Arsenal 2-1 Nottingham Forest: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 12 August 2023
Result
Arsenal 2-1 Nottingham Forest
Premier League · Saturday 12 August 2023, 12:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Arsenal 2-1 Nottingham Forest: match report
Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 12 August 2023. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Eddie Nketiah opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Arsenal's goals came from Eddie Nketiah (26') and Bukayo Saka (32'). Nottingham Forest scored through Taiwo Awoniyi (82').
Discipline: Arsenal received 2 yellow cards; Nottingham Forest received 2 yellow cards.
Arsenal went on to finish that season 2nd with 89 points, and Nottingham Forest 17th with 36.
Arsenal lined up in a 4-3-3 and Nottingham Forest in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Bukayo Saka of Arsenal (8.2), ahead of Thomas Partey (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Arsenal win, 0 draws and 1 for Nottingham Forest.
Key events
- 26'Goal · Eddie Nketiah
- 28'Yellow card · Ola Aina
- 32'Goal · Bukayo Saka
- 45+5'Yellow card · Jurriën Timber
- 81'Yellow card · Orel Mangala
- 82'Goal · Taiwo Awoniyi
- 90+2'Yellow card · Ben White
Head-to-head
Team news
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Arsenal line-up (4-3-3)
Aaron Ramsdale, Thomas Partey, Ben White, William Saliba, Jurriën Timber, Martin Ødegaard, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka, Eddie Nketiah, Gabriel Martinelli
Nottingham Forest line-up (3-4-3)
Matt Turner, Willy Boly, Joe Worrall, Scott McKenna, Serge Aurier, Ryan Yates, Orel Mangala, Ola Aina, Danilo, Brennan Johnson, Morgan Gibbs-White