Nottingham Forest v Arsenal preview: kick-off time, team news and form
Arsenal head to the City Ground on Sunday 18th October for a 4.30pm kick-off against Nottingham Forest in the 2026-27 Premier League, live on Sky Sports as part of Super Sunday, as Sky Sports confirm (Sky Sports).
There's plenty at stake for the Gunners, who sit second in the table on 15 points from six games, just six behind leaders Manchester City. Forest, by contrast, are down in 17th with only five points from six matches, making this a contest between two sides heading in very different directions.
Arsenal's recent league form reads WDWLW across their last few outings, including a 2-1 win over Leeds United and a comfortable 3-0 Champions League victory over Lille in midweek, while their only league defeat in that spell came away at Brighton. Forest have struggled for consistency, with a draw against Liverpool, a goalless stalemate with Tottenham, a win at Aston Villa, and then back-to-back defeats to Coventry City and Crystal Palace in their last five.
On the goals front, Arsenal have scored ten and conceded just five in the league so far, giving them a healthy +5 goal difference, while Forest have managed five goals but shipped eight, leaving them at -3 heading into this one.
Ahead of the trip, Mikel Arteta gave a positive update on his squad, with Football.London reporting a "triple Arsenal injury boost" among a four-player fitness update covering several first-team names (Football.London). Arsenal.com also carried the latest on Zubimendi, Hincapie, Tzolis and Saliba (Arsenal.com), while Football.London note that despite eight players missing the trip, Arteta's side have been "given a welcome boost" elsewhere in the squad (Football.London). The Evening Standard add that Bukayo Saka had been managing a minor illness but is expected to be fit enough to start against Forest (Evening Standard), and ESPN report that Kai Havertz is set to lead the line, with Arteta saying he is a "big believer" that Havertz can be a "30-goal-a-season man" (ESPN).
For the hosts, Sky Sports report that Morgan Gibbs-White is a doubt to face Arsenal (Sky Sports), which would be a blow for Forest going into a game they badly need points from given their lowly league position.
You can follow all the action from the City Ground when Nottingham Forest host Arsenal this Sunday, 18th October, with kick-off at 4.30pm UK time.
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