Comments and predictions for Arsenal vs Nottingham: Gunners win dramatically

Latest Arsenal vs Nottingham squad information

There have been conflicting reports about William Saliba's ankle injury. The French press have suggested the centre-back could be out for up to four weeks, but journalist Charles Watts told Sports Mole that timeframe may be inaccurate.

Either way, Saliba will almost certainly make way for Cristhian Mosquera – who played well at Anfield – on Saturday, while Ben White could also return from a minor injury to give Arteta an extra defensive option.

Christian Norgaard is also on the “50-50” list with a minor problem, while Gabriel Jesus (cruciate ligament), Kai Havertz (knee) and Bukayo Saka (hamstring) are all certain to miss out.

However, Arsenal made it through the international break without losing any players, and Eberechi Eze is likely to make his first start for the Gunners after Gabriel Martinelli's lacklustre display against Liverpool.

For the visitors, Postecoglou faced early difficulties at full-back when Ola Aina suffered a hamstring injury while playing for Nigeria against South Africa earlier this month.

Defender Oleksandr Zinchenko – on loan at Forest from Arsenal – is unavailable to face his parent club, so new signing Nicolo Savona could be forced to make his debut in difficult circumstances. Nicolas Dominguez (knee) is also ruled out.

Latest expected lineup for Arsenal vs Nottingham

Arsenal:

Raya; Timber, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice; Madueke, Gyokeres, Eze

Nottingham Forest:

Sels; Savona, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Anderson, Yates; McAtee, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood

Latest football commentary on Arsenal vs Nottingham

From one former Spurs boss to another, Nottingham Forest’s tumultuous start to the season has been capped by the inevitable departure of Nuno Espirito Santo – as a rift with the board became an insurmountable barrier – and the swift appointment of Europa League winner Postecoglou earlier this week.

After Santo and chairman Evangelos Marinakis, who has been in the headlines for a long time, saw their relationship fall apart – reportedly due to a personal feud between him and former Arsenal sporting director, now Forest’s Head of Global Football, Edu – Marinakis brought in a manager with an undeniable winning record, but one who pursued a footballing philosophy almost entirely opposite to his predecessor.

While Santo’s side were renowned for their solid defence – at least until recently – and their sharp counter-attacks, Tottenham under Postecoglou have become known for their chaotic high defence and relentless attacking style. However, narrow Europa League wins over Eintracht Frankfurt and Manchester United may paint a somewhat different picture.

Whether Postecoglou will impose his philosophy immediately remains to be seen, as he takes over a team that has only won four points from nine games and has just suffered a humiliating 0-3 home defeat to a West Ham United side that were considered “hopeless”.

That humiliating defeat at the City Ground marked Forest's 11th consecutive Premier League clean sheet, and they have not stopped an opponent from scoring away from home in the top flight since January 6, although each of their last eight away games have seen both teams score.

Tottenham under Postecoglou were synonymous with chaos, while Mikel Arteta's Arsenal have now embraced a more controlled approach – one that almost earned them a valuable point away at champions Liverpool before the international break.

However, the Gunners were defeated by Dominik Szoboszlai's stunning free-kick in the final minutes, ending their winning streak since the start of the 2025/26 season and sparking a new wave of criticism about Arteta's playing style, which was considered too negative, although the statistics tell a different story.

Arsenal had more shots, more touches in the opposition box and more passes in the final third than Liverpool, but the only statistic that really matters is the 1-0 scoreline in favour of the Reds, who are now three points clear at the top of the table.

Liverpool, though, have a worse goal difference and only play on Sunday, while second-placed Chelsea play Brentford late on Saturday evening, so if Arsenal win their early afternoon game they will temporarily return to the top of the table, at least for a few hours.

Arsenal are also unbeaten in 36 years at home to Forest – last losing at Highbury in 1989 – while Arteta won three and drew one against Postecoglou in north London derbies when he was in charge of Tottenham.

Latest Arsenal vs Nottingham score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Arsenal vs Nottinghamas follows:

• Sportsmole:Arsenal 2-0 Nottingham

• WhoScore:Arsenal 2-1 Nottingham
• Our newspaper predicts:Arsenal 2-1 Nottingham

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