Nottingham Forest v Arsenal result

Full-time · Nottingham Forest 0–0 Arsenal

Premier League · Sat, 17 Jan 2026 17:30 GMT · Wembley Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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Nottingham Forest 0–0 Arsenal — this Premier League match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

What xG said

xG said Arsenal: 2.88 to 0.32 in expected goals, from 15 shots to 6, ahead on xG from the 16th minute (per-shot expected goals for this match). The points were shared.

The result

Nottingham Forest and Arsenal drew 0–0 at Wembley Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday 17 January.

The goals

It was 0–0 at half-time.

Discipline

M. Oliver showed two yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 24 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Nottingham Forest: O. Aina (90’); Arsenal: Jurriën Timber (37’).

What it changes

Nottingham Forest stay 17th after this result (22 league matches played).

Arsenal stay first after this result (22 league matches played).

Nottingham Forest are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 11 matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Declan Rice (Arsenal) 5.8, Elliot Anderson (Nottingham Forest) 5.1 and Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest) 4.2 led the match.

Next up

Nottingham Forest next travel to Ipswich on 23 October 2026.

Arsenal next travel to Bayern München on 21 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Arsenal: Bayern München v Arsenal, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Nottingham Forest 0–0 Arsenal · Premier League
Venue: Wembley Stadium · London
Referee: M. Oliver
Head-to-head (last 6): Nottingham Forest 1 · draws 1 · Arsenal 4 · 2.17 goals/game
Recent form: Nottingham Forest 1W 1D 3L · Arsenal 4W 1D 0L

Nottingham Forest 0–0 Arsenal (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 2.25

Goals

against 1.63 / 1 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.38 / 5.75

Corners

against 4.5 / 3.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.88 / 5.13

Shots on target

against 3.38 / 2.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.88 / 2

Cards

against 2.13 / 2.25 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

3.25 yellows

Referee · M. Oliver

1.29 home / 1.96 away

over 24 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 January 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 January 2026. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Nottingham Forest for / against	Line	Arsenal for / against
Goals scored	1.5 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2.25 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.38 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.75 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	16 for · 12 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	17.13 for · 9.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.88 for · 3.38 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5.13 for · 2.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.13 for · 11.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10 for · 11 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: M. Oliver — 3.25 yellow cards a game, 0.04 red cards, 22.75 fouls over 24 matches (1.29 to the home side, 1.96 to the away side).

Home 1.29Away 1.96

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
I. Sangaré n 8	72.3	2.8 6/5	0.9 4/1	—
Igor Jesus n 8	76.5	2.5 8/4	1.9 6/3	—
Douglas Luiz n 8	41.9	2.4 5/2	1.6 2/2	—
E. Anderson n 8	84.4	2 8/4	1.9 7/4	—
O. Hutchinson n 8	88.1	1.4 5/2	0.9 4/3	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
T. Awoniyi n 8	27.5	2.5 4/2	1.2 2/1
A. Kalimuendo n 8	48.8	2.3 5/3	1.6 5/2
C. Hudson-Odoi n 8	77.3	1.9 6/4	1 3/3
Igor Jesus n 8	76.5	1.6 6/3	0.4 2/1
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	76.3	1.6 5/4	0.7 4/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Kalimuendo n 8	48.8	0.7 3/0	0.2 1/0
C. Hudson-Odoi n 8	77.3	0.6 2/2	0.1 1/0
I. Sangaré n 8	72.3	0.2 1/0	0.3 1/1
Igor Jesus n 8	76.5	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Morgan Gibbs-White n 8	76.3	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Domínguez n 8	62.9	3.4 7/6
I. Sangaré n 8	72.3	3 8/5
Douglas Luiz n 8	41.9	3 4/4
E. Anderson n 8	84.4	2.8 7/5
Murillo n 8	79	2.1 8/5

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Sels n 8	84	2.5 6/5
John n 8	88.5	1.4 3/1

Arsenal

Arsenal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Mikel Merino n 8	52	2.2 5/3	1.7 6/2	—
K. Havertz n 8	36.4	1.9 3/2	2.8 4/4	—
Gabriel Jesus n 8	33.8	1.7 3/2	1 3/0	—
Viktor Gyökeres n 8	71	1.4 6/3	1.1 6/1	—
J. Timber n 8	80.5	1.3 5/2	1 5/2	—

Arsenal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Gabriel Martinelli n 8	41.5	3.3 5/2	1.1 2/1
Gabriel Jesus n 8	33.8	2.7 5/1	1.7 4/1
E. Nwaneri n 8	36.9	2.4 5/2	1.5 3/2
Noni Madueke n 8	49.4	2.3 6/2	1.6 3/2
Viktor Gyökeres n 8	71	1.9 6/4	0.8 4/1

Arsenal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Noni Madueke n 8	49.4	0.5 1/1	0.5 1/1
Gabriel Martinelli n 8	41.5	0.8 1/1	0 0/0
K. Havertz n 8	36.4	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Gabriel Jesus n 8	33.8	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
Viktor Gyökeres n 8	71	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0

Arsenal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Riccardo Calafiori n 8	67.4	3 8/4
Ben White n 8	59.8	2.6 4/3
Piero Hincapié n 8	82.5	2.3 8/5
Martín Zubimendi n 8	75.8	2.2 6/4
Christian Nørgaard n 8	59.4	2.1 6/4

Arsenal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 January 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David Raya n 8	90	2.3 4/2
Kepa Arrizabalaga n 8	90	2.1 5/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Nottingham Forest		Arsenal
40%	Possession	60%
0.34	Expected goals (xG)	2.10
6	Shots	15
0	Shots on target	3
3	Shots off target	4
3	Blocked shots	8
1	Shots inside the box	14
4	Corners	9
1	Offsides	0
8	Fouls	14
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	0
321	Passes	494
81%	Pass accuracy	84%

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Sels	90	0	0	0	0	7.2
O. Aina	90	1	0	0	Y	7
N. Milenković	90	0	0	1	0	7.2
Murillo	90	0	1	1	0	6.9
N. Williams	90	0	1	2	0	7.9
I. Sangaré	90	0	0	1	0	7.3
E. Anderson	90	0	0	3	0	8
C. Hudson-Odoi	90	0	2	0	0	7.3
Morgan Gibbs-White	90	2	0	1	0	6.3
N. Domínguez	89	0	0	2	0	6.7
Igor Jesus	76	0	0	1	0	6.7
D. Ndoye sub	14	0	0	0	0	6.6
O. Hutchinson sub	1	0	0	0	0	–

Arsenal player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David Raya	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
Ben White	90	1	0	1	1	0	6.6
William Saliba	90	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
Gabriel Magalhães	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.3
J. Timber	90	1	0	0	0	Y	6.7
Declan Rice	90	1	1	3	3	0	8
Martín Zubimendi	79	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
Martin Ødegaard	57	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
Noni Madueke	57	0	0	2	1	0	6.7
Viktor Gyökeres	57	0	0	0	0	0	6
Gabriel Martinelli	45	1	0	0	2	0	6.9
Leandro Trossard sub	45	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Mikel Merino sub	33	1	0	1	2	0	7
Bukayo Saka sub	33	1	1	3	1	0	7.3
Gabriel Jesus sub	33	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
Eberechi Eze sub	11	0	0	0	1	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Nottingham Forest v Arsenal — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Nottingham ForestLLLWD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.4 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

ArsenalWWDWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Nottingham Forest 1 · 1 draw · Arsenal 4 · 2.17 goals/game

2025-09-13 Arsenal 3–0 Nottingham Forest
2025-02-26 Nottingham Forest 0–0 Arsenal
2024-11-23 Arsenal 3–0 Nottingham Forest
2024-01-30 Nottingham Forest 1–2 Arsenal
2023-08-12 Arsenal 2–1 Nottingham Forest
2023-05-20 Nottingham Forest 1–0 Arsenal

League standing · 2025/26

Nottingham Forest#16 pos44 pts38 pl-3 GD

Arsenal#1 pos85 pts38 pl+44 GD

Goals per game

Nottingham Forest scored1.26

Arsenal scored1.87

Nottingham Forest conceded1.34

Arsenal conceded0.71

Shot map and expected goals

Nottingham Forest 0.32 xG from 6 shots, Arsenal 2.88 from 15. Every mark is one shot, placed where it was taken and sized by the chance it had of becoming a goal. Filled marks with a white ring are goals.

Nottingham Forest (attacking right)Arsenal (attacking left)mark size = expected goals

Team	Shots	Goals	xG
Nottingham Forest	6	0	0.32
Arsenal	15	0	2.88

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal?: In their last 6 meetings, Nottingham Forest won 1, Arsenal won 4 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Nottingham Forest and Arsenal?: Recent form — Nottingham Forest 1W 1D 3L; Arsenal 4W 1D 0L.

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