Nottingham Forest – Arsenal: the leaders on dangerous ground 
Still involved on four fronts, Arsenal head to the City Ground on Saturday to face Nottingham Forest. The Premier League leaders will want to keep up their relentless tempo. The Gunners come off a 3-2 win in the League Cup first leg against Chelsea, while Forest are still trying to swallow their FA Cup exit to Wrexham.
Arsenal: solid, but they sometimes make life hard for themselves 
Arsenal won, but they gave themselves a scare. Like at Bournemouth a few days earlier, Mikel Arteta’s men dominated Chelsea without ever truly killing the game off. Garnacho’s brace kept the Blues alive, but the main thing is the win — Arteta’s first in a semi‑final first leg after eight failed attempts. The Gunners have started the year brilliantly: 4-1 vs Portsmouth in the FA Cup, a frustrating but promising draw with Liverpool, and crucially nine wins and a draw in their last ten matches. Away form is eye‑catching: five straight wins, and at least three goals scored in four of those. Arsenal travel very well. The pressure’s there — Manchester City can cut the gap to three with a derby win — but Arsenal have shown they can turn up when it matters.
Nottingham Forest: an emotional rollercoaster 
Forest come out of a strange week. An FA Cup exit to Wrexham after a mad 3-3 and a penalty shootout where Arthur Okonkwo — an Arsenal youth product — saved two. Huge disappointment. It’s their fifth loss in six games across all competitions. Sean Dyche didn’t mince his words after a catastrophic first half, then praised the response, but it wasn’t enough. The only bright spot is a 2-1 win at West Ham in the league — a vital three points in the relegation fight. Forest sit 17th, seven points clear of the drop, but the City Ground isn’t the fortress it used to be: six home defeats this season, already more than last term. The recent record against Arsenal doesn’t help: a 3-0 loss in the reverse fixture, three Premier League games without scoring vs the Gunners — the longest drought in their history against this club.
Likely line-ups
Nottingham Forest:
Sels ; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams ; Anderson, Dominguez ; Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi ; Jesus
Arsenal:
Raya ; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber ; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice ; Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli
What to take away
- Arsenal have five straight away wins.
- Forest have lost six times at home this season.
- The Gunners have scored at least three in each of their last three away games.
- Forest haven’t scored against Arsenal in three matches.
- Arsenal have won nine of their last ten matches in all competitions.
Football Tip Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
Arsenal to win
Forest can make life difficult with their intensity, but Arsenal arrive in full flight, confident in their play and dangerous away from London.
Even if the Gunners give up chances, the gap in quality and confidence should tip it.
A Forest goal isn’t impossible, but it’ll likely be cosmetic.
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