Confirmed Match Officials: Manchester United vs Nottingham Forest (Carabao Cup, 3-0 agg)

Manchester United host Nottingham Forest in the second leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final clash on Wednesday evening.

Erik ten Hag’s men have a three-goal advantage heading into the tie after Marcus Rashford, Wout Weghorst and Bruno Fernandes scored in the first leg tie last week.

United are one step away from Wembley and their first domestic final since 2018. Ten Hag is desperate to end the six-year trophy drought for the club.

The officials’ team for the Old Trafford encounter have been confirmed ahead of the game.

Match Referee

Peter Bankes will be the man in charge mid-week in Manchester in the semi-final bout. He has led three fixtures so far this season in the competition.

In fact, he was in charge of Forest’s third-round upset against Tottenham Hotspur, when they won 2-0.

Assistant Referees

Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh will be flanking Bankes on the Old Trafford pitch. The pair have assisted a combined 34 games in the competition in their careers.

Video Assistant Referees (VAR)

Michael Salisbury will be in charge at Stockley Park after the video assistant referees were introduced into the competition in the first leg of the tie, he will be assisted by Richard West.

Fourth Official

Graham Scott will be alongside Ten Hag and Steve Cooper on the touchline for this fixture.