Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal

Nottingham Forest

0 - 1

Arsenal

🕒 Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:30 Europe/London 📍 The City Ground 🧑‍⚖️ Michael Oliver 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Nottingham Forest 19 · Arsenal 2

Referee Stats

Michael Oliver

6 matches · 2.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.67
Reds avg	0.17
Penalties avg	0.17
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	33%
Draws	17%
Away wins	50%

How the match was won

Nottingham Forest outshot their opponent (14-9).
Arsenal controlled possession (74%).

Team Overview

Nottingham Forest (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-1-3

Goals For / Against

0 / 3

Avg: 0.00 / 0.75

Points

Avg: 0.25

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Arsenal (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-0-1

Goals For / Against

4 / 3

Avg: 1.00 / 0.75

Points

Avg: 2.25

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

0.25

PPG

2.25

0.00

1.00

0.75

O2.5

25%

BTTS

25%

Score 1st

75%

League-position context

Nottingham Forest rank19th

Arsenal rank2nd

Nottingham Forest points5

Arsenal points18

Nottingham Forest: #19 · 5 pts · GD -4

13 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.

Arsenal: #2 · 18 pts · GD +6

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Nottingham Forest last 5 home

L L D L

Points1/12

Weighted index7

Goals0-3

Record0-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Arsenal last 5 away

W L W W

Points9/12

Weighted index70

Goals4-3

Record3-0-1

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.50%

BTTS0%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.50%

Also: Over 0.5 75% · Over 1.5 0% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.525%

BTTS0%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.525%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Nottingham Forest score at home0%

Nottingham Forest clean sheet at home25%

Arsenal score away75%

Arsenal clean sheet away75%

First-goal patterns

Nottingham Forest score first25%

Nottingham Forest win after scoring first0%

Arsenal score first75%

Arsenal win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Nottingham Forest 0% · Arsenal 0%

Avg first goal minute: Nottingham Forest 68.0' · Arsenal 64.3'

Vs league average

Nottingham Forest score at home0.00 vs 1.61

Nottingham Forest concede at home0.75 vs 1.29

Arsenal score away1.00 vs 1.29

Arsenal concede away0.75 vs 1.61

Nottingham Forest score 100% below league average, while Arsenal score 22% below league average.

Defensive side: Nottingham Forest are 42% below league average at home, and Arsenal are 54% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.40

BTTS0%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (home)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Arsenal goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

26%

74%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

224

634

Passes Accurate

158

569

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

17'

17' N. Williams

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ E. Eze

1st substitution · For: N. Madueke

53'

53' N. Madueke

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ B. White

2nd substitution · For: J. Timber

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ K. Havertz

3rd substitution · For: V. Gyökeres

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ Bruno Guimarães

4th substitution · For: Mikel Merino

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ D. Ndoye

1st substitution · For: A. Kalimuendo

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ N. Domínguez

2nd substitution · For: I. Sangaré

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

N. Madueke

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Rice

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Jair

3rd substitution · For: C. Wood

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. McAtee

4th substitution · For: C. Hudson-Odoi

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal 0-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 on Sunday, 18 October 2026 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Michael Oliver. It was played at The City Ground.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. N. Williams received a yellow card for Nottingham Forest at 17'. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 45', with E. Eze replacing N. Madueke.

Second half: N. Madueke received a yellow card for Arsenal at 53'. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 66', with B. White replacing J. Timber. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 66', with K. Havertz replacing V. Gyökeres. Arsenal made their 4th substitution at 66', with Bruno Guimarães replacing Mikel Merino. Nottingham Forest made their 1st substitution at 73', with D. Ndoye replacing A. Kalimuendo. Nottingham Forest made their 2nd substitution at 74', with N. Domínguez replacing I. Sangaré. Arsenal took the lead at 80' when N. Madueke scored, with the assist credited to D. Rice, making the score 0-1. Nottingham Forest made their 3rd substitution at 85', with Jair replacing C. Wood. Nottingham Forest made their 4th substitution at 85', with J. McAtee replacing C. Hudson-Odoi.

Nottingham Forest used 4 substitutions while Arsenal used 4 substitutions. Nottingham Forest got 1 yellow card, while Arsenal got 1 yellow card.