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Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal

Premier League
0-1
Final
Arsenal
6-0-1
The City Ground
TV: Fubo

Match pulse

NFOAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTARS
26%Possession74%
14Shots9
2On target1
8Corners6
0Saves2
14Fouls8
17'Neco WilliamsNFO53'Noni MaduekeARS
Team1H2HT
NFO000
ARS011

Who won: Arsenal 1-0

Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 on Sunday, October 18, 2026 at The City Ground. Goals for Arsenal: Noni Madueke (80').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.8David RayaG
  2. 26.9Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 36.9Declan RiceRM
  4. 46.9Noni MaduekeSUB
  5. 56.8Ezri KonsaCD-R
  6. 66.8Ben WhiteRB
  7. 76.7Riccardo CalafioriLB
  8. 86.3Bruno GuimarãesLM
  9. 96.3Eberechi EzeAM-L
  10. 106.3Bukayo SakaAM-R
  11. 116.2Martin ØdegaardAM
  12. 126.2Kai HavertzF

Team stats

NFOARS
14Fouls8
1Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
2Offsides1
8Corner Kicks6
0Saves2
26.2Possession73.8
14SHOTS9
2ON GOAL1
0.1On Target %0.1
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
155Accurate Passes565
221Passes629
0.7Pass Completion %0.9
1Accurate Crosses7
14Crosses27
0.1Cross %0.3
64Long Balls36
30Accurate Long Balls16
0.5Long Balls %0.4
6Blocked Shots3
15Effective Tackles2
22Tackles9
0.7Tackle %0.2
7Interceptions8
29Effective Clearances12
29Clearances12

Player of the game

David Raya

ARS · 2 saves, clean sheet

7.8

Deserved to win

27%
NFO · 0.88 xG
31%
Draw
42%
ARS · 1.13 xG

Arsenal created better chances: they win this game 42% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Arsenal 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Arsenal 1.
  3. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    David Raya (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  4. 90'+4'Ibrahim Sangaré

    Foul

    Foul by Ibrahim Sangaré (Nottingham Forest).

  5. 90'+3'NFO

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Ezri Konsa.

  6. 90'+3'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Murillo.

  7. 90'+2'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Neco Williams.

    Murillo

  8. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.

  9. 90'

    Free kick won

    Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  10. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest).

  11. 89'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi.

  12. 87'

    Free kick won

    Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  13. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. McAtee

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces James McAtee.

    C. Hudson-Odoi

  14. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Cunha

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Jair Cunha because of an injury.

    C. Wood

  15. 82'

    Foul

    Foul by Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal).

  16. 82'

    Free kick won

    Arnaud Kalimuendo (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  17. 82'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Viktor Gyökeres.

    M. Merino

  18. GOAL80'
    Noni Madueke

    Goal! Right footed shot

    N. Madueke · ast D. Rice

    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.

    NFO 0 - 1 ARS
  19. 79'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.

  20. 75'

    Free kick won

    Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  21. 75'

    Foul

    Foul by Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest).

  22. 74'

    Foul

    Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).

  23. 74'

    Free kick won

    Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  24. 74'Ibrahim Sangaré
    Sub

    Subbed on for N. Domínguez

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces Nicolás Domínguez.

    I. Sangaré

  25. 73'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Ndoye

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Arnaud Kalimuendo replaces Dan Ndoye.

    A. Kalimuendo

Leaders

NFOARS
Total Shots
Liam Delap
4
Gabriel Magalhães
2
Accurate Passes
Murillo
27
Declan Rice
92
Defensive Interventions
Neco Williams
16
Gabriel Magalhães
12
Saves
-
David Raya
2