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Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal — result, stats & head-to-head, 18 Oct 2026

Nottingham Forest vs ArsenalPremier League · Round 7 · The City Ground0–1
Matches
Nottingham Forest 0–1 Full time Arsenal

How the market moved Arsenal win %

100% +38 since open at 62%
100%75%50%25%
100
Market openedKick-offNow

The market moved toward Arsenal, from 62% at open to 100% — a rise of 38 points. Along the way it fell as far as 33%.

Real traded prices, since the market opened. Not a forecast: what the market believed, when.

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Arsenal2 out
William Saliba Injurysince 19 Jul · 14 matches missed Christos TzolisInjurysince 1 Oct · 2 matches missed

Starting XI

Timeline

  1. 17'
    Neco Williamsyellow card
  2. 46'
    Eberechi Eze ↑ Noni Madueke ↓substitution
  3. 53'
    Noni Maduekeyellow card
  4. 66'
    Ben White ↑ Jurriën Timber ↓substitution
  5. 66'
    Kai Havertz ↑ Viktor Gyökeres ↓substitution
  6. 66'
    Bruno Guimarães ↑ Mikel Merino ↓substitution
  7. 73'
    Dan Ndoye ↑ Arnaud Kalimuendo ↓substitution
  8. 74'
    Nicolás Domínguez ↑ Ibrahim Sangaré ↓substitution
  9. 80'
    Noni Madueke · 0–1assist: Declan Rice
  10. 85'
    Jair Cunha ↑ Chris Wood ↓substitution
  11. 85'
    James McAtee ↑ Callum Hudson-Odoi ↓substitution

Nottingham Forest left · Arsenal right

Periods

Nottingham Forest
1st half0
2nd half0
Extra time0
Arsenal
1st half0
2nd half1
Extra time0

Match statistics

14Shots9
2Shots on target1
8Corners6
14Fouls8
22Tackles9
1Yellow cards1

Match information

Premier LeagueCompetition
7Round
Sun 18 Oct · 15:30 UTCKickoff
The City GroundVenue
30,445Capacity
30,893 (101% full)Attendance
Michael OliverReferee
11°C · broken cloudsWeather

Possession

Possession
26% · 74%
Duels won
49% · 51%
Pass accuracy
69% · 90%

Breakdown

Shooting
8Shots inside box7
6Shots outside box2
6Shots blocked3
0Hit woodwork1
0Big chances created1
0Big chances missed1
Passing
219Passes629
14Crosses27
1Accurate crosses7
64Long passes36
30Accurate long passes16
Defence
7Interceptions7
0Keeper saves2
Duels & dribbles
48Duels won49
6Dribble attempts11
5Successful dribbles6

Goalscorers

Bukayo Saka 3Arsenal

Bench

Nottingham Forest · bench

6Sangaré6.4↑ 74'
7Hudson-Odoi6.6↑ 85'
9Wood6.5↑ 85'
12FurtadoGK
15Muinga6.5↑ 73'
22YatesMF
25NetzDF
31MilenkovićDF
34AinaDF

Arsenal · bench

3IbarguenDF
12Timber6.7↑ 66'
14Gyökeres6.5↑ 66'
20Madueke7.0↑ 46'
23Merino Zazón6.7↑ 66'
30MeslierGK
36IbáñezMF
49Lewis-SkellyDF
56DowmanFW

Managers

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Previous meetings

In 4 recorded meetings, Nottingham Forest have won 0 and Arsenal 2 — 2 ended level.

2026 · Premier LeagueNottingham Forest vs Arsenal 0–0 2025 · Premier LeagueArsenal vs Nottingham Forest 3–0 2025 · Premier LeagueNottingham Forest vs Arsenal 0–0 2024 · Premier LeagueArsenal vs Nottingham Forest 3–0 All 4 meetings →

Recent form

Nottingham Forest DDWLL
Arsenal WWLWW

Premier League

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Manchester City6600165+1118
2Arsenal6501105+515
3Brighton & Hove Albion6411185+1313
4Brentford6240126+610
5Everton624085+310
6Chelsea63121513+210
7Leeds United623185+39
8Hull City623186+29
9Liverpool62317709
10Ipswich Town6303912-39
11Newcastle United62221013-38
12Crystal Palace6213912-37
13Manchester United61329906
14Coventry City6204511-66
15Nottingham Forest612358-35
16Aston Villa6123611-55
17Sunderland6114612-64
18AFC Bournemouth6033713-63
19Tottenham Hotspur603339-63
20Fulham6024610-42

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
15
Nottingham Forest
DDWLL
 6.77 5
2
Arsenal
WWLWW
 6.95 15
Market

No market on record.

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Form
Nottingham ForestDDWLL
ArsenalWWLWW
Match stats
26Possession74
14Shots9
2On target1
8Corners6
1Yellow cards1