Welcome to The Athletic's live coverage of today's Carabao Cup semi-final first leg between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest.United are hoping to ...
Unfortunately for Forest, though, they will be without Dean Henderson who was the hero of the quarter-final having saved two penalties from Ruben Neves and Joe Hodge. Casemiro was forced out of the defeat by Arsenal with a one-match Premier League ban so he will be available for selection again on Wednesday evening. After beating lower-league opposition in the last two rounds, the semi-final poses a different challenge for Erik ten Hag and his players. This team can help him be in the right positions to score goals. “But in this environment and this team I think he is playing his best football. He has now somehow corralled and cajoled a squad mainly made up of strangers, which included 22 summer additions, into a cohesive team — one that has gradually become increasingly competitive amid the toughest of company. Whereas, by keeping the semi-finals at the stadiums of the involved teams, it represents a financial gain rather than a loss. Using Wembley for Carabao Cup semi-finals would make the two competitions far too similar. January and February are typically busy months in the English football calendar. For the first six years of the competition’s lifetime, the final was two-legged. Pose your questions now and The Athletic’s Nottingham Forest writer Paul Taylor will join in a couple of hours before this Carabao Cup semi-final first leg. Pose your questions now and The Athletic’s Manchester United writer Carl Anka will join in a couple of hours before this Carabao Cup semi-final first leg.
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.
Nottingham Forest host Manchester United in the first leg of their League Cup semifinal, with both teams both improving as the season has gone on.
Chelsea has some work to do while surprising Fulham and Brighton are hanging around on the periphery with fine campaigns. But plenty of intriguing names will be there, including Chelsea goalkeeper Gaga Slonina, Middlesbrough striker Matthew Hoppe, New York Red Bulls left back John Tolkin, and FC Cincinnati’s Brandon Vazquez. All eyes are on FC Cincinnati striker Brandon Vazquez as he could be the No. Luke Shaw and Bruno Fernandes have been excellent too, while Casemiro has been key to United looking so much better defensively. Forest have looked more solid defensively and now they have a cutting edge in attack. Nottingham Forest thought they’d reach halftime down only a goal, but Wout Weghorst put home the rebound after Antony’s initial shot from 20 yards out was saved by Hennessey.
A young, but talented Manchester United team will try and advance to the finals of the Carabao Cup at the expense of Nottingham Forest in the first of a ...
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MANCHESTER UNITED continue their hunt to end a six year trophy drought against Nottingham Forest - and they have the perfect start.Marcus Rashford's f.
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