Arsenal FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2023-24

Arsenal FC

2 – 1

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Nottingham Forest FC

Sat 12 Aug 2023 · 12:00 UTC Emirates Stadium 59,984 HT 45' · FT 45'

Eddie Nketiah 26' 1–0

Bukayo Saka 32' 2–0

2–1 82' Taiwo Awoniyi

Y 28' Ola Aina

Jurrien Timber 45' Y

Y 81' Orel Mangala

Ben White 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Arsenal FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Premier League at Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal FC 10 games · 27 pts (2026/27)
Nottingham Forest FC 10 games · 9 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Michael Oliver
Assistant 1 Stuart Burt
Assistant 2 Dan Cook

23 games this season 🟨 3.6/game ⚽ 12.2 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Arsenal FC	10	27
2	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	10	22
3	Manchester City FC	10	21
4	Liverpool FC	10	18
5	Chelsea FC	10	16
6	Everton FC	10	16
7	AFC Bournemouth	10	15
8	Brentford FC	10	14
9	Leeds United FC	10	14
10	Aston Villa FC	10	13
11	Tottenham Hotspur FC	10	12
12	Newcastle United FC	10	12
13	Hull City AFC	10	11
14	Ipswich Town FC	10	11
15	Fulham FC	10	10
16	Nottingham Forest FC	10	9
17	Coventry City FC	10	9
18	Manchester United FC	10	8
19	Sunderland AFC	10	8
20	Crystal Palace FC	10	7

Head-to-Head

Arsenal FC 9 games · Avg 2.1 goals Nottingham Forest FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-12 Arsenal FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2023-05-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Arsenal FC 2022-10-30 Arsenal FC 5–0 Nottingham Forest FC

Recent Form

Arsenal FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Aug	Nottingham Forest FC	H	2–1	W
28 May	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	H	5–0	W
20 May	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–1	L
14 May	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	0–3	L
07 May	Newcastle United FC	A	2–0	W
02 May	Chelsea FC	H	3–1	W

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
12 Aug	Arsenal FC	A	1–2	L
28 May	Crystal Palace FC	A	1–1	D
20 May	Arsenal FC	H	1–0	W
13 May	Chelsea FC	A	2–2	D
08 May	Southampton FC	H	4–3	W
29 Apr	Brentford FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Arsenal FC		Nottingham Forest FC
#1	Position	#16
27	Points	9
10	Played	10
9 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	2 / 3 / 5
15	Scored	9
5	Conceded	13
+10	GD	-4
2.70	PPG	0.90
90%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

22% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

70% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

10% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

Arsenal FC are 1st (27 pts). Nottingham Forest FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Arsenal FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

3/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

4/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Nottingham Forest FC

0-15

3/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/4

61-75

2/1

76+

1/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Arsenal FC

Martin Odegaard	3 G
Kai Havertz	3 G
Bukayo Saka	3 G
Bruno Guimaraes	2 G

Nottingham Forest FC

Liam Delap	3 G
Dan Ndoye	2 G
Morgan Gibbs-White	1 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Arsenal FC and Nottingham Forest FC has kicked off!
5' Arsenal FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Nottingham Forest FC backline.
10' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Nottingham Forest FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Ola Aina has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Arsenal FC and Nottingham Forest FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
26' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Eddie Nketiah makes it 1-0.
28' Ola Aina catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 28.
32' GOAL! Bukayo Saka scores on 32.
37' With 0 assists to his name this season, Serge Aurier is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Arsenal FC.
42' It is a cagey affair so far. Arsenal FC in their 4-3-3 trying to find a way past Nottingham Forest FC's compact 3-4-3.
45' The referee shows Arsenal FC player a Yellow card on 45.
50' Fresh legs for Arsenal FC! Takehiro Tomiyasu comes on to replace Jurrien Timber.
55' Arsenal FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
60' Jurrien Timber has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 491 appearances.
65' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
70' The 28-year-old Aaron Ramsdale has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
71' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Taiwo Awoniyi comes on to replace Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira.
72' Ola Aina makes way for Neco Williams at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
73' Time for substitution for Arsenal FC. Eddie Nketiah is replaced by Leandro Trossard.
74' Fresh legs for Arsenal FC! Leandro Trossard comes on to replace Eddie Nketiah.
79' It looks like no one’s ball. Nottingham Forest FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
80' Brennan Johnson makes way for Anthony Elanga at the 80 minute mark. A tactical switch from Nottingham Forest FC.
81' That is a Yellow card for Nottingham Forest FC. Orel Mangala will be fuming at that decision.
82' A stunning finish from Taiwo Awoniyi — that came from absolutely nowhere!
86' Fresh legs for Arsenal FC! Gabriel comes on to replace Martinelli.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ben White on 90.
90' Nottingham Forest FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chris Wood is hanging Joe Worrall on the field on 90 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

14
Eddie Nketiah ↓ Leandro Trossard 74'
1
Aaron Ramsdale
41
Declan Rice
8
Martin Odegaard
2
William Saliba
29
Kai Havertz
5
Thomas Partey
4
Ben White
7
Bukayo Saka
11
Martinelli ↓ Gabriel Magalhaes 86'
12
Jurrien Timber ↓ Takehiro Tomiyasu 50'

Bench

Coach Mikel Arteta

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

24
Serge Aurier
22
Ryan Yates
30
Willy Boly
10
Morgan Gibbs-White
5
Orel Mangala ↓ Cheikhou Kouyate 90'
43
Ola Aina ↓ Neco Williams 72'
1
Matt Turner
26
Scott McKenna
4
Joe Worrall ↓ Chris Wood 90'
20
Brennan Johnson ↓ Anthony Elanga 80'
28
Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira ↓ Taiwo Awoniyi 71'

Bench

34
Ethan Horvath
8
Cheikhou Kouyate ↑ 90'
11
Chris Wood ↑ 90'
32
Lewis O'Brien
19
Moussa Niakhate
23
Remo Freuler
9
Taiwo Awoniyi ↑ 71'
7
Neco Williams ↑ 72'
21
Anthony Elanga ↑ 80'

Coach Steve Cooper

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Taiwo Awoniyi	4
Bukayo Saka	3
Reiss Nelson	2
Thomas Partey	2
Gabriel Jesus	1
Ethan Nwaneri	1
Noni Madueke	1
Martin Odegaard	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.98 Arsenal FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.67 Nottingham Forest FC xG

I would bet for: Arsenal FC to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Arsenal FC63% Draw23% Nottingham Forest FC14%

Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.65

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Arsenal FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Nottingham Forest FC

37%

Arsenal FC or Nottingham Forest FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Arsenal FC47% Draw44% Nottingham Forest FC9%

Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 0

13.6%

1 – 0

13.5%

1 – 1

10%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.9%

3 – 0

8.8%

3 – 1

4 – 0

4.3%

0 – 1

3.9%

4 – 1

2 – 2

1 – 2

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Handicap	Arsenal FC covers	Push	Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5	21%	—	79%
-2	21%	21%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	25%	33%
-0.5	67%	—	33%
+0.5	89%	—	11%
+1	89%	8%	3%
+1.5	97%	—	3%
+2	97%	2%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet

52% ✗

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

Arsenal FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Premier League 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Arsenal FC Form

Nottingham Forest FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC

Clean Sheet