Premiership · Matchday 19
Nottingham Forest v Manchester United
0–4
Manchester United beat Nottingham Forest 4–0 at City Ground, Nottingham on Thursday 26th December 1996 in the Premiership. David Beckham (24'), Nicky Butt (44'), Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (67') and Andrew Cole (76') scored for United.
Timeline
Running score
- Kick Off
- 24' David Beckham 0–1
- 44' Nicky Butt 0–2
- Half Time
- 67' Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 0–3
- 71' Andrew Cole for Solskjaer
- 76' Andrew Cole 0–4
- 78' Brian McClair for Butt
- 78' Karel Poborsky for Giggs
- Full Time 0–4
Match Facts
Starting XI
Substitutes
Andrew Cole
76' 71' for Solskjaer
Brian McClair
78' for Butt
Karel Poborsky
78' for Giggs
Managers
MUFC
Alex Ferguson
Manchester United
OPP
Stuart Pearce
Nottingham Forest
United vs Nottingham Forest History
Meeting 102 of 116
116
Played
55
Won
25
Drawn
36
Lost
206
Goals For
148
Goals Against
All-time record, from the first meeting on Saturday 29th October 1892. After this match United had played Nottingham Forest 102 times: 45W 24D 33L.
27 Nov 1995 D 1–1 PL 28 Apr 1996 W 5–0 PL 14 Sep 1996 W 4–1 PL
26 Dec 1996 W 4–0 This match
11 Nov 1998 W 2–1 LC 26 Dec 1998 W 3–0 PL 6 Feb 1999 W 8–1 PL | All-time | P | W | D | L | F | A | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 58 | 34 | 11 | 13 | 124 | 71 | 58.6 |
| Away | 57 | 20 | 14 | 23 | 81 | 77 | 35.1 |
| Neutral | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 |
Match results, lineups and goalscorers compiled from mufcinfo.com; advanced match statistics (xG, shots, possession) via FBref and FotMob where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →