Premier League, Round 7Nottingham ForestNOT 18/10/2026 16:30 ArsenalARS Venue City Ground Referee Michael OliverWhere to Watch Nottingham Forest v Arsenal: TV and online streamsNottingham Forest versus Arsenal kicks off at4:30pm BST on Sunday, October 18at the City Ground. The match is live onSky Sports Main Eventin the UK. In the US, its onPeacockat11:30am ET.Preview for Nottingham Forest v ArsenalArsenal head to the City Ground needing points to keep pace with Enzo Marescas Manchester City.The Gunners have responded well since the Brighton hammering on September 19. They came from behind to beat Leeds 2-1 at the Emirates and then swept Lille aside 3-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday. It was goalless at half-time, but Jurrin Timber, Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka scored in seven second-half minutes. That made it 14 straight wins in the Champions League league phase, and Arsenal are now level with Barcelona and Sporting CP at the top of the table.We have responded really well in the last two games, two very good performances and results, and now we just focus on the game against Forest, which I know is going to be a really tough one, boss Mikel Arteta said.Forests start under Oliver Glasner has been a struggle. They sit 15th with five points from six games. Glasner has now won just five of his last 29 top-flight matches dating back to December last year, when he was still in charge at Crystal Palace.Last Sundays 3-1 defeat on his return to Selhurst Park summed up their season. Forest had 24 shots and racked up 3.36 expected goals, but Dan Ndoyes early goal was all they had to show for it. No team in the Premier League has underperformed their expected goals more this season, and Forest have failed to score in three of their six league games.The underlying numbers do suggest they have been unlucky, though. Forests expected points total ranks third in the Premier League, behind only Arsenal and Manchester City, and only Arsenal have conceded fewer expected goals.Arteta will also be wary of the City Ground. The last two league meetings here both finished goalless, despite 40 shots between the sides. Arsenal are unbeaten in their last five meetings with Forest, winning three of them.Premier League Table Premier League 2026 England #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 5 1 Manchester City66001651118 W W W W W 2 Arsenal6501105515 W L W W W 3 Brighton64111851313 W W W D L 4 Brentford6240126610 D W D D D 5 Everton624085310 L D W D D 6 Chelsea63121513210 W W L D L 7 Leeds62318539 L D W D D 8 Hull City62318629 D L D D W 9 Liverpool62317709 L W D W D 10 Ipswich6303912-39 W L W L L 11 Newcastle62221013-38 L W L D W 12 Crystal Palace6213912-37 W D L W L 13 Manchester United61329906 D D L D W 14 Coventry6204511-66 W W L L L 15 Nottingham Forest612358-35 L L W D D 16 Aston Villa6123611-55 D W L D L 17 Sunderland6114612-64 L L L D W 18 Bournemouth6033713-63 L L D D D 19 Tottenham603339-63 D L D D L 20 Fulham6024610-42 L D D L L Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion Champions League (League phase) Position 5 : Promotion Europa League (League phase) Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation Championship Team News for Nottingham Forest v ArsenalForest have a growing injury list, and the biggest concern is Morgan Gibbs-White. The England international picked up a muscle problem at Palace and has missed most of training this week, so hes a major doubt. He has been Forests key creative player this season, creating seven big chances.Glasner was already without Nikola Milenkovi, Nicol Savona and Igor Jesus. With two centre-backs missing, he has switched to a back three of Ousmane Diomande, Murillo and Jair Cunha. Ola Aina has lost his regular starting spot since that switch.Arsenal are still without William Saliba, Christos Tzolis and Piero Hincapi, but Martn Zubimendi could return after the knock he picked up in the Leeds warm-down.Kai Havertz made a big impact off the bench against Lille, setting up Sakas goal, and hes pushing for a start. With a trip to Bayern Munich in the Champions League next week, Arteta may rotate, but hes expected to name a strong side for this one.Expected line-ups for Nottingham Forest v ArsenalNottingham Forest: Sels; Cunha, Diomande, Murillo; Muoz, Schlager, McAtee, Williams; Ndoye, Gibbs-White; DelapArsenal: Raya; Timber, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori; degaard, Guimar�es, Rice; Saka, Havertz, EzeRecent Form & Stats for Nottingham Forest v ArsenalArsenal have won nine of their 10 games in all competitions this season.Nottingham Forest are 15th with five points from six games.Oliver Glasner has won five of his last 29 Premier League matches (D9 L15).Forest have scored five league goals this season and have failed to score in three of their six games.Forest lost 3-1 at Crystal Palace last weekend despite 24 shots and 3.36 xG.Arsenal are unbeaten in their last five meetings with Forest (W3 D2).The last two Premier League meetings at the City Ground both finished 0-0. Recent Results : Nottingham Forest Premier League Crystal Palace CRY L 3 1 2026-10-11 Nottingham Forest NOT Premier League Nottingham Forest NOT L 0 1 2026-09-19 Coventry COV Premier League Aston Villa AST W 1 2 2026-09-12 Nottingham Forest NOT Premier League Nottingham Forest NOT D 0 0 2026-09-05 Tottenham TOT Premier League Liverpool LIV D 2 2 2026-08-29 Nottingham Forest NOT Recent Results : Arsenal UEFA Champions League Arsenal ARS W 3 0 2026-10-13 Lille LIL Premier League Arsenal ARS W 2 1 2026-10-10 Leeds LEE Premier League Brighton BRI L 3 0 2026-09-19 Arsenal ARS League Cup Ipswich IPS W 2 4 2026-09-15 Arsenal ARS Premier League Sunderland SUN W 0 2 2026-09-12 Arsenal ARS Prediction for Nottingham Forest v ArsenalArsenal have not been at their fluent best recently but they may not need to be here. This could be a classic Gunners away day keep it tight at the back and rely on one goal at the other end. Match PredictionNottingham Forest 0 1 Arsenal Topics Arsenal F.C. 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