Arsenal v Nottingham Forest LIVE commentary: Kick-off time, team news, head-to-head record and where to watch
The host of Arsenal Nottingham Forest this weekend and fans can take action exclusively live on Talksport.
The two games enter the match on the back of the defeats the last time and hoping to put their campaigns on the right track before a set of national matches and European lights.
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The Gunners were beaten 1-0 in Liverpool in Gameweek 3 to end their undefeated season while Forest learned a lesson in a surprising 3-0 defeat at home against West Ham.
But fifteen is long in football and the Midlands team is launching a new era this weekend under the direction of the new boss named Angel Postoglou.
The former manager of Tottenham was sworn this week to replace the Nuno Espirito Santo at ax and as fate would have it, the Australian begins his mandate with a trip to the home of his former rivals.
Meanwhile, a victory for the men of Mikel Arteta would see them at Leapfrog Liverpool and Chelsea to go at the top of the table, although potentially only for a few hours.
However, PostCoglou’s victory during its beginnings would see the forest going over Arsenal and would temporarily take its place in the first three.
The forest has been without victory since the victory of the opening day against Brentford after having resumed a point on the road to Crystal Palace before the heavy defeat against the Hammers.
Arsenal started the season in an astonishing form with a 1-0 victory against Manchester United in Old Trafford before beating Leeds 5-0.
The only imperfection for the team intensively of Arteta was the late defeat to Anfield who left the Gunners who were already hanging behind Arne Slot in the title race.
Arsenal vs nottingham forest: date and how to follow
This Premier League match will take place on Saturday September 13 with a kick -off to the Emirates Stadium scheduled for 12:30 p.m.
Talksport will have live and exclusive coverage from northern London, organized by Reshmin Chowdhury.
The comments will come from Sam Matterface and the former captain of England Stuart Pearce.
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To connect to Talksport or Talksport 2 via the website, click here for the live flow.
You can also listen to via the Talksport application, on DAB Digital Radio, via your smart speaker and at 1089 or 1053 AM.
The match will also be broadcast on TNT Sports while Discovery + customers will be able to pass through their laptops and mobile devices.
Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest: Tête-à -tête record
Since the return of Forest in the Premier League in 2022, Arsenal dominated the meetings between the parties.
Arsenal swept the 3-0 forest in the Emirates last season before fighting a virgin draw on the city of the city.
The Gunners recorded two 2-1 victories against the Reds during the 2023/24 campaign and a 5-0 victory against their opponents in 2022.
The only victory of the Forest League against Arsenal in a recent memory won a 1-0 victory in May 2023 – a result which ended the hopes of the title of the Gunners.
Overall, Arsenal has 55 victories on Nottingham Forest, losing 29 times and pulling 23 times against the Midlands holding.
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Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest: Team News
Arteta has many injury problems before Forest’s visit to Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard having been injured before the international break.
Odegaard returned for a 20 -minute camée in the defeat in Anfield, but the current Saka status remains unknown.
However, there are more damaging to William Saliba who drink after five minutes in Anfield with an ankle injury.
French should miss three to four additional weeks of action
Arteta said: “He twisted his ankle during the warm -up, and he entered and he said that he believed that he could continue and play, but he moved away in the first two actions. I could see that he could not face it and we had to take it out, unfortunately.
“Bukayo is better, but he will be absent for a few weeks,” added the boss of Arsenal. “No surgery. It is not as bad as the previous one, so very unhappy.
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“It was an action that demanded full power from him, had to change direction and he felt something.”
Kai Havertz will miss the match on Saturday after undergoing surgery for an injury folded in the victory at Manchester United. .
Christian Norgaard and Gabriel Jesus are not available and will continue their recovery against injuries.
Postcoglou will have almost a full team to choose for the trip to the Emirates with Nicolas Dominguez and Nicolo Savona the main absent from the forest.
Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest: teams planned
Arsenal XI
- Raya
- Drink
- Mosquera
- Gabriel
- Calafiori
- Merino
- Zubimendi
- Rice
- Madueke
- Gyker
- Martinelli
Forest of Nottingham XI
- Salts
- Aina
- Milenkovic
- Murillo
- Williams
- Cart
- Anderson
- Ndoye
- Gibbs-Blanc
- Hudson-Odoi
- White