Nottingham Forest v Arsenal, 17 January 2026

Score0-0
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance30,729

View Nottingham Forest v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 18 Nottingham Forest won: 2 Drawn: 5 Arsenal won: 11 Nottingham Forest scored: 10 Arsenal scored: 28 . Nottingham Forest had now failed to score in the last four meetings in the Premier League (drawn two).

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Sean Dyche

0 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Igor Jesus

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
William Saliba Defender
Jurriën Timber Defender
Ben White Defender
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Martinelli Forward
Viktor Gyökeres Forward

Substitutions:

Dan Ndoye for Igor Jesus 76
Omari Hutchinson for Nicolás Domínguez 89

Substitutions:

Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli 46
Gabriel Jesus for Viktor Gyökeres 57
Mikel Merino for Martin Odegaard 57
Bukayo Saka for Noni Madueke 57
Eberechi Eze for Martín Zubimendi 79

Cards:

Ola Aina 90 Y

Cards:

Jurriën Timber 37 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Morato
Defender Nicoló Savona
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Cristhian Mosquera
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

League position: 17th . Nottingham Forest had now drawn 50 of their 167 home games in the Premier League (won 60, lost 57). . Forest had now taken 50 points from their 41 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2025. . They had now failed to score in nine of their last 17 games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now failed to win in consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2025 (three). . The Gunners had now failed to score in consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2025 (two). . They had now drawn 16 of their last 50 games in the Premier League (won 30).

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Sean Dyche

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Elliott Anderson
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Igor Jesus

Substitutions:

Dan Ndoye for Igor Jesus 76
Omari Hutchinson for Nicolás Domínguez 89

Cards:

Ola Aina 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Morato
Defender Nicoló Savona
Midfielder Douglas Luiz
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Midfielder/Forward Taiwo Awoniyi
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye

Comments:

League position: 17th . Nottingham Forest had now drawn 50 of their 167 home games in the Premier League (won 60, lost 57). . Forest had now taken 50 points from their 41 games in the Premier League since 1 January 2025. . They had now failed to score in nine of their last 17 games in the Premier League.

0 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Gabriel Defender
William Saliba Defender
Jurriën Timber Defender
Ben White Defender
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Noni Madueke Midfielder/Forward
Gabriel Martinelli Forward
Viktor Gyökeres Forward

Substitutions:

Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli 46
Gabriel Jesus for Viktor Gyökeres 57
Mikel Merino for Martin Odegaard 57
Bukayo Saka for Noni Madueke 57
Eberechi Eze for Martín Zubimendi 79

Cards:

Jurriën Timber 37 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Cristhian Mosquera
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Leandro Trossard
Midfielder/Forward Eberechi Eze
Midfielder/Forward Kai Havertz
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Gabriel Jesus

Comments:

League position: 1st . Arsenal had now failed to win in consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2025 (three). . The Gunners had now failed to score in consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since February 2025 (two). . They had now drawn 16 of their last 50 games in the Premier League (won 30).