Nottm Forest vs Man United

Erik ten Hag's Manchester United are pushing for Wembley as they take on Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup semifinals.

Meanwhile, United have also gone with a first-choice lineup, other than the absence of Raphael Varane, who is on the bench. Tenacious in the tackle and pacey in possession, he's the key if the Reds are to turn this around. The former also saw them reach the final four of the FA Cup and UEFA Europa League without success, while the latter campaign featured a final defeat in Europe. 84th min: Initially coming from a sloppy Pellistri pass in his own defensive third, Forest win a free-kick on the left edge of the box but it results in nothing. He gets between two Forest defenders, who don't know whether to lunge in or not, and finishes well with his left foot at the near post. "In possession, we have a plan, but it's also intuition, the creativity of an individual to create chances. He was good in between the lines, he had good physicality, had some good actions. But I have seen some good movements today and in the last couple of games. After the goal, we created some good chances, but then we allowed them almost to come back in the game. Morgan Gibbs-White began to pull the strings as only he can for the Reds, showing the full set of golf clubs with some lovely passes and incredible dynamism on the transition. He's a man full of confidence and was the clear out-ball for Erik ten Hag's men through the first half. Marcus Rashford, Wout Weghorst and Bruno Fernandes were the heroes on the night for United, who are looking to end a six-year trophy drought.

Soccer expert Jon Eimer has locked in his English League Cup picks and predictions for Nottingham Forest vs. Man Utd in the EFL Cup.

- Nottingham Forest vs. [Visit SportsLine now to see the best bets for the Manchester United vs. He is leaning under on the goal total and has two other confident best bets, both offering plus-money payouts, and has his full breakdown of the match. They are unbeaten in their past eight at City Ground and have scored in 10 straight at home. Forest are 5-3-2 in their last 10 games in all competitions, which includes the setback to United at Old Trafford. The Tricky Trees will have a bit more rest, and they have come a long way since a rocky start to the EPL season. The Red Devils have outscored Forest 14-1 in the past three meetings, though two of those were more than two decades ago. They have 21 goals in the 13 road matches since then (8-2-3). Before locking in any Manchester United vs. He is 24-6 on his past 30 EPL picks and 22-7 (+17.03) on all soccer predictions for SportsLine in 2023. Eimer, widely known as "Buckets," is a high-volume bettor who has vast knowledge of leagues and players across the globe. The good news is, they are unbeaten in their past eight meetings with Nottingham Forest, with seven straight victories.

Erik ten Hag hopes to end Man Utd's six-year wait for silverware but must first get past Steve Cooper's side.

Morgan Gibbs-White is injured. He shakes his head as he hobbles off the pitch. The home side look a little tired now. 84 mins: Nottingham Forest just can’t get the ball of Manchester United. 75 mins: Manchester United are controlling the ball well. Nottm Forest 0-2 Man Utd Bruno Fernandes threads a lovely ball into the feet of Pellistri who carries the ball into the box. 90+3 mins: The full-time whistle brings the curtain down on a brilliant night for Manchester United. Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest have had to wait even longer for a shot at winning some silverware. [1980s and 90s for Forest’s most recent success in the League Cup](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/steve-cooper-brian-clough-nottingham-forest-manchester-united-premier-league-b2268049.html). Nottm Forest 0-3 Man Utd United last picked up silverware in [2017 when they were triumphant in the Europa League final](https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/ajax-vs-manchester-united-europa-league-final-highlights-reaction-match-report-a7754446.html) under then boss Jose Mourinho but Ten Hag is confident that he can lead the Red Devils to silverware this season.

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Nottingham Forest and Manchester United meet in the first leg of the League Cup semifinals. Forest, which hosts the first leg at the City Ground, was a four-time League Cup winner under Brian Clough between 1978-90 and is in the semifinals for the first time in 31 years. It is their worst trophy drought in 40 years but there have been signs of progress under Ten Hag. But his host just misses the target as the ball whizzes past into the crowd. Man United is toying with the ball at the moment, enjoying possession, marching up the pitch and now Fred tries a shot from distance. Gibbs-White steals the ball off Casemiro and tries to fins the top corner.

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Fernandes recovers just in time to nudge the striker on the edge of the box, forcing him to clank the ball out for a goal kick./ and to illustrate that, Gibbs-White gets the better of Casemiro, nicking the ball off him. 51 min: Malacia works his way down the left and hooks back for Fernandes on the penalty spot. The ball breaks to Gibbs-White who tries a threader into the bottom left. Lindelof is live to the danger and blooters clear. McKenna reads the danger to get in the road and head behind for a corner, from which nothing comes. but the ball comes back off the bar. 79 min: Pellistri flashes a cross through the Forest box from the right. Eriksen advances towards the left-hand corner of the Forest D before floating a diagonal ball towards Fernandes. 86 min again: Lindelof loops a long pass down the right for Dennis to chase. Another chance to load the box. Disappointed in the manner of the goals.

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● Nottingham Forest suffered their first defeat at the City Ground since September, ending a run of eight home games without a loss in all competitions (W4 D4). ● After Newcastle’s win at Southampton and Man Utd’s at Nottingham Forest, 2022-23 is only the third League Cup season in which both Semi-Final first legs were won by the away side (also 1972-73 and 1992-93). ● Nottingham Forest lost a League Cup Semi-Final game for the very first time, in what was their 13th match at this stage of the competition (W7 D5).