Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

3 - 0
🕒 Sat, 13 Sep 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Emirates Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Darren England 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 4
Regular Season Table
Arsenal 1 · Nottingham Forest 16
Referee Stats
23 matches · 3.78 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.78
Reds avg 0.09
Penalties avg 0.22
Over 4.5 cards 39%
Home wins 43%
Draws 26%
Away wins 30%
How the match was won
  • Arsenal outshot their opponent (16-5).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
  • Arsenal had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Arsenal (Home stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 15-2-2

Goals For / Against

41 / 11
Avg: 2.16 / 0.58

Points

47
Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

1
Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

19
W-D-L: 7-3-9

Goals For / Against

28 / 28
Avg: 1.47 / 1.47

Points

24
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.47
PPG
1.26
2.16
GF
1.47
0.58
GA
1.47
58%
O2.5
63%
42%
BTTS
47%
63%
Score 1st
42%

League-position context

Arsenal rank1st
Nottingham Forest rank16th
Arsenal points85
Nottingham Forest points44
Arsenal: #1 · 85 pts · GD +44
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 32 pts above the play-off edge. 44 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Nottingham Forest: #16 · 44 pts · GD -3
34 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
41-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Arsenal last 5 home

W W W L W
Points12/15
Weighted index87
Goals8-2
Record4-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Nottingham Forest last 5 away

L W W W D
Points10/15
Weighted index62
Goals15-6
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.558%
BTTS42%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.579%
Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.563%
BTTS47%
BTTS + O2.537%
1H Over 0.584%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 89% · Over 3.5 32% · 1H BTTS 11%

Scoring reliability

Arsenal score at home95%
Arsenal clean sheet at home58%
Nottingham Forest score away74%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Arsenal score first63%
Arsenal win after scoring first100%
Nottingham Forest score first42%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first75%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Arsenal 50% · Nottingham Forest 22%
Avg first goal minute: Arsenal 33.4' · Nottingham Forest 18.8'

Vs league average

Arsenal score at home2.16 vs 1.53
Arsenal concede at home0.58 vs 1.22
Nottingham Forest score away1.47 vs 1.22
Nottingham Forest concede away1.47 vs 1.53
Arsenal score 41% above league average, while Nottingham Forest score 20% above league average.
Defensive side: Arsenal are 53% below league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 3% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.80
BTTS20%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Arsenal goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 10
76-90+ 10
46-60 7
0-15 4
61-75 4
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 4
46-60 3
61-75 3
16-30 2
0-15 1
31-45 1

Nottingham Forest goal timing (away)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
0-15 7
46-60 6
31-45 3
61-75 3
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
46-60 7
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
61-75 4
0-15 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
1
Total Shots
16
5
Shots off Goal
6
1
Blocked Shots
5
3
Shots Inside Box
12
3
Shots Outside Box
4
2
Ball Possession
54%
46%
Corner Kicks
8
3
Fouls
8
11
Offsides
2
0
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
2
Total Passes
478
409
Passes Accurate
415
350
Passes %
87%
86%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
18'
18' M. Ødegaard
1st substitution · For: E. Nwaneri
32'
32' Goal · 1-0
Martín Zubimendi
Normal Goal
37'
37' Murillo
1st substitution · For: N. Savona
46'
46' Goal · 2-0
V. Gyökeres
Normal Goal · Assist: E. Eze
60'
60' C. Hudson-Odoi
2nd substitution · For: A. Kalimuendo
60'
60' C. Wood
3rd substitution · For: D. Bakwa
61'
61' R. Calafiori
68'
68' V. Gyökeres
2nd substitution · For: D. Rice
68'
68' R. Calafiori
3rd substitution · For: M. Lewis-Skelly
73'
73' I. Sangaré
4th substitution · For: R. Yates
73'
73' M. Gibbs-White
5th substitution · For: J. McAtee
78'
78' N. Williams
78'
78' N. Madueke
4th substitution · For: Gabriel Martinelli
79'
79' E. Eze
5th substitution · For: L. Trossard
79'
79' Goal · 3-0
Martín Zubimendi
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Trossard

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 on Saturday, 13 September 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Darren England. It was played at Emirates Stadium.

First half: Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 18', with M. Ødegaard replacing E. Nwaneri. Arsenal took the lead at 32' when Martín Zubimendi scored, making the score 1-0. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 37', with Murillo replacing N. Savona.

Second half: Arsenal extended the lead at 46' when V. Gyökeres scored, with the assist credited to E. Eze, making the score 2-0. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 60', with C. Hudson-Odoi replacing A. Kalimuendo. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 60', with C. Wood replacing D. Bakwa. R. Calafiori received a yellow card for Arsenal at 61'. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 68', with V. Gyökeres replacing D. Rice. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 68', with R. Calafiori replacing M. Lewis-Skelly. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 73', with I. Sangaré replacing R. Yates. Nottingham Forest made their 5th substitution at 73', with M. Gibbs-White replacing J. McAtee. N. Williams received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 78'. Arsenal made their 4th substitution at 78', with N. Madueke replacing Gabriel Martinelli. Arsenal made their 5th substitution at 79', with E. Eze replacing L. Trossard. Arsenal extended the lead at 79' when Martín Zubimendi scored, with the assist credited to L. Trossard, making the score 3-0.

Arsenal used 5 substitutions while Nottingham Forest used 5 substitutions. Arsenal got 1 yellow card, while Nottingham Forest got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Arsenal outshot their opponent (16-5).
  • Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
  • Arsenal had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins5
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals5 (62.5%)
BTTS2 (25.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals4 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Head-to-Head History by Season