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86 min: Elanga, who shall be tonight’s match-winner until United can pull one thing out of the bag in dramatic fashion, will get the reception he deserves for his objective and total efficiency as he’s changed by Sosa. Sangare in the meantime comes on for Awoniyi.
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84 min: Yates volleys extensive left from an ambitions distance.
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82 min: Elanga appears to be like like burning previous Yoro in a footrace down the appropriate. He’s nearly to enter the field earlier than Yoro extends a leg telescopically to poke the ball away from the attacker. Such a positive deal with. Completely timed. It needed to be!
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80 min: Mount very practically scores together with his first contact! Milenkovic performs a dreadful cross out from the again. Mount intercepts on the sting of the D, opens his physique, and curls inches extensive of the right-hand publish. Gibbs-White provides his defender the what-for, and the state of affairs descends right into a blazing row between the team-mates. They’ve ultimately pulled aside earlier than one thing foolish occurs.
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79 min: The lesser-spotted Mason Mount comes on for Zirkzee.
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78 min: United win a nook, and as soon as once more enable Forest to launch a counter from it. Eriksen is compelled to take one for the staff, tugging Elanga again and incomes himself a reserving.
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76 min: Possibilities at each ends. Dalot crosses from the appropriate. Dorgu goals a header in direction of the highest left, however Sels gathers. Then Gibbs-White sashays his means down the center and into the United field, however takes one contact too many and by no means will get a shot away.
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75 min: Hojlund chases an extended cross down the left and reaches the byline. For a second, as he tiptoes alongside the white line, there’s house and time to shoot. However he faffs and the prospect is gone. He lays again for Garnacho, whose snapshot is blocked by Williams.
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73 min: Garnacho cuts in from his wing and skelps a wild, wild shot over the bar. He’s been erratic, but additionally United’s most harmful participant throughout this second half.
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72 min: Garnacho dances in from the left touchline and is clipped from behind by Williams, who goes into the e book. Williams isn’t comfortable about it – “First one! First one!” – however he was nowhere close to the ball and one is sufficient. The ensuing free kick is hoicked into the field. Hojlund can’t get a significant header away and it’s a straightforward declare for Sels.
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70 min: From the ensuing nook, Garnacho drags a shot extensive left.
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69 min: Fernandes, quarterbacking from deep, sprays an extended diagonal in direction of Garnacho on the left. Garnacho takes the ball in his stride, whereas operating at full pelt, and enters the field … just for Yates to stay out a toe and deflect his shot extensive proper of objective. That’s positive soccer all spherical.
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67 min: Dominguez comes on for Anderson.
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66 min: Garnacho is booked for kicking the ball away in a pissed off method, having been flagged offside.
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65 min: … nowt happens. A protracted ball blootered ahead, and Awoniyi briefly threatens to outmuscle last-man De Ligt, however ultimately loses the battle. Staunch defending ultimately by De Ligt.
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64 min: Garnacho probes down the left and wins a nook. From which …
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62 min: Yates is nutmegged by Fernandes and clips his man on the follow-through. He’s fortunate not to enter the e book. Fernandes makes his emotions on the matter recognized to officialdom.
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60 min: Moreno barges his means down the left touchline earlier than sending Awoniyi clear on the overlap. A cross is high-kicked behind by Fernandes. Forest preposterously declare a penalty, however they’re not getting one. Nothing comes of the set piece they do have.
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59 min: Casemiro’s treading a positive line, although, and so Ruben Amorim replaces him with Eriksen. That’s good administration.
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57 min: Casemiro stands in the best way of an in-flight Gibbs-White. The house followers desire a second yellow, however the referee isn’t minded to spark the tinder field, and as a substitute settles for a short chat. To be honest to Casemiro, he took a sore whack within the face when difficult his opponent, and that’s in all probability punishment sufficient.
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55 min: Anderson has the chance to take a whack from simply exterior the United field. As a substitute he tries to search out Awoniyi with an excessively elaborate scooped cross, and the ball sails harmlessly out for a objective kick. Forest have been higher in assault for the reason that restart.
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53 min: Dorgu skittles Williams, simply to the appropriate of the United field. No free kick. Now it’s Williams’ flip to present the closest official the what-for. It wouldn’t take an excessive amount of for this match to noticeably overheat. On this very topic, Tim Stappard suggests: “I feel Bruno’s on a red-card mist tonight.”
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51 min: From the ensuing free kick, Gibbs-White glides infield from the appropriate and enters the field. He ought to work Onana on the very least, however lashes a wild shot over the bar. United, who have been dozing defensively, get away with an enormous one.
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50 min: Casemiro slides via the again of Yates and is booked. He’s completely furious at being carded, and practically oversteps the mark when arguing his level. His team-mates pull him away from the referee.
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49 min: The nook’s half cleared. Williams finds Elanga down the appropriate. A cross whipped to the close to stick. Yates heads downwards, just for Onana to claw sensationally out of the bottom-right nook. However the flag goes up for offside, appropriately so.
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48 min: Yates swivels on a unfastened ball 25 yards from the United objective. He pearls a shot that’s deflected extensive proper. Elanga wanders over to take this one.
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47 min: Hojlund is straight away into the thick of the motion, latching onto Garnacho’s cross down the inside-right channel and sending a low shot goalwards from a good angle. It’s deflected out for a nook, from which Fernandes finds Casemiro, who goals a header in direction of the highest proper. Straightforward for Sels, however Forest are giving up probabilities when defending corners.
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Forest get the second half underway. United have made a change, sending on Hojlund instead of Ugarte.
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Half-time leisure. Forest, two-time champions of Europe, are an enormous noise once more after an extended interval within the doldrums. Right here’s a story of one other well-known membership – one which gave the world Zinedine Zidane and Patrick Vieira – rising once more after some robust instances.
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HALF TIME: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Manchester United
United have had the vast majority of possession, however they couldn’t cease their previous boy Anthony Elanga in sprint-dribbling all the best way upfield to attain a fairly beautiful objective on the counter. Forest’s bid for Champions League soccer subsequent season continues apace.
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45 min +6: Fernandes rolls a cross, left to proper, throughout the face of the Forest field, inviting Casemiro to have a dig. Casemiro catches the shot properly, but it surely’s means astray to the left. The house followers loved that.
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45 min +4: Garnacho powers his means down the appropriate and threatens to burst clear … just for Milenkovic to step throughout and intervene with a perfectly-timed deal with. “Because of Steve Pye for that nice 80’s weblog,” begins Justin Kavanagh. “I by no means knew about Gordon McQueen punching Gary Bailey within the face on the Metropolis Floor. The blue-eyed blond Scotsman wasn’t for being bossed by a complicated boy, I suppose. So at this time’s equal can be what, De Ligt clocking Onana? If I used to be Peter Oh, I’d add one thing right here in regards to the Dutch man’s weight class, however there’s one other open objective I’ve missed. The Garry Birtles of the MBM, that’s me.”
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45 min +2: The free kick’s despatched into the United field. Morato goals a looping header in direction of the top-left nook. Onana plucks it out of the air simply earlier than it crosses the road.
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45 min +1: … and doubtless extra, as De Ligt goes crashing into Awoniyi, conceding a foul and hurting himself within the course of. It takes De Ligt some time to select himself again up.
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45 min: There shall be six further first-half minutes.
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44 min: … and now Fernandes has a nibble at Yates’ ankle. The United captain could also be in one-more-and-you’re-booked territory. Nothing too dramatic but, however there’s a little bit little bit of niggle on this match now.
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43 min: Ugarte tries to scrap his means down the appropriate however is shoved off the ball. He needs a free kick however isn’t getting one. He waves his arms about within the theatrical fashion.
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41 min: Fernandes and Yates get entangled in some petulant shoving. The captains, people, two grown-ups. The referee reminds them of their age.
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40 min: Forest additionally make a tactical change, sacrificing Danilo for a 3rd central defender in Morato. United have been on high, regardless of the scoreline, so there’s Nuno’s response.
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39 min: Moreno comes on for the stricken Aina.
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38 min: … however no, he can’t put any weight on his leg and is helped down the tunnel. His night is over. Forest down to 10 males for now. It’s just like the 1959 FA Cup remaining another time.
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37 min: Aina doesn’t look significantly snug. He takes some time to assemble himself up.
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36 min: Aina goes down and requires some remedy. In the meantime right here’s a stat courtesy of TNT Sports activities: in scoring the objective, Elanga coated 85 metres of the pitch in 9 seconds.
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