English FA Cup

FT Sunday, January 7, 2018
Arsenal WDWDD 2
–
Nottingham Forest LDLLD 4
1st2ndT
ARS112
NFO224
The City Ground · 27,182 att.

Match Report

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Arsenal suffer shock FA Cup exit to Nottingham Forest

FA Cup holders Arsenal were dumped out of the competition at the third round away to Championship side Nottingham Forest.

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Team Stats

7
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
2
69.2
Possession
30.8
14
SHOTS
12
4
ON GOAL
9
0.3
On Target %
0.8
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
2
568
Accurate Passes
196
648
Passes
284
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
3
23
Crosses
13
0.2
Cross %
0.2
46
Long Balls
68
31
Accurate Long Balls
26
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
2
11
Effective Tackles
18
15
Tackles
23
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
12
Effective Clearances
27
12
Clearances
27

Head to Head

ARS leads series 1-0

Lineups

NFO · 4-2-3-1

  1. 43Jordan SmithG
  2. 4Michael MancienneCD-L
  3. 42Joe WorrallCD-R
  4. 6Armand TraoreLB
  5. 2Eric LichajRB
  6. 20Kieran DowellAM
  7. 11Ben OsbornLM
  8. 24David VaughanRM
  9. 17Ben Brereton DíazF
  10. 16Zach CloughAM-L
  11. 14Matty CashAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 34Tyler WalkerSUB
  2. 10Barrie McKaySUB
  3. 39Apostolos VelliosSUB
  4. 31Andreas BouchalakisSUB
  5. 35Jason CummingsSUB
  6. 30Stephen HendersonSUB
  7. 5Matthew MillsSUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 13David OspinaG
  2. 16Rob HoldingCD-L
  3. 4Per MertesackerCD-R
  4. 30Ainsley Maitland-NilesLB
  5. 2Mathieu DebuchyRB
  6. 17Alex IwobiAM
  7. 69Joe WillockLM
  8. 35Mohamed ElnenyRM
  9. 23Danny WelbeckF
  10. 61Reiss NelsonAM-L
  11. 14Theo WalcottAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 62Eddie NketiahSUB
  2. 32Chuba AkpomSUB
  3. 63Jordi Osei-TutuSUB
  4. 21Calum ChambersSUB
  5. 22Jeff Reine-AdélaideSUB
  6. 43Josh DasilvaSUB
  7. 54Matt MaceySUB

Timeline

  1. 20' Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Arsenal 0. Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kieran Dowell with a cross following a set piece situation.
  2. 23' Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Arsenal 1. Per Mertesacker (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  3. 44' Goal! Nottingham Forest 2, Arsenal 1. Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
  4. 56' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Tyler Walker replaces Zach Clough.
  5. 64' Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Arsenal 1. Ben Brereton (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  6. 65' Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Joe Willock.
  7. 79' Goal! Nottingham Forest 3, Arsenal 2. Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  8. 84' Mathieu Debuchy (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 85' David Ospina (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 85' Goal! Nottingham Forest 4, Arsenal 2. Kieran Dowell (Nottingham Forest) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
  11. 86' Per Mertesacker (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  12. 86' Danny Welbeck (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 87' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Barrie McKay replaces Matthew Cash.
  14. 87' Substitution, Arsenal. Chuba Akpom replaces Mathieu Debuchy.
  15. 88' Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card.
  16. 89' Second yellow card to Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest) for a bad foul.
  17. 90'+3' Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Matt Mills replaces Kieran Dowell.

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