EFL Cup . Semi-finals
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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester United live
List of goalscorers
End of match
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93'FT: N Forest 0-3 Man Utd!! All over at the City Ground and the tie is basically over. Rashford gave United an early lead, but Forest responded well. However, Weghorst's goal right on half-time was too much for Forest to overcome. B Fernandes' goal at the end means Forest have a mountain to climb next week. Man Utd should be in the Carabao final in a month's time. Thanks for joining us and see you again soon!
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93'Corner for the hosts and United clear it.
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93'I can't see any way back for Forest in this tie now.
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91'Three added minutes while the hoarding in front of the United fans gave way.
Goaaaaaal!
en el 89' (Manchester United)
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89 'B Fernandes makes it three! A ball through to Pellistri sees N Williams try to clear the ball while on the floor, but he only gives it to Elanga. The Swede sets up Fernandes and he makes no mistake!
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88'Aurier loses the ball in a dangerous area and a poor Pellistri lets Forest off the hook.
Substitution
at Manchester United
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85 'Man Utd sub: Elanga is on for Weghorst.
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83 'Williams is brought down just to the side of the box by Pellistri and the Uruguayan sees yellow.
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78'Fred gails to hit the target with a shot.
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75'Lingard heads wide of the goal. The finishing has been the difference between the sides.
Substitution
at Nottingham Forest
Substitution
at Nottingham Forest
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73 'Forest double sub: Lodi and Gibbs-White off, Williams and O'Brien on.
Substitution
at Manchester United
Substitution
at Manchester United
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71 'Man Utd sub: Eriksen is replaced by Fred while Pellistri is on for Antony.
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69'Man Utd attack and Eriksen wins the corner.
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67'Corner for the vistors won by Eriksen as Lodi heads out to prevent Fernandes from scoring.
Substitution
at Nottingham Forest
Substitution
at Nottingham Forest
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64 'Forest sub: Scarpa is replaced by Lingard while Dennis takes the place of Surridge.
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63'Scarpa!! The cross picks out the Brazilian and his volley is blocked for a corner.
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60'Gibbs-White!! Casemiro is dispossessed just outside his own box and Gibbs-White hits just over!
Substitution
at Nottingham Forest
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59 'Forest sub. Colback on for Danilo.
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58 'Man Utd sub: Garnacho on for Rashford.
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54'Off the woodwork by Eriksen! The Dane's strike from the edge of the box comes back off the crossbar!
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53'Danilo has a go from distance and it is saved by De Gea to his left.
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51'A cut back by Malacia is hit wide by a teammate.
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48'United attack again and Forest clear the danger.
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47'United threaten again and Weghorst's effort is blocked by McKenna for a corner.
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46'Forest get themselves a corner, but nothing comes of it.
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46'Forest get the second half underway!
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45'HT: N Forest 0-2 Man Utd! Half-time at the City Ground and the visitors are in the box seat. United started well and Rashford scored after six minutes. Forest then came into the game and levelled through Surridge, but the VAR ruled it out for offside. Forest have played quite well, but Weghorst's goal just before half-time puts them in real trouble. Back shortly!
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45'45+1: Two added minutes.
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45'The scoreline's cruel on Forest, but United are better in the final third and their class is showing.
Goaaaaaal!
en el 45' (Manchester United)
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45 'Man Utd make it two!! Casemiro gives to Antony, his strike from outside the box is saved by Hennessey and Weghorst hits in the rebound!
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42'United attack and the cross into the box beats everyone.
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40'Scarpa has a go and hits over the bar!
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38'Johnson tries to dribble his way into the area and he's stopped by a defender.
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38'Sir Alex Ferguson is in the stands watching this one.
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34'This game is very open. It's been a good watch so far.
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32'Antony almost scores!! Quick football from Ten Hag's men sees B Fernandes feed the former Ajax man and Hennessey is up to the task.
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30'Johnson goes once again after beating two defenders before firing well wide.
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28'Forest break once again as Danilo launches a ball for Johnson and his effort is stopped by the goalie.
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27'Forest have picked up in the last 10 minutes or so.
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27'Save by De Gea!!! A corner is half cleared to Scarpa and his volley is well saved!
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26'Forest go again, Scarpa's cross is misjudged by Lindelof and L Martinez has to bail his colleague out! Gibbs-White wasn't expecting the mistake.
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24'That was some goal by Forest, but it's all for nothing.
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24'No goal says the VAR!! Back to 0-1...
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23 'Forest level the scores!! United lose the ball, Gibbs-White counters for the hosts and his pass finds Surridge who hits into the corner! Surridge looks just offside and this won't count.
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20'Corner for the hosts here.
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19'Johnson tries to dribble past L Martinez on this near side, but the Argentine reads his intentions.
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16'No major chances in the last few minutes here as United enjoy possession.
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13'Antony again!! The former Ajax man gets the ball inthe box, he cuts inside and curls it wide!
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12'Ten Hag's are after more here. They're very comfortable on the ball.
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11'United break again from the corner and Eriksen's ball into the area is headed away.
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10'Forest win themselves a corner.
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9'Dalot certainly liked that goal!
January 25, 2023
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8'Antony!! The Brazilian tries to curl one into the far corner and it goes just wide!
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7'The United man has his 18th goal of the season and his 10th since the World Cup. Amazing!
Goaaaaaal!
en el 6' (Manchester United)
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6 'Rashford puts Man Utd ahead!!! He just can't stop scoring!! Rashford gets the ball in his own half, he runs forward and beats Freuler and Worrall before beating Hennessey at his near post!
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4'There's a brilliant atmosphere at the City ground as they look to get behind their team.
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2'United are enjoying possession early on here. B Fernandes takes advantage of a poor touch by Worrell in the box and his cut back is knocked away by McKenna.
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1'Man Utd get us going in the white from right to left while Forest are in red!
Start of match
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PRVWWorrell and Fernandes come together for the coin toss.
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PRVWThe players come out here at the City Ground!
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PRVWForest drew 1-1 at Bournemouth in their last game. Boly, Mangala, Yates and Wood are replaced by McKenna, Danilo, Scarpa and Surridge.
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PRVWMan Utd lost 3-2 at Arsenal in their last game. Shaw, Varane, McTominay drop out and Malacia, Lindelof and Casemiro come in. The Brazilian was suspended at the weekend.
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PRVWMan Utd XI: De Gea (GK); Malacia, L Martinez, Lindelof, Wan-Bissaka; Eriksen, Casemiro; Rashford, B Fernandes, Antony; Weghorst.
January 25, 2023
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PRVWN Forest XI: Hennessey (GK); Lodi, McKenna, Worrall, Aurier; Gibbs-White, Freuler, Danilo; Scarpa; Johnson and Surridge.
January 25, 2023
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PRVWMan Utd have beaten Aston Villa 4-2, Burnley 2-0 and Charlton 3-0 to reach this stage. As for Forest, they won 0-3 at Grimsby before knocking out Tottenham (2-0), Blackburn (1-4) and Wolves (1-1, 4-3 on pens).
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PRVWForest's goalkeeper Dean Henderson has been key to them reaching this stage and he made crucial saves in the shootout against Wolves. However, he is on loan from Man Utd so he cannot play in this tie.
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PRVWThe clubs met back on 27th December in the league and Man Utd won 3-0 thanks to goals from Rashford, Martial and Fred.
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PRVWWe should have the line-ups shortly. A minute's silence will be held before kick-off for Holocaust Memorial Day.
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PRVWIt's 7 degrees in Nottingham and dry for this one.
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PRVWA reminder that the away goals rule does not apply in the Carabao. If it's level on aggregate after the second leg, we'll have extra-time and penalties.
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PRVWMichael Oliver is the referee for this one while Peter Bankes is the VAR.
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PRVWThe winners of this one take on Southampton or Newcastle in the final at Wembley on 26th February. Newcastle won the first leg 0-1.
Pre-match
25 January 2023, 22:00
Stadium: The City Ground
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PRVWHello and welcome to live coverage of the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg between Nottingham Forest and Man Utd!