Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Kick-off, TV channel, team news ...
Arsenal return to Premier League action to take on Nottingham Forest looking for their first win in more than a month after four games in a row without a win. Their title hopes are hanging by a thread and now Edu Gaspar has resigned as sporting director with suggestions he may join the Gunners’ opponents’ owner to head up his multi-club model.
Mikel Arteta is under pressure to kickstart a run of games which all take place exclusively in London in the league and cup through until next year. Drop less than six points before New Year’s Day and the club will, believe it or not, be in a better position than the same time the previous season.
Yet there remain injury concerns with Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice and Riccardo Calafiori facing late tests to make the game. Ben White is out for a few months after undergoing a procedure while Takehiro Tomiyasu and Kieran Tierney also remain out.
Martin Odegaard will hopefully return to the eleven in another boost after his impressive creative display at Chelsea. Forest have had a good start to the season and will look to cause the home side plenty of problems.
Tom Canton and Kaya Kaynak bring coverage from the Emirates Stadium including all the build-up to this afternoon's game. Updates and team news to follow…
Full-time!16:57
Arsenal starting XI13:48
17:04Sam Truelove
Arsenal3
Nottm Forest0
Premier League, Saturday 23rd, 2024
17:03Kaya Kaynak
Martin Odegaard proved today why he could really be the difference maker in this title race. Excellent display from him, while Saka was superb too! A lovely moment for Ethan Nwaneri at the end to round off a great victory for Arsenal.
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16:57KEY EVENT
It finishes Arsenal 3-0 Nottingham Forest.
A solid performance from Mikel Arteta's side. Goals from Saka, Partey and Nwaneri ensured a comfortable afternoon for the Gunners.
16:53Sam Truelove
Five minutes added on. Not long to go now.
16:51Sam Truelove
Nottingham Forest do have the ball in the net but Jota Silva is well offside.
16:50Sam Truelove
Timber off for Kiwior. A solid performance from the Dutchman.
16:48KEY EVENT
Arsenal score a third and it's 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri! What a talent this young man is.
16:45Tom Canton
Nearly a brilliant moment for the youth star! Just wide of the left post!
16:42Tom Canton
Ethan Nwaneri is coming off the bench for some minutes here. Raheem Sterling also coming on.
Odegaard and Saka coming off.
16:42Tom Canton
Bit of a waste that one as Thomas Partey fires over following a good move from Saka and Odegaard.
16:39Tom Canton
A rare shot from Arsenal here as Saka tries one from range which deflects out for a corner kick.
16:37Tom Canton
Arsenal living a little dangerously as Forest look for their first goal of the afternoon. The header though is over the bar.
16:30Tom Canton
Merino was scythed down by Yates and is deservedly booked for that. Arsenal play did continue but Odegaard's cross cannot find a target.
16:29Tom Canton
Moreno has pushed Saka in the box but Hooper is having none of it.
16:27Tom Canton
Very good performance from Riccardo Calafiori who is replaced by Zinchenko. Makes sense considering he has just returned from injury.
16:24Tom Canton
Not much happening here. Forest with some speculative crosses into the box but to no avail.
Arsenal happy to rest and absorb for the moment. Will that spring be released?
16:15Tom Canton
Merino gives away a foul outside the Arsenal box. This is a chance for the visitors.
16:12KEY EVENT
Great strike from outside the box, Partey curls one in into the bottom-left-hand corner.
16:06Tom Canton
We are underway here at the Emirates and Jorginho who was on a yellow card and a warning, has been replaced by Thomas Partey.
15:51Kaya Kaynak
Our chief Arsenal correspondent Kaya Kaynak live at Emirates Stadium:
Arsenal are looking rampant here. Odegaard has made such a difference. Same old story in a sense though as they've not quite made their dominance count. At 1-0 Forest are still in it. More needed second half.
15:50Kaya Kaynak
Raya 6
Timber 7
Saliba 8
Gabriel 6
Calafiori 6
Jorginho 6
Odegaard 9
Merino 6
Saka 8
Jesus 7
Trossard 7
15:50Tom Canton
Dominant but not clinical. One goal separates the sides here as the Gunners need to find that second to take the pressure off.
15:48Tom Canton
Simon Hooper is cheered, ironically, for finally giving the Gunners something.
Aina then commits a foul and is booked which again gets a big cheer.
15:46Tom Canton
Odegaard has been... well I was going to say brilliant but you know that by now. Lays off Timber who hits over.
15:45Tom Canton
Can the second be found here?
15:44Tom Canton
Saka is booked for a high boot. Yates is down holding his head despite not being touched there by the Arsenal winger whatsoever.
15:41Tom Canton
Saka thinks he has his second but Sels gets down low to stop the shot, brilliant reaction stop from the Belgian.
15:39Tom Canton
Bang! The Belgian blasts an efforts at Sels who parries for a corner. Saka saw an earlier deflected effort stopped too as the Gunners look for a second before the half-time whistle.
The corner is long... too long and out for a goal kick.
15:38Tom Canton
Jorginho wins this one. Good work from Trossard to get into the position.
15:36Tom Canton
Header from another free-kick goes wide. Given away by the booked Jorginho who needs to be careful.
