Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal LIVE! & highlights

Alan Smith on Sky Sports:"A real chance for Eze today - it will be interesting to see how he combines on the right with Calafiori."

1: KICK OFF! We're under way at the City Ground.

Sky Sports' William Bitibiri: "As the players make their way out for this one, Morgan Gibbs-White is pitch-side, sporting a huge trench coat, signing teddy bears for fans. "He'll be a big miss but as Glasner said, it'll take a huge team performance to get something from this."

Nottingham Forest boss Oliver Glasner asked how close Gibbs-White was to being involved this afternoon: “It's of course tough when you're a captain and a player like Morgan can't play. But then it's the opportunity, like always, for other players to step up.

“Against Arsenal, you just have a chance when you play as a team, defend very well and take the few opportunities you get, because they don't give you many chances. No team has many chances against them, so being clinical and ruthless, we have a chance to win again.”

Arsenal's set pieces were one of their biggest strengths last season, when they scored 25 Premier League goals from set pieces, excluding penalties. They have yet to score a non-penalty set-piece goal in the league this season. However, they have scored 20 open-play goals in all competitions. Their three goals against Lille all came from open play.

That gives Arteta another dimension to work with, particularly if Forest defend deep and attempt to restrict Arsenal's set-piece opportunities.

Referee: Michael Oliver (pictured). Assistants: Stuart Burt, James Mainwaring.Fourth official: Farai Hallam.VAR: Michael Salisbury. Assistant VAR: Ian Hussin.

"The England international has had limited opportunities in the Premier League this season, but his midweek performance gives Mikel Arteta another option in attack." Eze offers Arsenal a different dimension with his ability to carry the ball, beat opponents in tight spaces and create chances between the lines. He can also drift in from the left and threaten goal himself."

With Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard also starting, Arsenal have several players capable of creating openings against a Forest side that has struggled to turn chances into goals." Eze now has the opportunity to build on his Lille performance and make a stronger case for a regular starting role."

Sky Sports News' Anton Toloui at the City Ground: "Chatting to people at Forest they have complete faith in the game plan today even without Morgan Gibbs-White." The England midfielder has been by far the best player at the club in 2026, yet they’ve struggled to score goals with him in the team."

Not having their most dangerous player is a huge blow, especially for a side that hasn’t scored a Premier League goal at home this season." It means Nico Dominguez, Dan Ndoye and Liam Delap have to step up."

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