Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal - Premier League, Regular Season - 7 (Sun, 18 October 2026)
Premier League Regular Season - 7 
City Ground, Nottingham
Player ratingsArsenal leave the City Ground with points, but not a polished performanceArsenal beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 after Noni Madueke's 80th-minute winner. They had 74% possession but only one shot on target. Events
First half
- Yellow card: Neco Williams 17'
- 45' Substitution: Eberechi EzeNoni Madueke
Second half
- 53' Yellow card: Noni Madueke
- 66' Substitution: Ben WhiteJurriën Timber
- 66' Substitution: Kai HavertzViktor Gyökeres
- 66' Substitution: Bruno GuimarãesMikel Merino
- Substitution: Dan NdoyeArnaud Kalimuendo 73'
- Substitution: Nicolás DomínguezIbrahim Sangaré 74'
- 80' Goal: Noni Madueke assist: Declan Rice 0-1
- Substitution: Jair CunhaChris Wood 85'
- Substitution: James McateeCallum Hudson-Odoi 85'
Stats
Nottingham ForestArsenal
- 26% Possession 74%
- 14 Shots 9
- 2 On target 1
- 0.79 xG 1.09
- 8 Corners 6
- 14 Fouls 8
All stats
- 219 Passes 629
- 0 Saves 2
- 2 Offsides 1
- 1 Yellow cards 1
- 0 Red cards 0
Player of the match
DRD. Rice
Arsenal· 1 assistStories
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Morgan Gibbs-White injury leaves Forest short for Arsenal visit Morgan Gibbs-White is ruled out with a calf injury as Nottingham Forest host Arsenal. Glasner says he could not train all week, and Forest have only five -
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Arsenal job cuts explained by Arteta ahead of Forest Arteta says Arsenal's 60-job cut was explained to him as part of a wider plan to evolve, improve and keep investing at the club. -
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Arsenal injury update: Zubimendi close for Nottingham Forest trip Arteta says Martín Zubimendi is close to returning for Arsenal’s trip to Nottingham Forest, while Piero Hincapié needs longer and Morgan Gibbs-White is -
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Martin Zubimendi injury update points to a quick Arsenal return Mikel Arteta says Martin Zubimendi could be back within days after an ankle knock, while Mikel Merino calls it a freak accident before Nottingham Forest.
Lineups & ratings
Nottingham Forest
3-4-2-1 Coach O. Glasner
21
26
8 ↓74'
27
14 ↓73'
3
24 ↓85'
19
2
23 ↓85'
5
- 15 A. Kalimuendo for Dan Ndoye
- 6 I. Sangaré for Nicolás Domínguez
- 7 C. Hudson-Odoi for James Mcatee
- 9 C. Wood for Jair Cunha
- 12
- 22
- 25
- 31
- 34
Arsenal
4-2-3-1 Coach Mikel Arteta
29 ↓66'
7
41
39 ↓66'
15
1
10 ↓45'
4 ↓66'
8
33
- 20 N. Madueke for Eberechi Eze
- 12 J. Timber for Ben White
- 14 V. Gyökeres for Kai Havertz
- 23 Mikel Merino for Bruno Guimarães
- 3
- 30
- 36
- 49
- 56
Bench · Nottingham Forest
- 15 A. Kalimuendo for Dan Ndoye
- 6 I. Sangaré for Nicolás Domínguez
- 7 C. Hudson-Odoi for James Mcatee
- 9 C. Wood for Jair Cunha
- 12
- 22
- 25
- 31
- 34
Bench · Arsenal
- 20 N. Madueke for Eberechi Eze
- 12 J. Timber for Ben White
- 14 V. Gyökeres for Kai Havertz
- 23 Mikel Merino for Bruno Guimarães
- 3
- 30
- 36
- 49
- 56