Nottingham Forest-Manchester United is a match valid for the 31st day of the Premier League and is played on Sunday at 5:30pm: TV, predictions.
When there are eight days left until the end of the championship, the verdicts, in the Premier League, are still all to be written. There is great uncertainty especially regarding the race for the two Champions places – the other two are the prerogatives of Manchester City and Arsenal, by now the only pretenders to the title – but above all the salvation struggle.
The challenge at the City Ground, which closes the curtain on the 31st round, could provide more clarity in this regard, as Nottingham Forest and Manchester United vie for heavy points. Erik ten Hag’s Red Devils can try to consolidate third place after Newcastle’s resounding defeat at home to Aston Villa. The Magpies’ thrashing at Birmingham in one of Saturday’s early matches favors precisely Bruno Fernandes and his teammates, who at the same time must also watch their backs against Tottenham, which has only three fewer points (but one more match). In short, there will still be sweat to wrest one of the last two remaining passes for the Champions League, a competition from which United has been left out this year. Ten Hag and his men also have at their disposal another way to return to the cup with the big ears: winning the Europa League. Last Thursday’s quarterfinal first leg with Sevilla was played: at Old Trafford, Manchester United blatantly squandered a double lead in the final minutes and was put back by two unfortunate own goals by Malacia and Maguire.
Ten Hag, how many absences on defense
A match, the one with the Andalusians, that left more than one injury. Argentine defender Lisandro Martinez was injured (season over for him) but also his ward mate Varane. Ten Hag consoles himself with the return of Casemiro after his 4 rounds of disqualification.
Dennis exults after a goal
Manchester United, which is much more erratic at home than when it plays in front of its own home crowd, will face Nottingham Forest before flying to Spain, a team that last January gave the impression that it could reach safety without too much trouble and instead is now struggling to pull itself out of trouble. Since February 5, the Tricky Trees have not won a game, barely scoring three points in nine matches. Forest is third-last in cohabitation with Everton and would be relegated as of today.
The Prediction
Well 21 of the 27 points collected by Nottingham Forest have come in home games: only two defeats for the Tricky Trees in their last 11 outings in front of their home crowd. A statistic that Manchester United, fresh from their double commitment with Sevilla in the Europa League, will have to take into account. Leaving aside the final result, we imagine that the Red Devils will not win easily and will struggle to keep their goal unbeaten.
The likely lineups for Nottingham Forest-Manchester United
- NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-3-2-1): Navas; Williams, Worrall, Felipe, Toffolo; Freuler, Danilo, Mangala; Gibbs-White, Johnson; Dennis.
- MANCHESTER UNITED (4-3-3): De Gea; Dalot, Lindelof, Maguire, Malacia; Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro, Eriksen; Antony, Martial, Sancho.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 1-2
