English Premier League

FT Sunday, October 18, 2026
Arsenal WWLWW 1
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Nottingham Forest DDWLL 0
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The City Ground · 30,893 att. · Peacock

Match Report

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Noni Madueke sinks Nottingham Forest with Arsenal's only shot on target

Noni Madueke climbed off the bench to earn toothless Arsenal a 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
14
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
6
Corner Kicks
8
2
Saves
0
73.8
Possession
26.2
9
SHOTS
14
1
ON GOAL
2
0.1
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
565
Accurate Passes
155
629
Passes
221
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
7
Accurate Crosses
1
27
Crosses
14
0.3
Cross %
0.1
36
Long Balls
64
16
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
6
2
Effective Tackles
15
9
Tackles
22
0.2
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
7
12
Effective Clearances
29
12
Clearances
29

Highlights

01:24 Nicol: Arsenal fans will be frustrated that games are more difficult than they should be Watch on ESPN 00:47 Arteta: Madueke is loved in the dressing room at Arsenal Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

NFO · 3-4-2-1

  1. 26Matz SelsG
  2. 2Ousmane DiomandeCD
  3. 5MurilloCD-L
  4. 23Jair PaulaCD-R
  5. 21Xaver SchlagerCM-L
  6. 24James McAteeCM-R
  7. 3Neco WilliamsLM
  8. 27Daniel MuñozRM
  9. 19Liam DelapF
  10. 14Dan NdoyeCF-L
  11. 8Nicolás DomínguezCF-R

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 15Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 8Martin ØdegaardAM
  7. 39Bruno GuimarãesLM
  8. 41Declan RiceRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 10Eberechi EzeAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 20' Delay in match because of an injury Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
  3. 20'
  4. 22' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 22'
  6. 38' Delay in match because of an injury Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest).
  7. 38'
  8. 39' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  9. 39'
  10. 45' Delay in match because of an injury Bruno Guimarães (Arsenal).
  11. 45'
  12. 45'+3' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  13. 45'+3'
  14. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Noni Madueke replaces Eberechi Eze.
  15. 53' Noni Madueke (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 55'
  17. 55'
  18. 64' Delay in match because of an injury Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest).
  19. 64' Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  20. 64' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  21. 64'
  22. 66' Substitution, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber replaces Ben White.
  23. 66' Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Kai Havertz.
  24. 66' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Bruno Guimarães.
  25. 73' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Dan Ndoye.
  26. 74' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
  27. 80' Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Arsenal 1. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  28. 85' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Jair Cunha because of an injury.
  29. 85' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces James McAtee.

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