NOTTINGHAM. Arsenal overcame Nottingham Forest to win 2-1. A goal from T. Awoniyi was decisive in the 89min. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Arsenal to strike first with a goal of Gabriel Jesus at the 65′. Then Bukayo Saka scored again for Arsenal in the 72′ minute. Eventually, Taiwo Awoniyi reduced the distance for Nottingham Forest (89′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Arsenal was surely better in terms of ball possession (74%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the The City Ground stadium in Nottingham on Tuesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. In front of 29,387 spectators.​ The referee was Simon Hooper with the collaboration of Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 7.27 degrees Celsius or 45.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Nottingham Forest

1 - 2

Arsenal

  • ! 26 Ball Possession 74
Shots
  • 9 Total 19
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 3 Off Target 7
  • 3 Shots blocked 9
  • 58 Attack 155
  • 22 Dangerous attack 138
  • 25 Ball safe 33
  • 10 Free Kicks 7
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 10
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 3 Total 3
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Arsenal had a strong ball possession 74% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was putting more pressure with 138 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the contest.​

Nottingham Forest shot 9 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Arsenal shot 19 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Nottingham Forest didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Arsenal received 1 yellow card (Gabriel Jesus).

Match Timeline

40'
Gabriel Jesus- Yellow
Taiwo Awoniyi- sub ->Chris Wood
46'
65'
Gabriel Jesus(goal)Oleksandr Zinchenko
Callum Hudson-Odoi- sub ->Nicolás Domínguez
64'
72'
Bukayo Saka (goal)Gabriel Jesus
71'
Kai Havertz- sub ->Emile Smith Rowe
Ryan Yates- sub ->Orel Mangala
71'
Anthony Elanga- sub ->Neco Williams
78'
78'
Edward Nketiah- sub ->Gabriel Jesus
78'
Leandro Trossard- sub ->Gabriel Martinelli
Taiwo Awoniyi(goal)Gonzalo Montiel
89'
90'
J. Kiwior- sub ->Oleksandr Zinchenko
90'
Jorginho- sub ->Martin Ødegaard

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this contest, Nottingham Forest stays with 20 points to hold in the 16th place. On the other side, Arsenal will has 46 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Nottingham Forest will play away with AFC Bournemouth on the 3rd of February with a 8-4 head to head record in favor of AFC Bournemouth (6 draws).

Arsenal will host Liverpool on the 3rd of February with a 16-14 head to head stats in favor of Liverpool (19 draws).

Nottingham Forest – Formation

Nottingham Forest
G
Matt Turner 1.United States
6.7
D
Gonzalo Montiel 29.Argentina
6.7
D
Andrew Omobamidele 32.Republic of Ireland
6.4
D
Murillo 40.Brazil
8.1
D
Harry Toffolo 15.England
7.0
M
Neco Williams 7.Wales
6.7
78'
M
Orel Mangala 5.Belgium
7.0
71'
M
Morgan Gibbs-White 10.England
6.1
M
Nicolás Domínguez 16.Argentina
6.4
64'
M
Danilo 28.Brazil
7.1
F
Chris Wood 11.New Zealand
6.6
46'
Substitutes
G
Wayne Hennessey 13.Wales
G
Odysseas Vlachodimos 23.Greece
D
Joe Worrall 4.England
D
Felipe 18.Brazil
M
Ryan Yates 22.England
6.7
71'
M
Brandon Aguilera 41.Costa Rica
F
Taiwo Awoniyi 9.Nigeria
7.7
46' 89'
F
Anthony Elanga 21.Sweden
6.4
78'
F
Callum Hudson-Odoi 14.England
6.8
64'

Nottingham Forest started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Nuno Herlander Simões Espírito Santo decided to play with the following team: Matt Turner (6.7), Gonzalo Montiel (6.7), Andrew Omobamidele (6.4), Murillo (8.1), Harry Toffolo (7.0), Danilo (7.1), Orel Mangala (7.0), Neco Williams (6.7), Morgan Gibbs-White (6.1), Nicolás Domínguez (6.4) and Chris Wood (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Callum Hudson-Odoi (6.8), Joe Worrall, Taiwo Awoniyi (7.7), Wayne Hennessey, Felipe, Anthony Elanga (6.4), Ryan Yates (6.7), Odysseas Vlachodimos and Brandon Aguilera.

Substitutions

Nottingham Forest made 4 changes: Nicolás Domínguez for Callum Hudson-Odoi (64′), Chris Wood for Taiwo Awoniyi (46′), Neco Williams for Anthony Elanga (78′) and Orel Mangala for Ryan Yates (71′).

Player of the match: Murillo​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Murillo.

His rating is 8.1 with 33 passes (73% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 9.

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal
G
David Raya 22.Spain
7.0
D
Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil
7.3
D
William Saliba 2.France
7.3
D
Ben White 4.England
7.3
D
Oleksandr Zinchenko 35.Ukraine
8.2
90'
M
Emile Smith Rowe 10.England
7.0
71'
M
Declan Rice 41.England
7.8
M
Martin Ødegaard 8.Norway
8.4
90'
F
Gabriel Martinelli 11.Brazil
7.0
78'
F
Bukayo Saka 7.England
8.5
72'
F
Gabriel Jesus 9.Brazil
8.5
78' 40' 65'
Substitutes
G
Aaron Ramsdale 1.England
D
Cédric Soares 17.Portugal
D
Reuell Walters 76.England
D
J. Kiwior 15.Poland
90'
M
Jorginho 20.Italy
90'
M
Kai Havertz 29.Germany
6.4
71'
F
Edward Nketiah 14.England
6.4
78'
F
Reiss Nelson 24.England
F
Leandro Trossard 19.Belgium
6.7
78'

Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: David Raya (7.0), Ben White (7.3), William Saliba (7.3), Gabriel Magalhães (7.3), Oleksandr Zinchenko (8.2), Martin Ødegaard (8.4), Declan Rice (7.8), Emile Smith Rowe (7.0), Bukayo Saka (8.5), Gabriel Jesus (8.5) and Gabriel Martinelli (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Jakub Kiwior, Leandro Trossard (6.7), Jorginho, Kai Havertz (6.4), Aaron Ramsdale, Edward Nketiah (6.4), Cédric Soares, Reiss Nelson and R. Walters.

Substitutions

Arsenal made 5 changes: Gabriel Jesus for Edward Nketiah (78′), Gabriel Martinelli for Leandro Trossard (78′), Oleksandr Zinchenko for Jakub Kiwior (90′), Martin Ødegaard for Jorginho (90′) and Emile Smith Rowe for Kai Havertz (71′).

Player of the match: Bukayo Saka​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Bukayo Saka.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 47 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​