Manchester United is looking to continue their competitiveness when they meet Nottingham Forest when they return in the Premier League. These two teams are coming from wins when they meet each other for this match. Man United is coming from a 2-1 win against Fulham on their last league match. Forest on the other hand defeated Crystal Palace on their last match before the World Cup, in a 1-0 win at home. These two teams are set to meet each other on December 28, 2022, at 4:00 AM (GMT+8), as Man United welcomes the Forest.
It has been a long time since these two teams met each other, so there is some sort of unfamiliarity that might happen here. Currently, the hosts are at the 5th place in the league table where they had 26 points across their names. As for the visitors, they are at the bottom of the league table at 19th, having 13 points from their matches. These two teams are coming into this game in a strong momentum. The hosts were finally able to have a strong run after their rocky start this season. As for the visitors, they are currently on a four-game unbeaten run in all competitions.
Manchester United
Man United is coming into this game with a win in the EFL Cup, in a 2-0 win against Burnley on the Round of 16 of EFL Cup. It was the goals of Christian Eriksen, and Marcus Rashford that secured the win for Man United on that match. This squad are currently at the fifth place in the league table, and are six points behind the third-placer, Man City. Although their number one player decided to depart from their squad, they are not letting this fact affect their performance in the contest. They are not letting unnecessary attention affect them as a team. With that, expect Man United to be as competitive as they were.
Due to his injury, they will still be without Axel Tuanzebe, while Diogo Dalot is still a doubt coming into this game. This is after the issue he had, following the issue he sustained in the World Cup. Additionally, there are also guys like Lisandro Martinez, and Raphael Varane, who are a major doubts for this game.
Nottingham Forest
This team is from a 4-1 victory against Blackburn on their last meeting in the EFL Cup, Round of 16. It was Brennan Johnson, Jesse Lingard, and Taiwo Awoniyi who helped the Forest to secure that victory. Currently, they are at the 19th spot in the league table, which is at the bottom of the league table. In fact, looking at their points right now, they only have a slim chance of getting to the next round, following their recent place in the standings. It is good though that they were able to add additional talent on their squad, when they got Gustavo Scarpa.
Dean Henderson is ineligible to play in this match, while Aurier, Gibbs-White, and Hennessey are all facing fitness tests. Richards, Bincone, Kouyate, and Niakhate are all unavailable in this game, following their injuries.
Prediction:
Manchester United (1.0)
Odds: -0.86
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