Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal — match summary
England · Premier League · kick-off 18 Oct 2026 22:30
Full time · score 0-1
pPS pre-match readiness (0-100): Nottingham Forest 28 · Arsenal 55
mPS in-play performance (0-100): Nottingham Forest 34 · Arsenal 39
Shots on target 2-1 · corners 8-6 · possession 26-74
NextGOAL tip: Arsenal -0.75 · 4 stars
Meetings between these two teams often end with few goals. The last two times Nottingham Forest hosted, both ended 0-0, and Arsenal also won 3-0 both at home and away last season. This time, however, the shape of both sides is quite different. Nottingham Forest have just lost two in a row, especially the latest match where they conceded 1-3 at home. A defense that was tight early in the season is starting to leak. Meanwhile, Arsenal have won two in a row and scored heavily in the European cup in midweek. Although they lost 0-3 in the league last month, overall the visitors are still the side creating more chances and dominating possession. In this game, Arsenal are likely to open up attacking from the start, while Nottingham Forest are likely to drop deep and wait for counterattacks. If the hosts still concede easily like in the last match, the game could end with a clear margin. But if they can close the door tightly as they did in the previous two home meetings, the game could end up close.