with a double change. In midfield, Freuler comes off for Mangala.
64'
Gibbs-White bundles over Fernandes in the Forest half and the away side have a free-kick in an inviting position. Fernandes plays a delicate chip over the wall looking for Eriksen but the offside flag goes up as the Dane's strike is saved by Navas.
61'
Fernandes is having a wonderful game at the heart of United's midfield. He receives the ball on the right edge of the box but, once again, Navas does well to turn his effort around the post.
58'
Once again Antony cuts in from the right and tries to bend one into the far corner. This effort has Navas scrambling but it goes just wide of the right post.
55'
Wan-Bissaka has got forward well down the United right and he finds himself in the box on the ball once more. The right-back tries to cut onto his left foot to find a shooting angle but the Forest defence do well to snuff out the chance.
52'
United give the ball away cheaply in the midfield and Forest come forward. Williams gets another cross in from the right but Awoniyi can't get enough contact on the ball and it's glanced well-wide of the right post.
50'
From the corner, Antony tries a sublime curling effort from outside the box but it's just too high and goes beyond the far post.
49'
Sancho and Fernandes combine well around the area and the English winger fires a low cross across the box but no one is on hand at the far post to turn it home.
47'
Williams gets forward well and fires a cross into the box. It's cleared away but there's plenty of protestation from the Forest players and the crowd about a handball. The referee is unmoved and play continues.
46'
Forest get this second half underway.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0-1 MANCHESTER UNITED
45'
There will be two minutes of added time to end this first half.
44'
OVER!! That's Forest's best chance of the half and it falls to Awoniyi. Gibbs-White's pass to Johnson is telegraphed but Dalot takes a heavy touch as he intercepts the pass and the ball falls straight to Awoniyi inside the box. The forward strikes it first-time but he blazes it over the bar from a promising position.
43'
Lodi makes a good run in behind Wan-Bissaka on the left. The Brazillian volleys it across the box but Lindelof does well up against Awoniyi and wins a foul as the Forest forward looks to connect with the cross.
41'
Forest look to spring a counter-attack but it's a poor pass looking for Johnson that allows Lindelof to slide in and clear the ball for a throw-in
35'
Forest have paid the price for creating such an open game in the middle of the park. They've lacked control and it now looks to be a long way back for the home side.
32'
Antony has scored a goal for Manchester United!
GOOOOAAAALLL!!! ANTONY OPENS THE SCORING!! 1-0!! It's been an open game and it's the away side that have the opener. It's given away sloppily in the middle of the park and Fernandes, who has started brilliantly, slides in Martial with a perfectly-weighted pass. The Frenchman's effort is saved well by Navas but Antony is following in on the rebound and fires it into the empty net.
31'
Forest continue to crowd the six-yard box but Gibbs-White's delivery lets him down this time and the ball goes straight out for a goal kick.
Danilo lines up a shot from outside the box. The contact isn't the cleanest but it deflects off Eriksen for a corner.
29'
Wan-Bissaka tries to cut the ball back into the box but Niakhate does well to prevent a cross and also win a goal kick for his side.
25'
It's another enticing delivery from the Forest corner and again it is aimed at the far post. McKenna rises highest and gets his head on it but can't quite direct it on target.
24'
Maguire recovers well on the spin and clears the ball out for a corner as Awoniyi looks to latch onto Lodi's pass into the right channel.
21'
Fernandes has been the best player on the pitch so far and he delivers another tempting low cross into the box. Martial can't divert it goalwards at the near post and no United player gambles on it at the back stick.
16'
Maguire drives forward with the ball but a lack of communication with Wan-Bissaka means he inadvertently passes the ball straight out for a throw-in.
12'
The Forest forward is up again and able to continue.
11'
There's an early concern for Forest as Johnson goes down after a collision with Lindelof.
8'
Fernandes has got on the ball well in these early stages and his tempting cross is headed out for a corner by Felipe. The corner is delivered but Forest can clear.
7'
Dalot lines up an effort on the edge of the box but it sails high over the bar.
6'
Niakhate's long throw casues problems inside the United box. The loose ball bobbles around and eventually falls at the feet of Awoniyi but his effort is blocked well by Wan-Bissaka.
5'
Forest certainly looking to get at Maguire in these early stages but he does well to clear the ball under pressure from Johnson.
3'
H. Maguire gets yellow.
Not the start Maguire would have wanted. The centre-back is spun by Awoniyi as Forest look to break and the centre-back is booked as he hauls down the Forest striker on the halfway line.
1'
United get this game underway!
A fast start from the away side down the right and Antony cross into the box can only be parried as far as Sancho but his effort is blocked well by Felipe.
Hello and welcome to this live commentary for the Premier League fixture between Nottingham Forest and Manchester United from the City Ground,
For Nottingham Forest, the pressure on manager Steve Cooper will be mounting with each passing week. The board have come out and reaffirmed their support but that may be tested if the Forest boss can't turn around the club's form sooner rather than later. They currently sit 18th in the league and without a win in nine consecutive games. A win today would move them outside the relegation zone after defeats for Everton and Leeds on Saturday.
Manchester United, meanwhile, also have a host of issues to contend with. At 2-0 up against Sevilla after 20 minutes in midweek, things were looking rosy for Erik ten Hag's side. However, two late goals and two crucial injuries to Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez changed the feeling around the club somewhat. They still face that tricky second leg next week but must first negotiate this fixture without their first-choice centre-back pairing as well as top goalscorer Marcus Rashford and key performer Luke Shaw. Defeats on Saturday from Tottenham and Newcastle, however, does mean that with a win, United could move into third and strengthen their bid for a top-four spot.
Manchester United have won their last nine games against Nottingham Forest in all competitions, beating them three times this season alone (once in the league, twice in the EFL Cup). The Red Devils have beaten a side four times in a season twice before, doing so against Sheffield Wednesday in 1993-94 and Chelsea in 2010-11.
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Brandon Williams, Anthony Elanga, Zidane Iqbal, Facundo Pellistri, Marc Jurado, Fred, Jack Butland, Wout Weghorst.
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): David de Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Diogo Dalot; Casemiro, Christian Eriksen; Antony, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho; Anthony Martial.
NOTTINGHAM FOREST SUBS: Joe Worrall, Sam Surridge, Emmanuel Dennis, Wayne Hennessey, Andre Ayew, Jonjo Shelvey, Jesse Lingard, Harry Toffolo, Orel Mangala.
With Varane, Martinez and Shaw out you have to feel like this United defence is vulnerable but so far Forest have failed to test them enough. They had just four shots in that first half with none of them on target. That has to change in the second half.
That is all for today - thanks for tuning in!
Forest face a tricky test away against Liverpool next in the Premier League on Saturday while United must recover in time for their crucial Europa League quarter-final second leg against Sevilla in Spain on Thursday.
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