Nottingham Forest FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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Premier League · 2024-25

Nottingham Forest FC

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Wed 26 Feb 2025 · 19:30 UTC City Ground, Nottingham 30,200 HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 3' Riccardo Calafiori

Nikola Milenkovic 4' Y

Overview

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

Nottingham Forest FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Arsenal FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Andy Madley
Assistant 1 Edward Smart (England)
Assistant 2 Craig Taylor

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	West Ham United FC	38	39
2	Burnley FC	38	22
3	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	20
4	Tottenham Hotspur FC	0	0
5	Coventry City FC	0	0
6	Hull City AFC	0	0
7	Ipswich Town FC	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0
9	Manchester City FC	0	0
10	Manchester United FC	0	0
11	Aston Villa FC	0	0
12	Liverpool FC	0	0
13	AFC Bournemouth	0	0
14	Sunderland AFC	0	0
15	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	0	0
16	Brentford FC	0	0
17	Chelsea FC	0	0
18	Fulham FC	0	0
19	Newcastle United FC	0	0
20	Everton FC	0	0
21	Leeds United FC	0	0
22	Crystal Palace FC	0	0
23	Nottingham Forest FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Nottingham Forest FC 8 games · Avg 2.3 goals Arsenal FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-02-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Arsenal FC 2024-11-23 Arsenal FC 3–0 Nottingham Forest FC 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

Recent Form

Nottingham Forest FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	Arsenal FC	H	0–0	D
23 Feb	Newcastle United FC	A	3–4	L
15 Feb	Fulham FC	A	1–2	L
11 Feb	Exeter City FC	A	4–2	W
01 Feb	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	H	7–0	W
25 Jan	AFC Bournemouth	A	0–5	L

Arsenal FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–0	D
22 Feb	West Ham United FC	H	0–1	L
15 Feb	Leicester City FC	A	2–0	W
02 Feb	Manchester City FC	H	5–1	W
29 Jan	Girona FC	A	2–1	W
25 Jan	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W

Season Stats

Nottingham Forest FC		Arsenal FC
#23	Position	#8
0	Points	0
0	Played	0
0 / 0 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
0	Scored	0
0	Conceded	0
+0	GD	+0
–	PPG	–
–	Win %	–

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Nottingham Forest FC are 23rd (0 pts). Arsenal FC are 8th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Nottingham Forest FC welcome Arsenal FC for this crunch clash at City Ground, Nottingham.
3' A moment of madness from Riccardo Calafiori on 3 minutes earns him a card. Arsenal FC will be frustrated.
4' It’s gonna be a card for Nikola Milenkovic.
9' Arsenal FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 9.
14' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
19' Arsenal FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
29' Arsenal FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Arsenal FC that had 414 games and scored 725 goals.
39' Arsenal FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
44' It looks like no one’s ball. Arsenal FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
46' Another change for Arsenal FC made on 46 minute. Riccardo Calafiori leaves to be changed by Kieran Tierney.
51' Ben White has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 336 appearances.
56' Murillo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 25 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
61' David Raya has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
62' The supporters are chanting for Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira. He replaces Nicolas Dominguez on 62 minute.
63' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Ryan Yates on, Anthony Elanga off on 63 minutes.
68' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
70' The supporters are chanting for Oleksandr Zinchenko. He replaces Jorginho on 70 minute.
75' Arsenal FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
77' It is a substitution in Arsenal FC team. Ethan Nwaneri is replaced by Raheem Sterling on 77 minute.
82' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
85' Taiwo Awoniyi is replacing Chris Wood for the Nottingham Forest FC side.
86' Ben White is ready to make an impact after coming on for Jurrien Timber at the 86 minute mark.
The points are shared — Nottingham Forest FC 0-0 Arsenal FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

14
Callum Hudson-Odoi
11
Chris Wood ↓ Taiwo Awoniyi 85'
10
Morgan Gibbs-White
26
Matz Sels
34
Ola Aina
31
Nikola Milenkovic
16
Nicolas Dominguez ↓ Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira 62'
7
Neco Williams
8
Elliot Anderson
21
Anthony Elanga ↓ Ryan Yates 63'
5
Murillo

Bench

Coach Nuno Espírito Santo

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

20
Jorginho ↓ Oleksandr Zinchenko 70'
41
Declan Rice
22
David Raya
8
Martin Odegaard ↓ Thomas Partey 85'
2
William Saliba
6
Gabriel Magalhaes
23
Mikel Merino
19
Leandro Trossard
33
Riccardo Calafiori ↓ Kieran Tierney 46'
12
Jurrien Timber ↓ Ben White 86'
53
Ethan Nwaneri ↓ Raheem Sterling 77'

Bench

30
Raheem Sterling ↑ 77'
17
Oleksandr Zinchenko ↑ 70'
32
Neto
5
Thomas Partey ↑ 85'
3
Kieran Tierney ↑ 46'
4
Ben White ↑ 86'
15
Jakub Kiwior
37
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
46
Ismeal Kabia

Coach Mikel Arteta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Taiwo Awoniyi	4
Bukayo Saka	3
Thomas Partey	2
Reiss Nelson	2
Martinelli	1
Eddie Nketiah	1
Gabriel Jesus	1
Ethan Nwaneri	1

Head to Head

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2025-02-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Arsenal FC D 2025-02-23 Newcastle United FC 4–3 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-02-15 Fulham FC 2–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2025-02-11 Exeter City FC 2–4 Nottingham Forest FC W 2025-02-01 Nottingham Forest FC 7–0 Brighton & Hove Albion FC W 2025-01-25 AFC Bournemouth 5–0 Nottingham Forest FC L

Arsenal FC Form

2025-02-26 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Arsenal FC D 2025-02-22 Arsenal FC 0–1 West Ham United FC L 2025-02-15 Leicester City FC 0–2 Arsenal FC W 2025-02-02 Arsenal FC 5–1 Manchester City FC W 2025-01-29 Girona FC 1–2 Arsenal FC W 2025-01-25 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0–1 Arsenal FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

0.55 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.46 Arsenal FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 91% + Under — clean sheet likely 82%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC30% Draw45% Arsenal FC25%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes18% 0% No82%

Avg goals/match: 1.01

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	61%	39%
± 1.5	28%	72%
± 2.5	9%	91%
± 3.5	3%	97%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Arsenal FC

70%

Nottingham Forest FC or Arsenal FC

55%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC15% Draw73% Arsenal FC12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

18.1%

0 – 1

14.7%

1 – 1

10.5%

2 – 0

4.9%

0 – 2

3.3%

2 – 1

2.8%

1 – 2

2.3%

3 – 0

0.9%

2 – 2

0.8%

3 – 1

0.5%

0 – 3

0.5%

Asian Handicap — Nottingham Forest FC

Handicap	Nottingham Forest FC covers	Push	Arsenal FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	5%	93%
-1.5	7%	—	93%
-1	7%	21%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	17%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	4%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

63% ✓

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet

58% ✓

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