LONDON. Arsenal overcome Nottingham Forest to win 2-1. It was Arsenal to strike first with a goal of Edward Nketiah at the 26′. Then Bukayo Saka scored again for Arsenal in the 32′ minute. Eventually, Taiwo Awoniyi reduced the distance for Nottingham Forest (83′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Arsenal was truly better in terms of ball possession (79%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 8:00 am local time. In front of 59,984 spectators. The referee was Michael Oliver with the support of Stuart Burt and Daniel Cook. The 4th official was Darren Bond. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was hot at 25.17 degrees Celsius or 77.31 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 79 Ball Possession 21
Shots
- 15 Total 6
- 7 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 130 Attack 50
- 63 Dangerous attack 23
- 76 Ball safe 61
- 14 Free Kicks 14
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Arsenal had a strong ball possession 79% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 21% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.
Arsenal shot 15 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (Jurriën Timber and Benjamin White). Talking about the opposition, Nottingham Forest received 2 yellow cards (Ola Aina and Orel Mangala).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Arsenal has 3 points to occupy the 4th place in the standings. Regarding the opposition, Nottingham Forest stays with 0 points (14th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will play away with Chelsea on the 21st of October with a 24-15 head to head stats in favor of Chelsea (10 draws).
Nottingham Forest will host Luton Town on the 21st of October with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Luton Town (2 draws).
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal
90'
50'
32'
Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale , Thomas Partey , Benjamin White , William Saliba , Jurriën Timber , Martin Ødegaard , Declan Rice , Kai Havertz , Bukayo Saka , Edward Nketiah and Gabriel Martinelli .
The home team had on the bench: Gabriel Magalhães , Emile Smith Rowe, Jakub Kiwior, Takehiro Tomiyasu , Leandro Trossard , Jorginho, Fábio Vieira, Reiss Nelson and Karl Hein.
Arsenal could not rely on the presence of Takehiro Tomiyasu (injured), Leandro Trossard (injured) and Gabriel Magalhães (injured).
Substitutions
Arsenal made 3 changes: Jurriën Timber for Takehiro Tomiyasu (50′), Edward Nketiah for Leandro Trossard (73′) and Gabriel Martinelli for Gabriel Magalhães (86′).
Best player: Bukayo Saka
The most impressive player for Arsenal was Bukayo Saka.
His rating is with 1 goal, 55 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 9 crosses.
Nottingham Forest – Formation
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Steve Cooper played with: Matt Turner , Willy Boly , Joe Worrall , Scott McKenna , Serge Aurier , Ryan Yates , Orel Mangala , Ola Aina , Danilo , Brennan Johnson and Morgan Gibbs-White .
They had on the bench: Neco Williams , Cheikhou Kouyaté , Taiwo Awoniyi , Chris Wood , Moussa Niakhaté, Anthony Elanga , Remo Freuler, Lewis O’Brien and Ethan Horvath.
Nottingham Forest could not rely on the presence of Anthony Elanga (injured).
Substitutions
Nottingham Forest made 5 changes: Danilo for Taiwo Awoniyi (71′), Ola Aina for Neco Williams (72′), Brennan Johnson for Anthony Elanga (80′), Orel Mangala for Cheikhou Kouyaté (90′) and Joe Worrall for Chris Wood (90′).
Best player: Anthony Elanga
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Anthony Elanga.
His rating is with 3 passes (67% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 80′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Newcastle United – Aston Villa – 5-1
- Sheffield United – Crystal Palace – 0-1
- Everton – Fulham – 0-1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Luton Town – 4-1
- AFC Bournemouth – West Ham United – 1-1
- Arsenal – Nottingham Forest – 2-1
