​Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United in the FA Cup First Semi-Final is scheduled to take place on Wednesday 25th January at 10pm at the City Ground live on Digi Sport 2.
The EFL Cup semi-final (second leg scheduled for February 1) pits Nottingham Forest against Manchester United, which at first glance looks lopsided given the two teams’ positions in the Premier League.
Nottingham Forest, 13th in the league with 21 points accumulated after 20 matches, are only four points above the relegation position (18-20), having managed to get out of the danger zone after two wins and two draws in the last four stages.
Gary O’Neill’s side reached the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup at Wolverhampton on January 11, 1-1 after 90 and 120 minutes respectively, 4-3 on penalties, just four days after crashing out of the FA Cup, 1-4 away to Championship side Blackpool .
“Forests” have not lost at home for eight matches (in all competitions), more precisely since September 3, 2022, 2-3 with Bournemouth in the Premier League.
Manchester United, who are 4th in the league with 39 points from 20 games, are behind leaders Arsenal (who also have a game in hand) but are six points ahead of Tottenham, the team in 5th place, the main contender for a place in the UEFA Champions League.
Erik ten Hag’s side are coming off two nightmare runs, both 1-1 away to Crystal Palace and 2-3 at Arsenal, in which they lost in the last minute each time after a stunning six-game winning streak. Premier League.
The Devils reached the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup on January 10 against Charlton Athletic (Third Division) 3-0 at home, just days after they also reached the round of 16 of the FA Cup, 3-1, also at home against Everton.
Manchester United haven’t won a trophy in six years since the Old Trafford outfit won the UEFA Europa League final under Jose Mourinho (2-0 at Ajax in Stockholm) and are now top favorites for the League Cup ( otherwise the “doubles” of the semi-finals meet Southampton and Newcastle United).
In the last head-to-head match between the two teams on 27 December 2022 in the Championship, Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 at home, goals scored by Rashford 19, Martial 23, Fred 87.
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Source: Hot News
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