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Follow live coverage as Arsenal face Nottingham Forest today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.

It’s Liverpool though who have an early lead atop the table, in part thanks to the Gunners’ poor form across autumn. Mikel Arteta’s men haven’t won any of their last four in the league, dropping to fourth after defeats at Bournemouth and Newcastle, though they do remain unbeaten on home soil in the top flight.

Right alongside them on 19 points are today’s visitors, with Forest stunning many with their form so far. They are unbeaten on the road, with only Liverpool taking more away points than them so far, though also lost to Newcastle last time out after three wins on the spin. Follow the latest team news and all the live action below:

Arsenal - Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Jorginho, Merino, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Jesus

Forest - Sels, Aina, Murillo, Milenkovic, Moreno, Yates, Ward-Prowse, Dominguez, Elanga, Hudson-Odoi, Awoniyi

4’ - Timber’s effort ruled out by offside flag

GOAL! 15’ - Saka races across the box and buries a strike high and hard (1-0)

Arsenal FC 1 - 0 Nottingham Forest FC

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

15:30

Another Arsenal keep-ball move results in a shot from the right side, however, Timber just strays offside.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

15:29

Jesus fires just wide! Saka, Jesus, Odegaard and Timber work the ball with superb precision off the right flank before it drops to Jesus to fire. He glides his effort just wide of the right post. That was nearly a passing move to remember!

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15:26

Ward-Prowse puts in an excellent set-piece delivery from deep on the right and Yates is there. However, he can't get over the ball and it flies high of Raya's goal.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

15:25

Jorginho enters Hooper's book after stopping Elanga's right-wing run in somewhat cynical fashion.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

15:25

Saka squirms away from Moreno on the right and then slides it back for Odegaard. His shot looks destined for the bottom-left corner, yet Milenkovic is alive to block smartly.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

15:22

Awoniyi clashes with Gabriel in the air. There is a brief stoppage as the big man gets back to his feet as the whistles ring out from the unapproving crowd. After this, Jesus is played in down the left before slipping in Merino who looks for Saka, yet Forest clear. The flag is up regardless for offside.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

15:22

Arsenal keep working well in attack. A move down the left sees Trossard and Odegaard work together smartly, although the eventual pass inside to Saka is blocked and it ricochets off an Arsenal body to go behind for a Sels goal-kick.

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15:22

Arsenal have a record of W2, D2, L0 when scoring the opening goal at home in the Premier League this season. The Gunners have also scored in their last nine Premier League home games.

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15:16

Assist Martin Ødegaard

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

15:15

Goal Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

15:15

No sides have scored more Premier League goals from set piece situations (excluding penalties) this season than either Arsenal or Nottingham Forest (five, level with Aston Villa). Meanwhile, 33% of the Gunners goals conceded have come from set pieces (4/12), with no team shipping a higher such ratio in the competition this term.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

15:14

Elanga drives at Gabriel, yet a combination of the Brazilian and Calafiori block the Swedish international off with great success.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

15:11

Forest are looking refreshed after that VAR decision. The men in light blue this afternoon are just knocking it around smartly. Well, until Saliba cuts out a pass in behind. The hosts now move into a solid spell on the ball.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

15:10

Well, the jeers were loud enough as we awaited that decision, but it has officially gone down as an offside decision against Merino. The Spaniard apparently failed to time his run right from the initial Odegaard ball in.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

15:07

Odegaard crosses from the right and Merino nods down on goal. Dominguez blocks on the line before Timber pokes home but the offside flag is up against the Dutchman. This will be checked by VAR!

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

15:06

Aina comes forward for Forest in this already frenetic game. He crosses low from the right for Hudson-Odoi, yet the former Chelsea man can't get his feet right and he misses it completely! Dominguez then fouls Saka as Arsenal retort.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

15:04

The delivery from the left comes in, yet Forest are able to nod half-clear. It's back into the Trees' box, before Trossard fires from an initial Saka shot. It's straight at Sels! The offside flag then goes up for the following skirmish in the area.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

15:02

Excellent early work from Merino has earned Arsenal a corner on the left.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

15:02

The hosts kick us off and a long ball from the back goes sweeping up the pitch before Jorginho is fouled.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

15:01

Simon Hooper is today's referee in the capital. He leads the players out onto the turf just before the Premier League anthem begins to blare. We go through the final preparations and warm-ups before the two captains meet with the head official. North London Forever is the next on the DJ's rotation. The coin toss reveals that Arsenal will get us under way here.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

14:57

While Arsenal are winless in their last four Premier League games (D2 L2), as many times as they’d failed to win in their previous 25 combined (W21 D3 L1), Forest may be a great side to get back on track against. The Trees have lost each of their last four league away games against Arsenal and are winless in their last 10 visits to the Gunners (D4 L6) since a 3-1 win in March 1989. That said, Nottingham Forest have now won five of their last seven on the road (D2). Nuno Espirito Santo's side are looking to go unbeaten in their first six away games in a single top-flight campaign for the first time since 1995-96.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

14:47

Nottingham Forest head coach Nuno Espirito Santo said he is "managing some players" following the international break but did not give any further details ahead of this game. It turns out, that the Portuguese has dropped in-form striker Chris Wood to the bench after the New Zealander just recently returned from international duty with the All Whites. Ibrahim Sangare and Danilo still remain as two long-term absentees.

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14:41

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has made five changes from the last Premier League game as his side look to get their first win in five league games. In fact, this is the most amount of alterations for the Gunners from one match to another this season.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

14:41

SUBS: Carlos Miguel, Eric da Silva Moreira, Harry Toffolo, Morato, Neco Williams, Willy Boly, Chris Wood, Jota Silva, Ramon Sosa.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

14:41

NOTTINGHAM FOREST (4-2-3-1): Matz Sels; Ola Aina, Nikola Milenkovic, Murillo, Alex Moreno; Ryan Yates, Nicolas Dominguez; Anthony Elanga, James Ward-Prowse, Callum Hudson-Odoi; Taiwo Awoniyi.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

14:36

SUBS: Neto, Jakub Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Declan Rice, Ethan Nwaneri, Thomas Partey, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Raheem Sterling.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

14:36

ARSENAL (4-3-3): David Raya; Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Riccardo Calafiori; Martin Odegaard, Jorginho, Mikel Merino; Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

14:36

Hosts Arsenal sit in fourth place on 19 points after 11 matches. Arsenal played out a 1-1 draw in their last Premier League match at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea, extending an unwanted winless streak to four (W0 D2 L2). Nottingham Forest's last league outing saw them beaten 3-1 by Newcastle United at The City Ground to snap a four-match unbeaten streak. They sit a place below Arsenal in fifth. The Gunners won the last Premier League meeting between the sides, emerging victorious 2-1 at The City Ground last season. Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring for the Gunners in the 65th minute. Bukayo Saka also was on the scoresheet. Taiwo Awoniyi scored the lone goal for Forest in the 89th minute.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

14:31

Hello everyone. After Nations League action among other competitions, we have returned from the international break, and now you join this live text commentary for the Premier League's twelfth match week. This afternoon, action comes from the Emirates Stadium, as Arsenal welcome Nottingham Forest to North London.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

14:30

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest - live

13:51 , Karl Matchett

Lineups are in:

Arsenal - Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Jorginho, Merino, Odegaard, Saka, Trossard, Jesus

Forest - Sels, Aina, Murillo, Milenkovic, Moreno, Yates, Ward-Prowse, Dominguez, Elanga, Hudson-Odoi, Awoniyi

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

13:00

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