Nottingham Forest vs Man Utd: Preview, predictions and lineups | OneFootball

Fresh off booking their place at Wembley, Nottingham Forest are back in Premier League action on Tuesday night as they welcome Manchester United to the City Ground.

For the third consecutive round, Nuno Espirito Santo's side required penalties to advance in the FA Cup. Their 4-3 shootout victory over Brighton followed a cagey stalemate, and Forest will now face Manchester City in the semi-finals as they aim to end their 35-year wait for a major domestic honour.

It's been a special season at the City Ground, with back-to-back league wins before the break emboldening Forest's chances of playing Champions League football next season. They enter Tuesday's game third in the Premier League table and five points clear of Chelsea in fourth.

Man Utd, remarkably, are hunting back-to-back league wins for the first time this season. Ruben Amorim's Red Devils enjoyed perhaps their most productive week of 2024/25 before the first international slate of the calendar year.

After advancing into the Europa League quarter-finals by virtue of a comfortable home victory over Real Sociedad, United thumped Leicester 3-0 at the King Power. They currently sit 13th in the table and are playing for very little domestically.

Here is 90min's guide to Tuesday night's Premier League bout.

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Nottingham Forest team news

Chris Wood is likely to miss out again on Tuesday / Carl Recine/GettyImages

Forest claimed victory at the weekend despite being without leading goalscorer Chris Wood, who suffered a hip injury on international duty with New Zealand.

Nuno has confirmed that the striker is a major doubt for Tuesday's game, with the quick turnaround working against him, Taiwo Awoniyi is ready to deputise for the Kiwi forward again.

Morgan Gibbs-White should be fine to start despite his heavy collision with the post on Saturday. Anthony Elanga and Callum Hudson-Odoi are sure bets to return to the Forest XI.

Nottingham Forest predicted lineup vs Man Utd

Nottingham Forest predicted lineup vs Man Utd (4-2-3-1): Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Dominguez, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Awoniyi.

Man Utd team news

Patrick Dorgu can finally return to domestic action / Alex Livesey/GettyImages

It's been over a month since Patrick Dorgu last featured in the Premier League, but the January signing is finally eligible to return to domestic action after serving his suspension. The Danish international should start down the left for Amorim.

Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw are poised to be a part of the matchday squad again, while Leny Yoro, Tom Heaton and Altay Bayindir all returned to training during the international break.

Kobbie Mainoo, Ayden Heaven, Lisandro Martinez and Jonny Evans remain sidelined for the visitors.

Man Utd predicted lineup vs Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1): Onana; De Ligt, Maguire, Yoro; Dalot, Fernnades, Ugarte, Dorgu; Garnacho, Zirkzee; Hojlund.

Nottingham Forest vs Man Utd score prediction

Saturday's cup tie was a cagey affair, but there's no doubting that a 120-minute slog would've taken it out of Tuesday's hosts - even if several key players didn't play the entirety of the contest.

Man Utd, meanwhile, are well-rested and buoyant. There were improvements from Amorim's side before the break, with Bruno Fernandes starring over the past month. However, they're facing a Forest team with an imperious defensive record at home, with Arsenal and Man City among the teams they've recently shut out.

This United outfit had struggled for goals before their previous two outings, and they're likely to huff and puff their way through Tuesday's bout. We shouldn't expect too many thrills here, with the two sides playing out a fairly subdued low-scoring draw.