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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Arsenal FC

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

Match Details

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

7 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

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

Nottingham Forest FC 9 games · Avg 2.1 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
#16	Position	#1
9	Points	27
10	Played	10
2 / 3 / 5	W / D / L	9 / 0 / 1
9	Scored	15
13	Conceded	5
-4	GD	+10
0.90	PPG	2.70
20%	Win %	90%

Key Stats

22% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

10% Clean Sheets
Nottingham Forest FC this season

70% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Arsenal FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

3/–

31-45

–/2

46-60

4/2

61-75

4/–

76+

2/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Nottingham Forest FC

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

Arsenal FC

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

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Arsenal FC get us underway at City Ground, Nottingham.
3' That is a card for Arsenal FC. Riccardo Calafiori will be fuming at that decision.
4' That is a card for Nottingham Forest FC. Nikola Milenkovic will be fuming at that decision.
9' Ben White needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
14' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Arsenal FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
19' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Nottingham Forest FC and Arsenal FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
24' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Arsenal FC winning 100% of all matches.
29' Arsenal FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
34' Jorginho has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 17 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
39' Jurrien Timber has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
44' The home supporters are growing impatient. Nottingham Forest FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
46' Arsenal FC ring the changes. Riccardo Calafiori has done his job and it is now time for Kieran Tierney to step up.
51' The energy levels are beginning to show. Nuno Espírito Santo might look to freshen things up shortly.
56' Martin Odegaard has been relatively quiet despite scoring 69 goals in his last 282 appearances.
61' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
62' Another change for Nottingham Forest FC made on 62 minute. Nicolas Dominguez leaves to be changed by Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira.
63' A tactical swap from Nottingham Forest FC — Ryan Yates on, Anthony Elanga off on 63 minutes.
68' It is a cagey affair so far. Nottingham Forest FC in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past Arsenal FC's compact 4-3-3.
70' The Arsenal FC manager makes a substitution. Jorginho departs to be replaced by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
75' Arsenal FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Noni Madueke scoring 1 goals.
77' The Arsenal FC bench stirs into life. Ethan Nwaneri is withdrawn and Raheem Sterling gets his opportunity.
82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
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.
It finishes all square. Nottingham Forest FC and Arsenal FC share the spoils 0-0.

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
Reiss Nelson	2
Thomas Partey	2
Gabriel Jesus	1
Ethan Nwaneri	1
Noni Madueke	1
Martin Odegaard	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

3 / 4

0.74 Nottingham Forest FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.14 Arsenal FC xG

I would bet for: Arsenal FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Nottingham Forest FC26% Draw33% Arsenal FC41%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes37% 0% No63%

Avg goals/match: 1.88

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	82%	18%
± 1.5	56%	44%
± 2.5	29%	71%
± 3.5	13%	87%
± 4.5	5%	95%

Double Chance

Nottingham Forest FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Arsenal FC

74%

Nottingham Forest FC or Arsenal FC

67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Nottingham Forest FC16% Draw56% Arsenal FC28%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

16.1%

1 – 1

13.8%

1 – 0

9.9%

0 – 2

9.5%

1 – 2

7.2%

2 – 1

4.6%

2 – 0

3.9%

0 – 3

3.6%

1 – 3

2.8%

2 – 2

2.8%

2 – 3

1.2%

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%	15%	78%
-0.5	22%	—	78%
+0.5	57%	—	43%
+1	57%	25%	19%
+1.5	81%	—	19%
+2	81%	13%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

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