Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

Premier League ·Matchday 1

Arsenal

2-1

Full-time HT 2-0

Nottingham Forest

E. Nketiah 26'
Bukayo Saka 32'

Taiwo Awoniyi 82'

Pre-match
First half
Half-time
Second half
Full-time

Saturday 12 August · 14:30 Emirates Stadium, London M. Oliver (England)

Events Lineups Stats Standings Head-to-head

The match in brief

Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest 2-1. Scorers for Arsenal: E. Nketiah 26', Bukayo Saka 32'. Scorers for Nottingham Forest: Taiwo Awoniyi 82'. Arsenal had 78% of possession.

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Full-time 2 - 1
Added time: 2 minutes
90+2'
Ben White Yellow card · Arsenal Ben White of Arsenal is booked
90'
Cheikhou Kouyaté Out: Orel Mangala · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: Cheikhou Kouyaté comes on for Orel Mangala
90'
Christopher Wood Out: J. Worrall · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: Christopher Wood comes on for J. Worrall
86'
Gabriel Magalhães Out: Martinelli · Arsenal Substitution for Arsenal: Gabriel Magalhães comes on for Martinelli
82'
Taiwo Awoniyi 2-1 Goal · Assist: Anthony Elanga · Nottingham Forest Goal! Taiwo Awoniyi scores for Nottingham Forest, set up by Anthony Elanga. It is 2-1
81'
Orel Mangala Yellow card · Nottingham Forest Yellow card for Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest)
80'
Anthony Elanga Out: B. Johnson · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: Anthony Elanga comes on for B. Johnson
74'
Leandro Trossard Out: E. Nketiah · Arsenal Substitution for Arsenal: Leandro Trossard comes on for E. Nketiah
72'
N. Williams Out: Olufisayo Aina · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: N. Williams comes on for Olufisayo Aina
71'
Taiwo Awoniyi Out: Danilo Santos · Nottingham Forest Substitution for Nottingham Forest: Taiwo Awoniyi comes on for Danilo Santos
50'
Takehiro Tomiyasu Out: Jurriën Timber · Arsenal Substitution for Arsenal: Takehiro Tomiyasu comes on for Jurriën Timber
Half-time 2 - 0
Added time: 5 minutes
45+5'
Jurriën Timber Yellow card · Arsenal Yellow card for Jurriën Timber (Arsenal)
32'
Bukayo Saka 2-0 Goal · Assist: William Saliba · Arsenal William Saliba provides, Bukayo Saka finishes for Arsenal (2-0)
28'
Olufisayo Aina Yellow card · Nottingham Forest Yellow card for Olufisayo Aina (Nottingham Forest)
26'
E. Nketiah 1-0 Goal · Assist: Martinelli · Arsenal Goal for Arsenal! E. Nketiah turns in the pass from Martinelli (1-0)
Kick-off

The teams before the match

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WDLWD Last 5 matches WLLLD

1.8Goals scored per match0.7

1.6Goals conceded per match1.3

2Clean sheets3

From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GF:GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Manchester City	38	28	7	3	96	34	96:34	+62	91	WWWWW
2	Arsenal	38	28	5	5	91	29	91:29	+62	89	WWWWW
3	Liverpool	38	24	10	4	86	41	86:41	+45	82	WDWDL
4	Aston Villa	38	20	8	10	76	61	76:61	+15	68	LDLDW
5	Tottenham	38	20	6	12	74	61	74:61	+13	66	WLWLL
6	Chelsea	38	18	9	11	77	63	77:63	+14	63	WWWWW
7	Newcastle	38	18	6	14	85	62	85:62	+23	60	WLDWW
8	Manchester United	38	18	6	14	57	58	57:58	-1	60	WWLLD
9	West Ham	38	14	10	14	60	74	60:74	-14	52	LWLDL
10	Crystal Palace	38	13	10	15	57	58	57:58	-1	49	WWWDW
11	Brighton	38	12	12	14	55	62	55:62	-7	48	LLDWL
12	Bournemouth	38	13	9	16	54	67	54:67	-13	48	LLLWW
13	Fulham	38	13	8	17	55	61	55:61	-6	47	WLDDL
14	Wolves	38	13	7	18	50	65	50:65	-15	46	LLLWL
15	Everton	38	13	9	16	40	51	40:51	-11	40	LWDWW
16	Brentford	38	10	9	19	56	65	56:65	-9	39	LWDLW
17	Nottingham Forest	38	9	9	20	49	67	49:67	-18	32	WLWLL
18	Luton	38	6	8	24	52	85	52:85	-33	26	LLDLL
19	Burnley	38	5	9	24	41	78	41:78	-37	24	LLLDW
20	Sheffield Utd	38	3	7	28	35	104	35:104	-69	16	LLLLL