Arsenal v Nottingham Forest, 13 September 2025

Score3-0 to Arsenal
RefereeDarren England
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,167

View Arsenal v Nottingham Forest head to head

Kick-off: 12.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 17 Arsenal won: 11 Drawn: 4 Nottingham Forest won: 2 Arsenal scored: 28 Nottingham Forest scored: 10 . Nottingham Forest had now lost on their last seven visits to Arsenal in all competitions by an aggregate score of 22-2.

3 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Goals:

Martín Zubimendi 32 G
Viktor Gyökeres 46 G
Martín Zubimendi 79 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Gabriel
Defender Cristhian Mosquera
Defender Jurriën Timber
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Nikola Milenković Defender
Morato Defender
Murillo Defender
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Ibrahim Sangaré Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Dan Ndoye Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Ethan Nwaneri for Martin Odegaard 18
Myles Lewis-Skelly for Riccardo Calafiori 68
Declan Rice for Viktor Gyökeres 68
Gabriel Martinelli for Noni Madueke 78
Leandro Trossard for Eberechi Eze 79

Substitutions:

Nicoló Savona for Murillo 37
Dilane Bakwa for Chris Wood 60
Arnaud Kalimuendo for Callum Hudson-Odoi 60
James McAtee for Morgan Gibbs-White 73
Ryan Yates for Ibrahim Sangaré 73

Cards:

Riccardo Calafiori 61 Y

Cards:

Neco Williams 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Piero Hincapié
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Max Dowman
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Victor
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Nicoló Savona
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Dilane Bakwa
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Forward Arnaud Kalimuendo

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now won eight of their last 16 games in the Premier League (lost two). . Viktor Gyökeres failed in his attempt to become the third player to score two or more goals in each of his first two home appearances in the Premier League after Sheffield Wednesday’s David Hirst in August 1992 and Sergio Agüero of Manchester City in September 2011. . David Raya had now become the 20th goalkeeper to make 100 appearances for the Gunners.

Comments:

League position: 14th . Following the sacking of former Tottenham Hotspur manager Nuno Espírito Santo, this was former Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou’s first game in charge of Nottingham Forest. . This was Forest’s first away defeat in the Premier League since their visit to Aston Villa on 5 April 2025; longer than any other team currently in the division. . They had now lost two games under two different managers after four games of a league season for the first time. [c/o Bill Edgar]

3 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Martín Zubimendi 32 G
Viktor Gyökeres 46 G
Martín Zubimendi 79 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper David Raya
Defender Riccardo Calafiori
Defender Gabriel
Defender Cristhian Mosquera
Defender Jurriën Timber
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Substitutions:

Ethan Nwaneri for Martin Odegaard 18
Myles Lewis-Skelly for Riccardo Calafiori 68
Declan Rice for Viktor Gyökeres 68
Gabriel Martinelli for Noni Madueke 78
Leandro Trossard for Eberechi Eze 79

Cards:

Riccardo Calafiori 61 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Piero Hincapié
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder Declan Rice
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Max Dowman
Midfielder/Forward Ethan Nwaneri
Forward Gabriel Martinelli

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now won eight of their last 16 games in the Premier League (lost two). . Viktor Gyökeres failed in his attempt to become the third player to score two or more goals in each of his first two home appearances in the Premier League after Sheffield Wednesday’s David Hirst in August 1992 and Sergio Agüero of Manchester City in September 2011. . David Raya had now become the 20th goalkeeper to make 100 appearances for the Gunners.

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Ange Postecoglou

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Matz Sels Goalkeeper
Nikola Milenković Defender
Morato Defender
Murillo Defender
Neco Williams Defender/Midfielder
Elliott Anderson Midfielder
Callum Hudson-Odoi Midfielder
Ibrahim Sangaré Midfielder
Morgan Gibbs-White Midfielder/Forward
Dan Ndoye Midfielder/Forward
Chris Wood Forward

Substitutions:

Nicoló Savona for Murillo 37
Dilane Bakwa for Chris Wood 60
Arnaud Kalimuendo for Callum Hudson-Odoi 60
James McAtee for Morgan Gibbs-White 73
Ryan Yates for Ibrahim Sangaré 73

Cards:

Neco Williams 78 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Victor
Defender Willy Boly
Defender Nicoló Savona
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Dilane Bakwa
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Forward Arnaud Kalimuendo

Comments:

League position: 14th . Following the sacking of former Tottenham Hotspur manager Nuno Espírito Santo, this was former Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou’s first game in charge of Nottingham Forest. . This was Forest’s first away defeat in the Premier League since their visit to Aston Villa on 5 April 2025; longer than any other team currently in the division. . They had now lost two games under two different managers after four games of a league season for the first time. [c/o Bill Edgar]