Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal — Premier League: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 17′Nottingham Forest, yellow card:
- Half-time
- 46′Arsenal, substitution:off
- 53′Arsenal, yellow card:
- 66′Arsenal, substitution:off
- 66′Arsenal, substitution:off
- 66′Arsenal, substitution:off
- 73′Nottingham Forest, substitution:off
- 74′Nottingham Forest, substitution:off
- 80′Arsenal, goal:0–1assist
- 85′Nottingham Forest, substitution:off
- 85′Nottingham Forest, substitution:off
- Full-time0 – 1
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Match report
Noni Madueke goal lifts Arsenal past Nottingham Forest
Arsenal won 1-0 at Nottingham Forest in a Premier League Matchweek 7 fixture at the City Ground, Noni Madueke's 80th-minute strike separating the sides in front of 30,893 spectators. The result lifted the visitors from third to second in the table on 18 points, while Forest stayed 18th on five.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Nothing divided the teams at half-time, and the second half remained tight for a long spell. Forest, who had 26% of the possession, defended deeply and managed 14 shots to Arsenal's nine, though only two of them tested the goalkeeper. Arsenal's one effort on target came late and decided the contest.
Declan Rice supplied the pass for the breakthrough, and Madueke finished to make it 1-0 ten minutes from time. Forest could find no reply and slipped to a third consecutive defeat, with the Premier League table showing them 13 points behind second-placed Arsenal after seven matches.
Forest return to action on Friday 23 October, when they travel to Ipswich in the Premier League.
Declan Rice laid on the only goal for Madueke and was the highest-rated performer in the match at 7.84. Gabriel Magalhães was next best for Arsenal at 7.75.
Arsenal controlled 74% of the possession, yet Forest had the greater number of shots, 14 to 9.
Arsenal won 1–0 away against Nottingham Forest (half-time 0–0).
Nottingham Forest met Arsenal in the Premier League (Regular Season - 7). Kick-off was Sunday, 18 October 2026, 15:30 UTC at City Ground. Referee: Michael Oliver. Attendance: 30,893.
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Key moments
- 80' Goal: Noni Madueke (assist: Declan Rice) — 0–1
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Nottingham Forest (3-4-2-1)
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Nottingham Forest 16%, the draw 24%, Arsenal 60%. It finished Nottingham Forest 0–1 Arsenal.
Arsenal's strength edge drives a clear lead — We give Arsenal 60% mainly because they sit 289 points higher on our strength rating, 2028 to 1738, which outweighs the usual home advantage Nottingham Forest start with. The draw sits at 24%, close to the usual 23% for a gap this size, nudged up slightly because both sides' own recent games average 2.6 goals.
Why Arsenal at 60%?
Arsenal sit 289 points higher on our strength rating — 2028 to 1738. Sides with a more than 240-point rating edge on the road won 65.7% of 5,882 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 17–24–59.
Why only 60%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 60% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 24% and Nottingham Forest at 16%.
Why the draw at 24%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 23.1%. These teams' recent games average 2.6 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 26.5% of 28,356. The goals environment adds 1.0 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
Arsenal have averaged 9 percentage points more possession than Nottingham Forest in recent games. That doesn’t change our forecast here. Nottingham Forest have shed 67 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.1% of 9,621 such games vs 33.4% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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