Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Premier League · 2023-24
Nottingham Forest FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Tue 30 Jan 2024 · 19:30 UTC City Ground HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 65' Gabriel Jesus
0–2 72' Bukayo Saka
Taiwo Awoniyi 89' 1–2
Y 40' Gabriel Jesus

Overview

Match Preview

Nottingham Forest FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at City Ground.

Match Details

  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Assistant 1 Adrian Holmes
  • Assistant 2 Simon Long

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
2
5
Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-01-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Arsenal FC 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

Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jan Arsenal FC H 1–2 L
26 Jan Bristol City FC A 0–0 D
20 Jan Brentford FC A 2–3 L
17 Jan Blackpool FC A 3–2 W
07 Jan Blackpool FC H 2–2 D
30 Dec Manchester United FC H 2–1 W
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Jan Nottingham Forest FC A 2–1 W
20 Jan Crystal Palace FC H 5–0 W
07 Jan Liverpool FC H 0–2 L
31 Dec Fulham FC A 1–2 L
28 Dec West Ham United FC H 0–2 L
23 Dec Liverpool FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Nottingham Forest FC Arsenal FC
#13 Position #2
5 Points 12
5 Played 5
1 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 4 / 0 / 1
4 Scored 8
5 Conceded 4
-1 GD +4
1.00 PPG 2.40
20% Win % 80%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season
60% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

Nottingham Forest FC are 13th (5 pts). Arsenal FC are 2nd (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
1/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Arsenal FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC
Morgan Gibbs-White 1 G 2 A
Dan Ndoye 1 G
Arsenal FC
Bukayo Saka 3 G
Martin Odegaard 2 G
Kai Havertz 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at City Ground as Nottingham Forest FC face off against Arsenal FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Nottingham Forest FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Murillo, as he is very good at scoring at City Ground with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 15' It’s high time Nuno Espírito Santo made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 25' Nottingham Forest FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Nottingham Forest FC and Arsenal FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Nottingham Forest FC that had 375 games and scored 435 goals.
  • 40' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Gabriel Jesus.
  • 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Mikel Arteta might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Nottingham Forest FC! Taiwo Awoniyi comes on to replace Chris Wood.
  • 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
  • 56' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Arsenal FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 61' Emile Smith Rowe has been relatively quiet despite scoring 30 goals in his last 417 appearances.
  • 64' Callum Hudson-Odoi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nicolas Dominguez at the 64 minute mark.
  • 65' A goal from the Brazil international Gabriel Jesus! He fires home on 65 to make it 0-1!
  • 70' Eddie Nketiah, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 71' Arsenal FC ring the changes. Emile Smith Rowe has done his job and it is now time for Kai Havertz to step up.
  • 72' GOAL! Bukayo Saka fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 77' The travelling Arsenal FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 78' Arsenal FC make a change. Martinelli trudges off to be replaced by Leandro Trossard on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 88' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 89' Magnificent from Taiwo Awoniyi! That is 62 goals in 304 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 90' Arsenal FC make a change. Martin Odegaard trudges off to be replaced by Jorginho on 90 minutes.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Arsenal FC players.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikel Arteta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Taiwo Awoniyi 4
Bukayo Saka 3
Reiss Nelson 2
Thomas Partey 2
Eddie Nketiah 1
Gabriel Jesus 1
Ethan Nwaneri 1
Martin Odegaard 1

Head to Head

2024-01-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Arsenal FC 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

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2024-01-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Arsenal FC L 2024-01-26 Bristol City FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2024-01-20 Brentford FC 3–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-01-17 Blackpool FC 2–3 Nottingham Forest FC W 2024-01-07 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Blackpool FC D 2023-12-30 Nottingham Forest FC 2–1 Manchester United FC W

Arsenal FC Form

2024-01-30 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Arsenal FC W 2024-01-20 Arsenal FC 5–0 Crystal Palace FC W 2024-01-07 Arsenal FC 0–2 Liverpool FC L 2023-12-31 Fulham FC 2–1 Arsenal FC L 2023-12-28 Arsenal FC 0–2 West Ham United FC L 2023-12-23 Liverpool FC 1–1 Arsenal FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.86 Nottingham Forest FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.51 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC25% Draw29% Arsenal FC46%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw
54%
Draw or Arsenal FC
75%
Nottingham Forest FC or Arsenal FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Nottingham Forest FC16% Draw49% Arsenal FC35%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
13.1%
1 – 1
13%
0 – 0
11.4%
0 – 2
10.3%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
6.9%
0 – 3
5.1%
2 – 1
5%
1 – 3
4.5%
2 – 2
3.9%
2 – 0
3.3%
2 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap Nottingham Forest FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 13% 80%
-0.5 20% — 80%
+0.5 49% — 51%
+1 49% 24% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 16% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
43% ✓

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