Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal: Premier League – preview, teams, prediction

What the report says

Arsenal head to the City Ground on Sunday for a Premier League meeting with Nottingham Forest, with Al Jazeera reporting that Mikel Arteta’s side are aiming to shake off a recent scoring drought at the venue. The Gunners have not scored in their last two league visits to Nottingham, with both ending 0-0, while Forest were 15th going into the weekend and Arsenal sat second, three points behind Manchester City.

The preview said Arsenal arrived in better form after recovering from an early-season setback at Brighton. They beat Leeds 2-1 in the league last weekend and followed that with a 3-0 Champions League win over Lille. Forest, meanwhile, lost 3-1 away to Crystal Palace in Oliver Glasner’s return to Selhurst Park after leaving Palace in the summer.

Arteta described Forest as a difficult, well-drilled opponent who can build momentum at home. Glasner praised Arsenal’s intensity and depth, saying their work rate and bench options make them hard to play against. The report also noted that Arsenal are expected to be without William Saliba, while Forest have injury concerns around Igor Jesus, Nicolo Savona and possibly Morgan Gibbs-White.

Al Jazeera’s match preview listed Arsenal as the favourites, citing an Opta model that gave them a 58.3 percent chance of winning, compared with 20.4 percent for Forest and 21.3 percent for a draw. The article added that the sides have met 109 times, with Arsenal winning 56 of those games.