Arsenal v Nottingham Forest, 12 August 2023

Score2-1 to Arsenal
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance59,984

View Arsenal v Nottingham Forest head to head

Kick-off delayed by 30 minutes to 1.00pm due to a delay at the turnstiles. . Premier League Head to Head Played: 13 Arsenal won: 8 Drawn: 3 Nottingham Forest won: 2 Arsenal scored: 20 Nottingham Forest scored: 9 . Nottingham Forest had now failed to win in their last 13 visits to Arsenal in all competitions (lost nine).

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Eddie Nketiah 26 G
Bukayo Saka 32 G

Goals:

Taiwo Awoniyi 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender William Saliba
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Starting lineup:

Matt Turner Goalkeeper
Willy Boly Defender
Scott McKenna Defender
Joe Worrall Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Serge Aurier Defender/Midfielder
Danilo Midfielder
Orel Mangala Midfielder
Ryan Yates Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Brennan Johnson Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Takehiro Tomiyasu for Jurriën Timber 50
Leandro Trossard for Eddie Nketiah 73
Gabriel for Gabriel Martinelli 86

Substitutions:

Taiwo Awoniyi for Danilo 71
Neco Williams for Ola Aina 72
Anthony Elanga for Brennan Johnson 80
Cheikhou Kouyaté for Orel Mangala 90
Chris Wood for Joe Worrall 90

Cards:

Jurriën Timber 45+5 Y
Ben White 90+3 Y

Cards:

Ola Aina 28 Y
Orel Mangala 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Hein
Defender Gabriel
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Leandro Trossard

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath
Defender Moussa Niakhaté
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder Lewis O'Brien
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Forward Chris Wood

Comments:

Arsenal had now scored 50 goals in their 22 games in the Premier League in 2023; more than any other team except Manchester City 52. . The Gunners had now won 18 of their last 23 home games in the Premier League (lost two). . They had now scored in 36 of their last 40 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

Nottingham Forest had now lost their opening league game in each of the last five seasons. . They remained without an away league win since their visit to Southampton on 4 January 2023; longer than any other current Premier League team. . Taiwo Awoniyi became the first player to score in five consecutive games in the Premier League for Forest since Stan Collymore in April 1995.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Eddie Nketiah 26 G
Bukayo Saka 32 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender William Saliba
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Forward Gabriel Martinelli
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Substitutions:

Takehiro Tomiyasu for Jurriën Timber 50
Leandro Trossard for Eddie Nketiah 73
Gabriel for Gabriel Martinelli 86

Cards:

Jurriën Timber 45+5 Y
Ben White 90+3 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Karl Hein
Defender Gabriel
Defender Jakub Kiwior
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Fábio Vieira
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Reiss Nelson
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder Leandro Trossard

Comments:

Arsenal had now scored 50 goals in their 22 games in the Premier League in 2023; more than any other team except Manchester City 52. . The Gunners had now won 18 of their last 23 home games in the Premier League (lost two). . They had now scored in 36 of their last 40 games in the Premier League.

1 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Steve Cooper

Goals:

Taiwo Awoniyi 82 G

Starting lineup:

Matt Turner Goalkeeper
Willy Boly Defender
Scott McKenna Defender
Joe Worrall Defender
Ola Aina Defender/Midfielder
Serge Aurier Defender/Midfielder
Danilo Midfielder
Orel Mangala Midfielder
Ryan Yates Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Brennan Johnson Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Taiwo Awoniyi for Danilo 71
Neco Williams for Ola Aina 72
Anthony Elanga for Brennan Johnson 80
Cheikhou Kouyaté for Orel Mangala 90
Chris Wood for Joe Worrall 90

Cards:

Ola Aina 28 Y
Orel Mangala 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Ethan Horvath
Defender Moussa Niakhaté
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Remo Freuler
Midfielder Lewis O'Brien
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward Anthony Elanga
Forward Chris Wood

Comments:

Nottingham Forest had now lost their opening league game in each of the last five seasons. . They remained without an away league win since their visit to Southampton on 4 January 2023; longer than any other current Premier League team. . Taiwo Awoniyi became the first player to score in five consecutive games in the Premier League for Forest since Stan Collymore in April 1995.