Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal

Nottingham Forest have found points hard to come by recently, managing only one win in their last six matches across all competitions. Their most recent outings include a league defeat at Crystal Palace and a loss at home to Coventry, leaving them with one win and two draws from six league games. Conversely, Arsenal have been in dominant form, winning five of their last six matches across all competitions. This run includes back-to-back home victories against Leeds and Lille in October, following their only recent setback against Brighton in September. Arsenal have been particularly clinical in the second half of matches, scoring ten goals after the interval across their recent fixtures.

The history between these two sides shows Arsenal have had the upper hand in recent meetings. While the two sides played out goalless draws at the City Ground in both January 2026 and February 2025, Arsenal secured comfortable victories in their last two encounters at home.

• Arsenal enter the match with a strong winning record in five of their last six appearances.
• Nottingham Forest have struggled to find the net at home, scoring two goals across five recent home matches.
• Igor Jesus is ruled out for Nottingham Forest, while N. Milenkovic and N. Savona are in doubt.
• Arsenal will be without C. Tzolis, P. Hincapie, and W. Saliba, with M. Zubimendi in doubt.
• Arsenal have averaged more shots on target than their opponents in recent matches.

Arsenal arrive at the City Ground in superior form, demonstrating a clear ability to control games and find the net consistently. Nottingham Forest have found it difficult to secure results at home recently, and with several players facing fitness concerns, they face a demanding test against a side currently sitting high in the league table. While the visitors must navigate their own injury concerns, their recent output suggests they are well-positioned to take a positive result from this fixture.