English Premier League

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest, 2025-26 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Arsenal
  • 32': Martín Zubimendi
  • 46': Viktor Gyökeres
  • 79': Martín Zubimendi
FT
3 - 0
Nottingham Forest

    Zubimendi brace sees Postecoglou lose at Arsenal in Forest bow

    Two goals from Martín Zubimendi either side of a Viktor Gyökeres strike saw Arsenal's summer signings condemn Nottingham Forest to a 3-0 defeat.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Delay in match (Arsenal).
    • 3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 4': Delay in match because of an injury Dan Ndoye (Nottingham Forest).
    • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 6': Foul by Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest).
    • 6': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 7': Attempt saved. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest).
    • 8': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Murillo.
    • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
    • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross following a corner.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
    • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 18': Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Martin Ødegaard because of an injury.
    • 19': Foul by Morato (Nottingham Forest).
    • 19': Noni Madueke (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross.
    • 22': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Murillo.
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 24': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 24': Foul by Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal).
    • 26': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 26': Foul by Noni Madueke (Arsenal).
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Zubimendi.
    • 28': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Murillo.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest). Assisted by Noni Madueke with a cross.
    • 29': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matz Sels.
    • 30': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Matz Sels.
    • 31': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Murillo.
    • 32': Goal! Arsenal 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
    • 33': Delay in match because of an injury Murillo (Nottingham Forest).
    • 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riccardo Calafiori.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ethan Nwaneri.
    • 37': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Nicolò Savona replaces Murillo because of an injury.
    • 38': Handball by Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal).
    • 38': Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Nikola Milenkovic (Nottingham Forest).
    • 41': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Mikel Merino.
    • 44': Callum Hudson-Odoi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 44': Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Wood.
    • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+4': Attempt blocked. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 45'+5': Offside, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze is caught offside.
    • 45'+7': Foul by Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest).
    • 45'+7': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+8': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 46': Goal! Arsenal 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
    • 49': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 52': Attempt saved. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Dan Ndoye with a cross.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 54': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
    • 54': Nicolò Savona (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Mikel Merino (Arsenal).
    • 57': Attempt missed. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mikel Merino.
    • 59': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Noni Madueke.
    • 60': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dilane Bakwa replaces Chris Wood.
    • 60': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
    • 61': Dilane Bakwa (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 61': Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
    • 61': Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Morato.
    • 66': Offside, Arsenal. Cristhian Mosquera is caught offside.
    • 67': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 67': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 68': Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
    • 68': Substitution, Arsenal. Declan Rice replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
    • 73': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. James McAtee replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
    • 73': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ryan Yates replaces Ibrahim Sangaré.
    • 74': Foul by Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest).
    • 74': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Morato.
    • 75': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
    • 75': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).
    • 78': Noni Madueke (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Noni Madueke.
    • 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Eberechi Eze.
    • 79': Goal! Arsenal 3, Nottingham Forest 0. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Leandro Trossard following a set piece situation.
    • 85': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 85': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 86': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
    • 86': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest).
    • 88': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
    • 90'+2': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Arnaud Kalimuendo.
    • 90'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest).
    • 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McAtee.
    • 90'+5': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Nottingham Forest 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 3, Nottingham Forest 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    2 Saves 1
    45.6 Possession 54.4
    5 SHOTS 16
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.2 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    345 Accurate Passes 415
    403 Passes 474
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 5
    13 Crosses 20
    0.2 Cross % 0.3
    44 Long Balls 33
    19 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    12 Tackles 13
    0.8 Tackle % 0.7
    10 Interceptions 6
    19 Effective Clearances 14
    19 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Emirates Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 60,167

    Line-Ups

    ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 David Raya (GK)
    6 Gabriel Magalhães
    3 Cristhian Mosquera
    33 Riccardo Calafiori Yellow Card
    12 Jurriën Timber
    36 Martín Zubimendi
    23 Mikel Merino
    8 Martin Ødegaard
    14 Viktor Gyökeres
    10 Eberechi Eze
    20 Noni Madueke
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Piero Hincapié, Declan Rice, Leandro Trossard, Max Dowman, Gabriel Martinelli, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ben White, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Ethan Nwaneri.

    NFO Nottingham Forest (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    26 Matz Sels (GK)
    5 Murillo
    31 Nikola Milenkovic
    4 Morato
    3 Neco Williams Yellow Card
    10 Morgan Gibbs-White
    8 Elliot Anderson
    6 Ibrahim Sangaré
    11 Chris Wood
    7 Callum Hudson-Odoi
    14 Dan Ndoye
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Dilane Bakwa, Nicolò Savona, James McAtee, John, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Omari Hutchinson, Ryan Yates, Douglas Luiz, Willy Boly.