Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Predictions

The Tricky Trees will be under pressure and the Gunners will surely use it to their advantage. Arsenal are likely to come out on top and secure a win in their upcoming Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest

Match info: Premier League

Venue: City Ground, Nottingham

Date: Saturday, 17^th January 2026

Time: 6:30 pm Nigerian time

Still fighting on all four fronts, Premier League leaders Arsenal venture north for Saturday's Premier League scrap with Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

The Gunners emerged 3-2 victors in Wednesday's EFL Cup semi-final first leg with Chelsea, a few days after the Tricky Trees' excruciating FA Cup exit to Wrexham.

Head-to-head:

• Nottingham Forest have won two of the 17 Premier League meetings between the two teams.
• Arsenal recorded 17 victories.
• The remaining four clashes ended in draws.
• Arsenal have won four of their last five Premier League matches.
• Nottingham Forest have only won one of their last five games.
• The Garibaldis haven’t secured a win in their last five meetings against the Gunners.
• Nottingham Forest did not score in their last three games against the Gunners.
• Six of their last 10 encounters produced at least three goals.

Form:

• Nottingham Forest in the league: L-L-L-L-W
• Nottingham Forest in all competitions: L-L-L-W-L
• Arsenal in the league: W-W-W-W-D
• Arsenal in all competitions: W-W-D-W-W

Team News:

• Nottingham Forest will miss out on the services of Ryan Yates, Chris Wood and John Victor. They are injured. Oleksandr Zinchenko is suspended.
• Piero Hincapie, Cristhian Mosquera, Riccardo Calafiori and Max Dowman are not going to be in action for Arsenal due to their injuries.

Player(s) to watch:

• Morgan Gibbs-White has scored back-to-back goals in the last two games for Nottingham Forest. He will be looking to step up his game so that he can help his side stand a chance against the dominating Arsenal. The 25-year-old can control the midfield well and is also capable of scoring goals.
• Viktor Gyökeres is going to be one of the main men in the attacking front for the Gunners. Even though he has not been in the best of form, the 27-year-old is still going to play an important part in the squad. He scored a goal and bagged an assist against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup. Gyökeres will be keen to come up with another top performance.