Match Report
The table gap was wide: 41 points between Arsenal (1st, 85 pts) and Nottingham Forest (16th, 44 pts). On the form table Nottingham Forest stood 5th over the last five rounds, despite being 16th overall. Against a league average of 1.38 goals per team per game, Nottingham Forest ran at 1.26 scored and 1.34 conceded, Arsenal at 1.87 and 0.71.
Arsenal had not lost in 10 games. The last-five ledger: Nottingham Forest 4/15, Arsenal 13/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 3 Nottingham Forest wins, 7 for Arsenal, 1 draw, at 3.09 goals per meeting. Playing at home matters in this fixture: 73% of the meetings went to the host. The fixture leans high-scoring: 73% of meetings brought at least three goals.
The match was played at The City Ground (capacity 30,445). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.
Key stats
Possession: Nottingham Forest 40% · Arsenal 60% · Total shots: 6-15 · On target: 0-3 · Corners: 4-9