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Premier League · Matchweek 1 · Aug 12

Arsenal - Nottingham Forest

Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in Premier League (Matchweek 1). Goals: E. Nketiah 26'; B. Saka 32'; T. Awoniyi 82'.

ArsenalHOME Arsenal
2 - 1
FT
Nottingham ForestAWAY Nottingham Forest
E. Nketiah 26'B. Saka 32'
⚽
T. Awoniyi 82'
🏟 Emirates Stadium 👤 Referee: M. Oliver
Key events
26' ⚽ E. Nketiah(1 - 0) · Assist: Gabriel Martinelli Arsenal
28' 🟨 Ola AinaYellow card Nottingham F
32' ⚽ B. Saka(2 - 0) · Assist: W. Saliba Arsenal
45+5' 🟨 Jurriën TimberYellow card Arsenal
81' 🟨 Orel MangalaYellow card Nottingham F
82' ⚽ T. Awoniyi(2 - 1) · Assist: A. Elanga Nottingham F
90+2' 🟨 Benjamin WhiteYellow card Arsenal
Quick stats
%78 Possession %22
15 Total shots 6
7 Shots on target 2
3 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 1
8 Shots inside box 4
7 Shots outside box 2
1 Saves 5
Match timeline
First half
E. Nketiah(1 - 0) · Assist: Gabriel Martinelli⚽
26'
28'
🟨Ola AinaYellow card
B. Saka(2 - 0) · Assist: W. Saliba⚽
32'
Jurriën TimberYellow card🟨
45+5'
HT 2 - 0
J. Timber ↔ T. TomiyasuSubstitution🔁
50'
71'
🔁Danilo ↔ T. AwoniyiSubstitution
72'
🔁O. Aina ↔ N. WilliamsSubstitution
E. Nketiah ↔ L. TrossardSubstitution🔁
74'
80'
🔁B. Johnson ↔ A. ElangaSubstitution
81'
🟨Orel MangalaYellow card
82'
⚽T. Awoniyi(2 - 1) · Assist: A. Elanga
Gabriel Martinelli ↔ Gabriel MagalhãesSubstitution🔁
86'
90'
🔁J. Worrall ↔ C. WoodSubstitution
90'
🔁O. Mangala ↔ C. KouyatéSubstitution
Benjamin WhiteYellow card🟨
90+2'
FT 2 - 1
Match statsArsenal · Nottingham Forest
Key stats
%78 Possession %22
Shots
15 Total shots 6
7 Shots on target 2
3 Shots off target 3
5 Blocked shots 1
8 Shots inside box 4
7 Shots outside box 2
1 Saves 5
Passing
769 Total passes 200
693 Accurate passes 137
%90 Pass accuracy %69
Set pieces & discipline
8 Corners 3
2 Offsides 1
12 Fouls 12
Cards
2 Yellow cards 2
By half
2 1st-half goals 0
0 2nd-half goals 1
LineupsArsenal 4-3-3Nottingham Forest 3-4-3
1Ramsdale 12Timber 2Saliba 4White 5Partey 29Havertz 41Rice 8Ødegaard 11Martinelli 14Nketiah 7Saka 1Turner 26McKenna 4Worrall 30Boly 43Aina 5Mangala 22Yates 24Aurier 10Gibbs-White 20Johnson 28Danilo
Arsenal · Bench
18T. Tomiyasu18
15J. Kiwior15
31K. Hein31
24R. Nelson24
20Jorginho20
21Fábio Vieira21
10E. Smith Rowe10
6Gabriel Magalhães6
19L. Trossard19
Coach: Mikel Arteta
Nottingham Forest · Bench
23R. Freuler23
9T. Awoniyi9
7N. Williams7
21A. Elanga21
11C. Wood11
8C. Kouyaté8
34E. Horvath34
32L. O'Brien32
19M. Niakhaté19
Coach: S. Cooper
HEAD TO HEAD8 meetings · 2022–2026
Arsenal 4
Jan 9who was on topJan 17
Nottingham Forest 2
4 Arsenal 2 draw 2 Nottingham Forest
GOALS IN THIS FIXTURE
2.0goals / match
13–3total goals
5/4clean sheets
5-0Arsenal best win · Oct 30
1-0Nottingham Forest best win · May 20
%50 Over 1.5 4/8
%50 Over 2.5 4/8
%12 Over 3.5 1/8
%12 BTTS 1/8
DOES THE VENUE MATTER
Arsenal at home3 matches
3W 0D 0L 11:0
Nottingham Forest at home5 matches
2W 2D 1L 3:2
Results are read from the side that hosted the match.
FORM COMPARISON
Arsenal3W 1D 1L Nottingham Forest4W 0D 1L
2.00 2.40 Points per game
7 13 Goals scored
3 6 Goals conceded
1.43 1.10 xG average
1.34 1.63 xGA average
%60 %40 Clean sheets
%40 %40 BTTS
%40 %80 Over 2.5
4.2 3.8 Corners
1.0 1.6 Cards
Arsenal4W 2D 4L Nottingham Forest7W 2D 1L
1.40 2.30 Points per game
10 21 Goals scored
9 9 Goals conceded
1.50 1.35 xG average
1.20 1.53 xGA average
%50 %40 Clean sheets
%40 %50 BTTS
%40 %60 Over 2.5
5.5 5.0 Corners
1.0 1.5 Cards
SEASON COMPARISON
2Arsenalin the table89pts
38matches 28-5-5W-D-L 91:29goals +62diff
WWWWW
17Nottingham Forestin the table32pts
38matches 9-9-20W-D-L 49:67goals -18diff
WLWLL
Season profile · 2025/2026 · 25 matches
2.24 1.04 Points per game
1.74 1.41 xG average
0.88 1.46 xGA average
%52 %20 Clean sheets
%44 %40 BTTS
%52 %52 Over 2.5
6.1 5.5 Corners
1.4 1.6 Cards
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
Jan 17 Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal Premier League
Sep 13 Arsenal 3-0 Nottingham Forest Premier League
Feb 26 Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal Premier League
Nov 23 Arsenal 3-0 Nottingham Forest Premier League
Jan 30 Nottingham Forest 1-2 Arsenal Premier League
May 20 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Arsenal Premier League
Oct 30 Arsenal 5-0 Nottingham Forest Premier League
Jan 9 Nottingham Forest 1-0 Arsenal FA Cup
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