Forest host Arsenal at The City Ground, Nottingham on 18 October 2026 at 16:30 in the Premier League. Forest's last five results: D D W L L (1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses). Arsenal's last five: W W L W W (4 wins and 1 loss). In their last 6 meetings, Forest have won 0, Arsenal 4, with 2 draws.
Forest vs Arsenal kicks off at 16:30 UK time on Sunday 18 October 2026 in the Premier League, at The City Ground, Nottingham.
Forest vs Arsenal is being played at The City Ground in Nottingham, the home ground of Forest.
Forest's last five results read D D W L L (oldest to newest): 1 win, 2 draws and 2 losses.
Arsenal's last five results read W W L W W (oldest to newest): 4 wins and 1 loss.
Across the last 6 meetings Forest have won 0, Arsenal have won 4 and 2 were drawn. The most recent was Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal on 17 January 2026 in the Premier League.
Igor Jesus leads Forest with 10 shots on target across their last 10 games.
Bukayo Saka leads Arsenal with 4 goals across their last 10 games.
Michael Oliver is the referee for Forest vs Arsenal, averaging 23.0 fouls and 3.0 yellow cards per game this season.
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Forest and Arsenal are on the Lineups tab of this page, and update to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
Statz's projection model makes Arsenal the favourite with a 57% chance of winning, against 17% for Forest and 26% for the draw. Projected goals are Forest 0.8 - 1.6 Arsenal.
The most likely scoreline is 0-1, a Arsenal win, at 14%. Both teams to score is 44% likely and over 2.5 goals 43%. Every scoreline's chance is on the Projections tab of this page.
Statz AI projects goals, shots, fouls, cards and more for every player and both teams in the Projections tab, and the Bets tab prices the best bet builder picks against bet365.
| Date | Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2026 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal | 0-0 |
| 13 Sep 2025 | Premier League | Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest | 3-0 |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal | 0-0 |
| 23 Nov 2024 | Premier League | Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest | 3-0 |
| 30 Jan 2024 | Premier League | Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal | 1-2 |
| 12 Aug 2023 | Premier League | Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest | 2-1 |
Statz's projection model expects Forest 0.8 - 1.6 Arsenal in goals. It gives Forest a 17% chance of winning, the draw 26% and Arsenal 57%. Both teams to score is 44% likely, over 1.5 goals 70% and over 2.5 goals 43%. The most likely scorelines are 0-1 (14%), 1-1 (12%), 0-2 (12%), 0-0 (10%), 1-2 (9%).
| Score | Result | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1 | Arsenal win | 14% |
| 1-1 | Draw | 12% |
| 0-2 | Arsenal win | 12% |
| 0-0 | Draw | 10% |
| 1-2 | Arsenal win | 9% |
Statz's predicted starting XIs for Forest vs Arsenal, updated to the confirmed teams around an hour before kick-off.
| # | Forest | Fouls committed | Arsenal | Fouls committed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I. Jesus | 12 | M. Lewis-Skelly | 12 |
| 2 | Murillo | 10 | K. Havertz | 9 |
| 3 | N. Williams | 9 | G. Magalhães | 9 |
| 4 | N. Milenković | 8 | B. Saka | 8 |
| 5 | D. Ndoye | 8 | V. Gyökeres | 8 |
| # | Forest | Shots | Arsenal | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I. Jesus | 19 | B. Saka | 24 |
| 2 | M. Gibbs-White | 19 | K. Havertz | 18 |
| 3 | D. Ndoye | 15 | R. Calafiori | 13 |
| 4 | L. Delap | 14 | G. Magalhães | 11 |
| 5 | J. McAtee | 13 | E. Eze | 11 |
| # | Forest | Shots on target | Arsenal | Shots on target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I. Jesus | 10 | B. Saka | 11 |
| 2 | M. Gibbs-White | 7 | K. Havertz | 8 |
| 3 | D. Ndoye | 4 | G. Magalhães | 4 |
| 4 | J. McAtee | 3 | V. Gyökeres | 4 |
| 5 | N. Williams | 2 | R. Calafiori | 4 |
| # | Forest | Goals | Arsenal | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. Gibbs-White | 3 | B. Saka | 4 |
| 2 | I. Jesus | 2 | K. Havertz | 3 |
| 3 | D. Ndoye | 2 | V. Gyökeres | 2 |
| 4 | L. Delap | 1 | B. Guimarães | 2 |
| 5 | M. Ødegaard | 2 |
| # | Forest | Yellow cards | Arsenal | Yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. Aina | 3 | K. Havertz | 2 |
| 2 | I. Jesus | 2 | G. Magalhães | 2 |
| 3 | Murillo | 2 | C. Tzolis | 2 |
| 4 | L. Delap | 2 | W. Saliba | 1 |
| 5 | J. Cunha | 2 | C. Mosquera | 1 |
Statz's bet builder picks for Forest vs Arsenal: Daniel Muñoz 1+ shots (100% hit rate at 1.50); Riccardo Calafiori 1+ shots (100% hit rate at 1.30); Ola Aina 2+ tackles (100% hit rate at 1.50); Xaver Schlager 1+ fouls (100% hit rate at 1.17). Combined odds 3.42 at bet365.
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1 | 18 of 20 |
| Goals against | 1.3 | 9 of 20 |
| Shots | 17.7 | 3 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 3.8 | 16 of 20 |
| Fouls | 13.8 | 3 of 20 |
| Tackles | 17.3 | 4 of 20 |
| Passes | 396 | 16 of 20 |
| Corners | 4.2 | 14 of 20 |
| Stat | Per game | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Goals for | 1.7 | 6 of 20 |
| Goals against | 0.8 | 1 of 20 |
| Shots | 13 | 12 of 20 |
| Shots on target | 5 | 7 of 20 |
| Fouls | 10.5 | 14 of 20 |
| Tackles | 11.7 | 19 of 20 |
| Passes | 502.7 | 6 of 20 |
| Corners | 4.5 | 11 of 20 |