Match summary
Before kickoff, Arsenal (1st, 49 pts) were 28 points ahead of Nottingham Forest (17th, 21 pts). Arsenal had gone 10 matches unbeaten before this one.
Nottingham Forest vs ArsenalResult, Lineups & H2H
The City Ground
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Nottingham Forest1W 1D 3L
Nottingham ForestArsenal
4Pointsof 1513
7Goals scored14
11Goals conceded6
0Clean sheets1
3Scored in a row2
2Unbeaten in a row10
1Without a win0
6Conceded in a row2
Head to head11 meetings · Sep 2016 – Sep 2025
- Nottingham Forest wins
- 3
- Draws
- 1
- Arsenal wins
- 7
3.09goals per meeting
27%both teams scored
73%3+ goals
73%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsNottingham Forest 0W 1D 4L · 2.4 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 216 earlier results
Nottingham ForestArsenal
#17Position#1
21Points21 v 21 games49
-13Goal difference+26
1Scored per gameleague avg 1.391.9
1.62Conceded per game0.67
#18Form table position#1
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Nottingham ForestArsenal
- Yellow Card · Nottingham Forest · Ola Aina90'
- Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Omari Hutchinson · InOut: Nicolás Domínguez89'
- 79'Substitution · Arsenal · Eberechi Eze · InOut: Martín Zubimendi
- Substitution · Nottingham Forest · Dan Ndoye · InOut: Igor Jesus76'
- 57'Substitution · Arsenal · Mikel Merino · InOut: Martin Ødegaard
- 57'Substitution · Arsenal · Bukayo Saka · InOut: Noni Madueke
- 57'Substitution · Arsenal · Gabriel Jesus · InOut: Viktor Gyökeres
- 46'Substitution · Arsenal · Leandro Trossard · InOut: Gabriel Martinelli
- 37'Yellow Card · Arsenal · Jurriën Timber
Match Statistics
Match stats
Nottingham ForestArsenal
40%Ball Possession60%
6Shots Total15
0Shots On Target3
4Corners9
8Fouls14
1Yellow Cards1
1Offsides0
3Saves0
321Passes494
3Shots Off Target4
90Attacks97
56Dangerous Attacks60
1Shots Inside Box14
5Shots Outside Box1
14Free Kicks9
3Shots Blocked8
2Substitutions5
12Tackles16
259Accurate Passes416
1Injuries1
25Total Crosses26
5Accurate Crosses11
6Interceptions4
46Duels Won48
0Big Chances Created4
0Big Chances Missed4
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-3-3
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 44(86%) | 3 | 12/15 | |
Murillo DF | 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 37(86%) | 1 | 1/4 |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 23(96%) | 2 | 7/13 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 26(31%) | - | - | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 34(94%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(80%) | 1 | 2/4 | |
Ola Aina DF | 6.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 27(93%) | - | 1/6 |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 31(83%) | 1 | 2/5 | |
| 6.7 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 29(86%) | 1 | 5/14 | |
| 6.6 | 14' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(100%) | - | 2/2 | |
| 6.5 | 89' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 31(61%) | 2 | 6/12 | |
| 6.3 | 76' | 0 | 0 | - | 9(100%) | 1 | 6/13 | |
| - | 1' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(100%) | - | 0/1 |
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