Nottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal · Premier League
Nottingham Forest lost to Arsenal 0-1 in the Premier League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Nottingham Forest and Arsenal met in the Premier League at City Ground in Nottingham on Sunday, 18 October 2026.
Goalscorers
Nottingham Forest did not score. Arsenal: N. Madueke 80'.
How the match went
Arsenal saw more of the ball, 74% of it. Nottingham Forest had 14 shots with 2 on target, Arsenal 9 with 1 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 8 to Nottingham Forest and 6 to Arsenal. Nottingham Forest conceded 14 fouls, Arsenal 8. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Nottingham Forest, 1 for Arsenal).
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest started in a 3-4-2-1: Matz Sels, Jair, Ousmane Diomande, Murillo, Daniel Muñoz, James McAtee, Xaver Schlager, Neco Williams, Nicolás Domínguez, Dan Ndoye, Liam Delap.
Arsenal started in a 4-2-3-1: David Raya, Ben White, Ezri Konsa, Gabriel Magalhães, Riccardo Calafiori, Declan Rice, Bruno Guimarães, Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Eberechi Eze, Kai Havertz.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal.
- 80'Goal! Nottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal. N. Madueke (Arsenal) scores, assisted by D. Rice.
- 90'Full-time. Nottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal.
Full commentary (55 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal.
- 17'Yellow card for N. Williams (Nottingham Forest) for foul.
- 19'Corner, Nottingham Forest.
- 19'Attempt missed. D. Ndoye (Nottingham Forest), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 22'Offside, Arsenal.
- 25'Corner, Arsenal.
- 26'Attempt blocked. G. Magalhães (Arsenal), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.17.
- 28'Corner, Arsenal.
- 35'Corner, Nottingham Forest.
- 35'Attempt missed. L. Delap (Nottingham Forest), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 37'Attempt missed. K. Havertz (Arsenal), header from a set piece. xG 0.22.
- 41'Attempt missed. K. Havertz (Arsenal), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 45'Attempt blocked. N. Williams (Nottingham Forest), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.08.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45+3'Corner, Nottingham Forest.
- 45+3'Attempt blocked. Murillo (Nottingham Forest), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 45+3'Attempt missed. X. Schlager (Nottingham Forest), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 45'Half-time. Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Arsenal: N. Madueke comes on for E. Eze.
- 48'Attempt missed. J. McAtee (Nottingham Forest), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 49'Attempt missed. J. McAtee (Nottingham Forest), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.
- 53'Yellow card for N. Madueke (Arsenal) for foul.
- 53'Attempt blocked. L. Delap (Nottingham Forest), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 53'Attempt blocked. N. Madueke (Arsenal), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 53'Corner, Nottingham Forest.
- 54'Attempt saved. Murillo (Nottingham Forest), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 54'Corner, Arsenal.
- 59'Corner, Nottingham Forest.
- 59'Corner, Nottingham Forest.
- 61'Corner, Arsenal.
- 63'Attempt blocked. D. Ndoye (Nottingham Forest), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 65'Corner, Arsenal.
- 66'Corner, Arsenal.
- 66'Substitution, Arsenal: M. Merino comes on for B. Guimarães.
- 66'Substitution, Arsenal: V. Gyökeres comes on for K. Havertz.
- 66'Substitution, Arsenal: J. Timber comes on for B. White.
- 67'Attempt missed. G. Magalhães (Arsenal), header from a corner. xG 0.19.
- 68'Corner, Nottingham Forest.
- 69'Attempt saved. L. Delap (Nottingham Forest), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 72'Attempt missed. D. Rice (Arsenal), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 73'Offside, Nottingham Forest.
- 73'Substitution, Nottingham Forest: A. Kalimuendo comes on for D. Ndoye.
- 74'Substitution, Nottingham Forest: I. Sangaré comes on for N. Domínguez.
- 79'Attempt missed. V. Gyökeres (Arsenal), header. xG 0.08.
- 80'Goal! Nottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal. N. Madueke (Arsenal) scores, assisted by D. Rice.
- 82'Attempt blocked. M. Merino (Arsenal), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 85'Substitution, Nottingham Forest: C. Hudson Odoi comes on for J. McAtee.
- 85'Substitution, Nottingham Forest: C. Wood comes on for Jair.
- 89'Attempt blocked. C. Wood (Nottingham Forest), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.08.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt missed. Murillo (Nottingham Forest), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. L. Delap (Nottingham Forest), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 90+3'Corner, Nottingham Forest.
- 90'Full-time. Nottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal.