Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 17th January 2026

Arsenal go up against Nottingham Forest this coming Saturday for a Premier League meeting at City Ground, Nottingham.

Nottingham Forest are placed 17th with 21 points after 21 matches. Arsenal occupy a position as oneth in the league on 49 points.

Although Nottingham Forest trail after Arsenal by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Premier League still holds a lot of prestige.

Nottingham Forest only average a modest 1.1 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament, in which they scored 11 goals. They also conceded 14 for an average of 1.4 per game. They kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Arsenal show off splendid stats in their last ten matches, where they hit the target two times on average per game. They scored 20 goals and conceded nine, an average of 0.9 a game. They held on for a clean sheet in three of these.

The last time these two teams faced off against each other, The Gunners came away as 3-0 winners. No doubt they are planning a similar outcome on Saturday.

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Prediction

Nottingham Forest Form

In their last three matches, Nottingham Forest lost 3-1 against Aston Villa, won 1-2 against West Ham, before drawing 3-3 against Wrexham. Nottingham Forest claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Premier League. They also drew one and lost three, scored nine goals and conceded nine.

Arsenal Form

Arsenal look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 0-0 with Liverpool, before downing first Portsmouth by 1-4, then Chelsea in a 2-3 win. Arsenal managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Premier League away matches, in which they scored ten while also conceding seven times. They also experienced two draws and one defeat.

Form is currently close to disastrous for Nottingham Forest, and siding with Arsenal is a no-brainer, as it looks like a question of attempting to minimize the defeat for hosts.

Nottingham Forest fought their way to two wins and six points from their last six games against teams inside the top six. They were on target eight times in these matches, but also let in 11 goals. Arsenal performed better against teams from the bottom six than any other side this season in the Premier League. In their previous six matches against these relegation-threatened teams, they won six, scored 17 and conceded three goals for a total of 18 points. Nottingham Forest are looking at a record of six wins, three draws and 12 defeats in the Premier League this season. Arsenal have a record of 15 wins, four draws and two defeats in the Premier League.

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Squads

Nottingham Forest Squad

Dyche will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Arsenal from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Angus Gunn (0/0), John Victor (0/5), Matz Sels (0/17), Cuiabano (0/0), Jair Cunha (0/1), Jimmy Sinclair (0/0), Morato (0/10), Murillo (1/15), Neco Williams (1/21), Nicolo Savona (2/14), Nikola Milenkovic (0/21), Ola Aina (0/5), Oleksandr Zinchenko (0/5), Willy Boly (0/0), Zach Abbott (0/1), Douglas Luiz (0/8), Elliot Anderson (1/21), Ibrahim Sangare (2/13), James McAtee (0/7), Morgan Gibbs-White (5/21), Nicolas Dominguez (1/12), Omari Hutchinson (1/16), Ryan Yates (0/11), Callum Hudson-Odoi (3/19), Chris Wood (2/8), Dan Ndoye (1/15), Dilane Bakwa (0/8), Igor Jesus (1/20), Taiwo Awoniyi (0/7).

Arsenal Squad

Listed below is the full squad of Arsenal players that the manager Mikel Arteta will choose from for the upcoming game:

David Raya (0/21), Kepa Arrizabalaga (0/0), Ben White (0/5), Cristhian Mosquera (0/10), Gabriel (3/15), Jurrien Timber (2/20), Piero Hincapie (0/12), Riccardo Calafiori (1/16), William Saliba (0/17), Christian Noergaard (0/3), Declan Rice (4/20), Ethan Nwaneri (0/6), Leandro Trossard (5/17), Martin Oedegaard (1/15), Martin Zubimendi (3/21), Max Dowman (0/2), Mikel Merino (3/19), Myles Lewis-Skelly (0/14), Noni Madueke (0/12), Bukayo Saka (4/19), Eberechi Eze (4/16), Gabriel Jesus (1/6), Gabriel Martinelli (1/16), Kai Havertz (0/1), Viktor Gyoekeres (5/19).

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Team News

Nottingham Forest could have as few as two players on the injured and absent list for their next assignment this coming Saturday. Nottingham Forest have to alter their line-up, as both Nikola Milenkovic and Morgan Gibbs-White get a day in the shade.

Arsenal are juggling with four absent players on this coming Saturday when travelling to Nottingham Forest. Myles Lewis-Skelly, Christian Noergaard, Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard racked up too many penalty points and won't be in the Arsenal travelling party for their next match.

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Lineups

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal H2H

The last time these two sides facing off here came up against each other, Arsenal came away with a 3-0 win. They have a similar outcome in mind at City Ground, Nottingham, but face stern opposition, of course. In last seven encounters between the clubs, Arsenal have been the dominant force winning five matches against Nottingham Forest. The bookies have Arsenal to win this match at best price odds of 8/15.

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Results

Of the last seven encounters between Nottingham Forest Arsenal over 2.5 goals came out two times. Odds on over 2.5 goals are at 10/11 with bookies.

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Betting Tips

Morgan Gibbs-White is the most prolific Premier League marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. The Gunners look to Declan Rice, hoping he can add to his current total of two Premier League goals in his latest games.

Nottingham Forest claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing five. Arsenal won seven of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost one of the games in this run. Keep an eye out for both teams not to score at City Ground, Nottingham, as BTTS only came out four times in the previous 10 Premier League matches here for Nottingham Forest. Both teams scored in five of the previous 10 away games for Arsenal.

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the last seven encounters between these two teams. Nottingham Forest managed an average of 0.42 goals, with Arsenal averaging 2.15 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Nottingham Forest, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Arsenal, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.3 times goals per game.