Nottingham Forest v Arsenal, 18 October 2026

Score1-0 to Arsenal
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance30,893

View Nottingham Forest v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 4.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 19 Nottingham Forest won: 2 Drawn: 5 Arsenal won: 12 Nottingham Forest scored: 10 Arsenal scored: 29 . Nottingham Forest had now failed to score in five consecutive meetings with Arsenal in all competitions for the first time: previous three games on two occasions.

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Oliver Glasner

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Goals:

Noni Madueke 80 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Ousmane Diomandé
Defender Jair Cunha
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Muñoz
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Midfielder/Forward Xaver Schlager
Forward Liam Delap

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Riccardo Calafiori Defender
Gabriel Defender
Ben White Defender
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Bruno Guimarães Midfielder
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Eberechi Eze Midfielder/Forward
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Arnaud Kalimuendo for Dan Ndoye 73
Ibrahim Sangaré for Nicolás Domínguez 74
Callum Hudson-Odoi for James McAtee 85
Chris Wood for Jair Cunha 85

Substitutions:

Noni Madueke for Eberechi Eze 46
Viktor Gyökeres for Kai Havertz 66
Mikel Merino for Bruno Guimarães 66
Jurriën Timber for Ben White 66

Cards:

Neco Williams 17 Y

Cards:

Noni Madueke 53 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Victor
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Luca Netz
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Forward Arnaud Kalimuendo
Forward Chris Wood

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Illan Meslier
Defender Cristhian Mosquera
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Max Dowman
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Comments:

League position: 18th . Nottingham Forest had now become the fourth team to fail to score in their opening four home games in a season in the Premier League: previously Everton in 1998-99, Crystal Palace in 2018-19 and Huddersfield Town also in 2018-19. . Forest had now lost 13 of their last 36 home games in the Premier League (won 11). . They had now, including penalty shoot-outs, won 17 and lost 20 of their last 50 games in all competitions.

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal had now taken 18 points from their seven games so far this season: they had only taken more points at this stage of a season in the Premier League in 2004-05 (19) and 2007-08 (19). . The Gunners had now won 18 league games by a single goal margin since the start of the 2025-26 season: more than any other team in Europe’s top five divisions. . They had now won 31 of their last 50 games in the Premier League immediately after a midweek game in a UEFA competition (lost five).

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Oliver Glasner

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Ousmane Diomandé
Defender Jair Cunha
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Muñoz
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Midfielder/Forward Xaver Schlager
Forward Liam Delap

Substitutions:

Arnaud Kalimuendo for Dan Ndoye 73
Ibrahim Sangaré for Nicolás Domínguez 74
Callum Hudson-Odoi for James McAtee 85
Chris Wood for Jair Cunha 85

Cards:

Neco Williams 17 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Victor
Defender Nikola Milenković
Defender Luca Netz
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Forward Arnaud Kalimuendo
Forward Chris Wood

Comments:

League position: 18th . Nottingham Forest had now become the fourth team to fail to score in their opening four home games in a season in the Premier League: previously Everton in 1998-99, Crystal Palace in 2018-19 and Huddersfield Town also in 2018-19. . Forest had now lost 13 of their last 36 home games in the Premier League (won 11). . They had now, including penalty shoot-outs, won 17 and lost 20 of their last 50 games in all competitions.

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Noni Madueke 80 G

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Riccardo Calafiori Defender
Gabriel Defender
Ben White Defender
Ezri Konsa Defender/Midfielder
Declan Rice Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Bruno Guimarães Midfielder
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Eberechi Eze Midfielder/Forward
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Noni Madueke for Eberechi Eze 46
Viktor Gyökeres for Kai Havertz 66
Mikel Merino for Bruno Guimarães 66
Jurriën Timber for Ben White 66

Cards:

Noni Madueke 53 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Illan Meslier
Defender Cristhian Mosquera
Defender Jurriën Timber
Defender/Midfielder Myles Lewis-Skelly
Midfielder Martín Zubimendi
Midfielder/Forward Max Dowman
Midfielder/Forward Noni Madueke
Midfielder/Forward Mikel Merino
Forward Viktor Gyökeres

Comments:

League position: 2nd . Arsenal had now taken 18 points from their seven games so far this season: they had only taken more points at this stage of a season in the Premier League in 2004-05 (19) and 2007-08 (19). . The Gunners had now won 18 league games by a single goal margin since the start of the 2025-26 season: more than any other team in Europe’s top five divisions. . They had now won 31 of their last 50 games in the Premier League immediately after a midweek game in a UEFA competition (lost five).