Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest, 2024-25 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueArsenal thrash Nottingham Forest to return to winning ways
Arsenal returned to winning ways in the Premier League with Bukayo Saka and captain Martin Odegaard inspiring a comfortable 3-0 home victory against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 1': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
- 2': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 2': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 2': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
- 4': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 4': Offside, Arsenal. Mikel Merino is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 15': Goal! Arsenal 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 16': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga is caught offside.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
- 20': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 20': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 24': Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
- 24': Jorginho (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 25': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 26': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 29': Offside, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber is caught offside.
- 29': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 29': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest).
- 30': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest).
- 31': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
- 31': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 34': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
- 34': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Delay in match because of an injury Anthony Elanga (Nottingham Forest).
- 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Attempt missed. Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 38': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
- 40': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 40': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matz Sels.
- 42': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 42': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matz Sels.
- 43': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nicolás Domínguez.
- 44': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 44': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 45'+3': Foul by Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest).
- 45'+3': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 45'+5': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+5': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Jorginho.
- 45': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Jota Silva replaces Anthony Elanga.
- 48': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 48': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest).
- 48': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
- 49': Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Goal! Arsenal 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 54': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 54': Nicolás Domínguez (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by William Saliba.
- 58': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
- 58': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
- 63': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ramón Sosa replaces Nicolás Domínguez.
- 63': Attempt missed. Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ramón Sosa with a cross.
- 64': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64': Foul by Álex Moreno (Nottingham Forest).
- 66': Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
- 67': Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
- 69': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams replaces Álex Moreno.
- 74': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 74': Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
- 75': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ramón Sosa with a cross.
- 77': Foul by Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest).
- 77': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 78': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Murillo.
- 79': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ryan Yates.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 82': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 83': Substitution, Arsenal. Raheem Sterling replaces Bukayo Saka.
- 84': Attempt missed. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jurriën Timber.
- 85': Delay in match (Arsenal).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 86': Goal! Arsenal 3, Nottingham Forest 0. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
- 88': Substitution, Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior replaces Jurriën Timber.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Murillo.
- 89': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Jota Silva is caught offside.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ryan Yates.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ethan Nwaneri with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal).
- 90'+3': Jota Silva (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Nottingham Forest 0.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 3, Nottingham Forest 0.
Statistics
 NFO |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 3 | Saves | 0 |
| 33.9 | Possession | 66.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 240 | Accurate Passes | 536 |
| 295 | Passes | 587 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 18 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 16 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 4 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 24 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,298
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,298
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 4 | +6 | 12 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 5 | +4 | 12 |
| 3 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | +11 | 10 |
| 4 | Brentford | 5 | +6 | 9 |
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | David Raya (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 33 | Riccardo Calafiori |
| 12 | Jurriën Timber |
| 20 | Jorginho  |
| 23 | Mikel Merino |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 9 | Gabriel Jesus |
| 19 | Leandro Trossard |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Matz Sels (GK) |
| 5 | Murillo |
| 31 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 19 | Álex Moreno |
| 34 | Ola Aina |
| 22 | Ryan Yates |
| 16 | Nicolás Domínguez |
| 18 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 9 | Taiwo Awoniyi |
| 14 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
| 21 | Anthony Elanga |
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