Nottingham Forest returns to the town square on Wednesday evening when they fade in the Premier League.
The Gunners had their lengthy undefeated run by West Ham United on the weekend and their deficit to the league leader Liverpool is now eleven points after the Reds had claimed their first victory in Manchester City in a decade on Sunday.
Arsenal’s title chances have had a great success, but Mikel Areta provided a defiant attitude in his press conference before the game. His team will not give up so quickly in the season, but a difficult test is expected.
Nottingham Forest is still in third place, even though they have lost two consecutive games, but the upper half of the table currently looks great overload. Fulham is just eight points from Nuno Espirito Santo’s side in tenths.
Forest was awarded at home this season, lost only twice and granted ten goals in 12 games. They ashamed Brighton at the beginning of February on their last home trip and can close the gap at the Gunners with a win a week to three points.
Here is 90 minutes Guide to the Premier League -Clash on Wednesday.
Nottingham Forest against Arsenal Head-to-head record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
Nottingham Forest | arsenal |
|---|---|
Newcastle 4-3 Nottingham Forest – 23/02/25 | Arsenal 0-1 West Ham – 22/02/25 |
Fulham 2-1 Nottingham Forest – 15/02/25 | Leicester 0-2 Arsenal – 15/02/25 |
Exeter 2-2 (2-4p) Nottingham Forest-11/02/25 | Newcastle 2-0 Arsenal – 05/02/25 |
Nottingham Forest 7-0 Brighton – 01/02/25 | Arsenal 5-1 Man City – 02/02/25 |
Bournemouth 5-0 Nottingham Forest – 25/01/25 | Girona 1-2 Arsenal – 29/01/25 |
country | TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | Discovery+, Discovery+ App, TNT Sports 2 |
United States | peacock |
Canada | Fubotv Canada, Fubo Sports Network Canada |
Nottingham Forest continues to enjoy a clean state of health, with the midfielder Ibrahim Sangare and Danilo returning to the plot last month.
Forest’s only absent is the backup goalkeeper Carlos Miguel. Taiwo Awoniyi was back on the bench at the weekend and is expected to wear a protective mask if he takes the field against the canon.
Ryan Yates was supposed to return in Nuno’s midfield and work together the impressive Elliot Anderson.
Fored line predicted against Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Yates, Anderson; Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood.
In the second half of Arsenal’s Crushing defeat at the weekend, Ethan Nwaneri limped, although Areta offered a soothing update update after the match and the teenager was expected to be suitable for the game on Wednesday.
Ben White only appeared against the hammers in mid -November, but the right -back only enjoyed a short cameo. It is unlikely that he will be entered into the Startplace XI on the town square.
Raheem Sterling has an impressive value against Forest and could return to Areteta’s team. Mikel Merino falls into the midfield and Leandro Trossard as false nine against the imposing backline of the hosts.
Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Takehiro Tomiyasu are injured. Myles Lewis Skelly is suspended.
Arsenal predicted installation against forest (4-3-3): Raya; Wood, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Reis, Merino, Odegaard; Nwaneri, Trossard, Sterling.
Arsenal’s problems against physical defensive units that sit in an aggressive low block at the weekend appeared again and they will be exposed to an even more stable iteration of your cryptonite on Wednesday evening.
Forest defended itself in Newcastle for 45 minutes, but they are another animal on home soil. The City Ground has proven to be an incredibly difficult place to win visiting teams this season, and Arsenal in their current state are not built for success in this type of environment.
The stability of the Gunners means defensively that the hosts do not run a turmoil, but they will only need a moment against the Areta team to win.