Nottingham Forest v Arsenal

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Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:30:00 UTCCity Ground

Post-game report— full article

Arsenal Seek to Break City Ground Curse Against Misfiring Nottingham Forest

Mikel Arteta's title-chasing Arsenal travel to Nottingham Forest aiming to snap a streak of goalless draws at the venue. The hosts desperately need to find their clinical edge against the Premier League's tightest defense.

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Highlights

Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate

Nottingham Forest 24%Draw 24%Arsenal 52%

Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.

Match stats

Nottingham ForestArsenal

26Possession74

0.79Expected goals (xG)1.09

14Shots9

2Shots on target1

6Shots off target5

6Blocked shots3

8Shots inside box7

6Shots outside box2

8Corners6

2Offsides1

14Fouls8

1Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

0Saves2

221Passes631

155Accurate passes567

Match events

17′Neco Williams
45′Eberechi Eze ← Noni Madueke
53′Noni Madueke
66′Ben White ← Jurriën Timber
66′Kai Havertz ← Viktor Gyökeres
66′Bruno Guimarães ← Mikel Merino
73′Dan Ndoye → Arnaud Kalimuendo
74′Nicolás Domínguez → Ibrahim Sangaré
80′Noni Madueke (assist Declan Rice)
85′Jair Cunha → Chris Wood
85′James McAtee → Callum Hudson-Odoi

Nottingham Forest · Arsenal

Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate

Nottingham Forest5-3-2

266.3Sels

36.0Williams

216.3Schlager

86.3↓74'Domínguez

276.3Muñoz

196.3Delap

146.3↓73'Ndoye

246.3↓85'McAtee

26.3Diomande

56.3Murillo

236.3↓85'Cunha

Arsenal4-4-2

17.3Raya

86.8Ødegaard

417.5Rice

157.2Konsa

47.2↓66'White

296.8↓66'Havertz

76.8Saka

396.8↓66'Guimarães

67.2Gabriel

106.8↓45'Eze

337.2Calafiori

Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate

Nottingham Forest

26Matz Sels6.3
3Neco Williams6.0
21Xaver Schlager6.3
8Nicolás Domínguez6.3
27Daniel Muñoz6.3
19Liam Delap6.3
14Dan Ndoye6.3
24James McAtee6.3
2Ousmane Diomande6.3
5Murillo6.3
23Jair Cunha6.3

Arsenal

1David Raya7.3
8Martin Ødegaard6.8
41Declan Rice7.5
15Ezri Konsa7.2
4Ben White7.2
29Kai Havertz6.8
7Bukayo Saka6.8
39Bruno Guimarães6.8
6Gabriel7.2
10Eberechi Eze6.8
33Riccardo Calafiori7.2

Nottingham ForestTale of the tapeArsenal

5-3-2Formation4-4-2

5 ptsTable18 pts

-4Goal difference+6

LLWDDFormWLWWW

0Head-to-head wins1

24%Win chance52%

Head to head — 2 previous meetings

Nottingham Forest 0W1D1W Arsenal

Goals 0–3

2026-01-17Nottingham Forest FC0–0Arsenal FC
2025-09-13Arsenal FC3–0Nottingham Forest FC

Seasons searched: 2025, 2026.

Recent form — Last five, before this fixture

Nottingham Forest

LLWDD

@Crystal Palace1-3
vsCoventry0-1
@Aston Villa2-1
vsTottenham0-0
@Liverpool2-2

Arsenal

WLWWW

vsLeeds2-1
@Brighton0-3
@Sunderland2-0
vsChelsea2-1
@Aston Villa1-0

This season — other meeting

ArsenalvNottingham Forest

Where they stand — In a 20-team table

Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Nottingham Forest	7	1	2	4	-4	5
Arsenal	7	6	0	1	+6	18

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