TotalBound Football
FT
0–1
18 Oct 2026
Europa League Sun 18 Oct, 16:30London The City Ground, Nottingham 30,893 attendance

Timeline

  1. 17' Neco Williams Yellow Card
  2. 45' Noni Madueke for Eberechi Eze
  3. 53' Noni Madueke Yellow Card
  4. 66' Jurriën Timber for Ben White
  5. 66' Viktor Gyökeres for Kai Havertz
  6. 66' Mikel Merino for Bruno Guimarães
  7. 73' Arnaud Kalimuendo for Dan Ndoye
  8. 74' Ibrahim Sangaré for Nicolás Domínguez
  9. 80' Noni Madueke assist Declan Rice
  10. 85' Chris Wood for Jair Paula
  11. 85' Callum Hudson-Odoi for James McAtee

Match stats

26.2% Possession 73.8%
14 Shots 9
2 On target 1
14 Fouls 8
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
2 Offsides 1
0 Saves 2
155 Accurate passes 565

Lineups

Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1
26 Sels
5 Murillo 2 Diomande 23 Paula
3 Williams 21 Schlager 24 McAtee 27 Muñoz
14 Ndoye 19 Delap
8 Domínguez
Arsenal 4-2-3-1
1 Raya
33 Calafiori 6 Magalhães 15 Konsa 4 White
39 Guimarães 41 Rice
10 Eze 8 Ødegaard 7 Saka
29 Havertz
Nottingham Forest 3-4-2-1
  1. 26 Matz Sels G
  2. 2 Ousmane Diomande CD
  3. 5 Murillo CD-L
  4. 23 Jair Paula ▼ CD-R
  5. 21 Xaver Schlager CM-L
  6. 24 James McAtee ▼ CM-R
  7. 3 Neco Williams LM
  8. 27 Daniel Muñoz RM
  9. 19 Liam Delap F
  10. 14 Dan Ndoye ▼ CF-L
  11. 8 Nicolás Domínguez ▼ CF-R

Came on

  1. 9 Chris Wood ▲ SUB
  2. 7 Callum Hudson-Odoi ▲ SUB
  3. 6 Ibrahim Sangaré ▲ SUB
  4. 15 Arnaud Kalimuendo ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
  1. 34 Ola Aina SUB
  2. 12 John Victor SUB
  3. 22 Ryan Yates SUB
  4. 31 Nikola Milenkovic SUB
  5. 25 Luca Netz SUB
Arsenal 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 David Raya G
  2. 6 Gabriel Magalhães CD-L
  3. 15 Ezri Konsa CD-R
  4. 33 Riccardo Calafiori LB
  5. 4 Ben White ▼ RB
  6. 8 Martin Ødegaard AM
  7. 39 Bruno Guimarães ▼ LM
  8. 41 Declan Rice RM
  9. 29 Kai Havertz ▼ F
  10. 10 Eberechi Eze ▼ AM-L
  11. 7 Bukayo Saka AM-R

Came on

  1. 14 Viktor Gyökeres ▲ SUB
  2. 12 Jurriën Timber ▲ SUB
  3. 23 Mikel Merino ▲ SUB
  4. 20 Noni Madueke ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
  1. 56 Max Dowman SUB
  2. 49 Myles Lewis-Skelly SUB
  3. 36 Martín Zubimendi SUB
  4. 30 Illan Meslier SUB
  5. 3 Cristhian Mosquera SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Arsenal 1.
  2. 90'+4' Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Arsenal 1.
  3. 90'+4' David Raya (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  4. 90'+4' Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
  5. 90'+3' Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.
  6. 90'+3' Attempt blocked. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Murillo.
  7. 90'+2' Attempt missed. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Neco Williams.
  8. 90'+1' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  9. 90' Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  10. 90' Foul by Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest).
  11. 89' Attempt blocked. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.
  12. 87' Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
98 earlier entries
  1. 87' Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).
  2. 85' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces James McAtee.
  3. 85' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Jair Cunha because of an injury.
  4. 82' Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).
  5. 82' Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  6. 82' Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
  7. 80' Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Arsenal 1. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  8. 79' Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
  9. 75' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  10. 75' Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
  11. 74' Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  12. 74' Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  13. 74' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
  14. 73' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Dan Ndoye.
  15. 73' Offside, Nottingham Forest. Dan Ndoye is caught offside.
  16. 72' Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
  17. 69' Attempt saved. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
  18. 68' Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
  19. 67' Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
  20. 66' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  21. 66' Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Kai Havertz.
  22. 66' Substitution, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber replaces Ben White.
  23. 66' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by James McAtee.
  24. 65' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jair Cunha.
  25. 64' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  26. 64' Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  27. 64' Delay in match because of an injury Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest).
  28. 63' Attempt blocked. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Murillo.
  29. 61' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Daniel Muñoz.
  30. 61' Offside, Nottingham Forest. Dan Ndoye is caught offside.
  31. 59' Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Martin Ødegaard.
  32. 59' Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Declan Rice.
  33. 56' Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  34. 56' Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  35. 54' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Xaver Schlager.
  36. 54' Attempt saved. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by James McAtee with a cross.
  37. 53' Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
  38. 53' Attempt blocked. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jair Cunha.
  39. 53' Noni Madueke (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  40. 53' Foul by Noni Madueke (Arsenal).
  41. 53' Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  42. 52' Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães.
  43. 49' Attempt missed. James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  44. 48' Handball by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  45. 48' Attempt missed. James McAtee (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  46. 45' Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Arsenal 0.
  47. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Eberechi Eze.
  48. 45'+5' First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Arsenal 0.
  49. 45'+3' Attempt blocked. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Xaver Schlager.
  50. 45'+3' Attempt missed. Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  51. 45'+3' Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ben White.
  52. 45'+3' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  53. 45' Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  54. 45' Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal).
  55. 45' Attempt blocked. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by James McAtee.
  56. 44' Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
  57. 44' Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  58. 41' Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  59. 40' Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  60. 40' Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
  61. 39' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  62. 38' Delay in match because of an injury Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest).
  63. 37' Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a set piece situation.
  64. 36' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  65. 36' Foul by Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest).
  66. 35' Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Riccardo Calafiori.
  67. 35' Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Muñoz.
  68. 30' Ezri Konsa (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  69. 30' Foul by James McAtee (Nottingham Forest).
  70. 30' Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  71. 30' Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  72. 28' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Xaver Schlager.
  73. 27' Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  74. 27' Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Nottingham Forest).
  75. 26' Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  76. 25' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jair Cunha.
  77. 24' Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  78. 24' Foul by Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest).
  79. 22' Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
  80. 22' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  81. 20' Delay in match because of an injury Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
  82. 20' David Raya (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  83. 20' Foul by Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest).
  84. 19' Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by David Raya.
  85. 19' Attempt missed. Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Delap.
  86. 17' Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  87. 17' Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  88. 17' Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
  89. 13' Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  90. 13' Foul by Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest).
  91. 11' Foul by Eberechi Eze (Arsenal).
  92. 11' Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  93. 6' Ezri Konsa (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  94. 6' Foul by Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest).
  95. 1' Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  96. 1' Foul by Daniel Muñoz (Nottingham Forest).
  97. First Half begins.
  98. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Nottingham Forest L L W D D

  • D at Liverpool 2-2 Premier League
  • D Tottenham Hotspur 0-0 Premier League
  • W at Aston Villa 2-1 Premier League
  • L Coventry City 1-0 Premier League
  • L at Crystal Palace 3-1 Premier League

Arsenal W W L W W

  • W at Sunderland 2-0 Premier League
  • W at Ipswich Town 4-2 Carabao Cup
  • L at Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Premier League
  • W Leeds United 2-1 Premier League
  • W Lille 3-0 UEFA Champions League

Head to head

ARS leads series 3-0-2

  • 17 Jan 2026 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Arsenal 2025-26 English Premier League
  • 13 Sep 2025 Arsenal 3–0 Nottingham Forest 2025-26 English Premier League
  • 26 Feb 2025 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Arsenal 2024-25 English Premier League
  • 23 Nov 2024 Arsenal 3–0 Nottingham Forest 2024-25 English Premier League
  • 30 Jan 2024 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Arsenal 2023-24 English Premier League

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