Nottingham Forest to host Arsenal in Premier League Matchweek 7 at City Ground on Oct 18, 2026
Nottingham Forest will welcome Arsenal to the City Ground on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 4:30 pm BST (9:00 pm IST) in Premier League Matchweek 7, with both teams seeking improved league positions.
Forest have five points from their opening six league matches, while Arsenal have recorded five wins in their first six Premier League fixtures. Forest arrive off a 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace and Oliver Glasner’s side have produced two draws, two defeats and one win across their last five league games. Arsenal beat Leeds United 2-1 in their most recent league match and, according to NBC Sports, have won eight of their first nine matches across all competitions this season; they travel aiming to carry that form into an away league fixture.
Morgan Gibbs-White is expected to play a central attacking role for Forest, operating behind Liam Delap to generate chances for the forward line. The source notes Gibbs-White’s capacity to find space between Arsenal’s midfield and defence as a potential avenue for Nottingham Forest to create scoring opportunities. Bukayo Saka has scored three Premier League goals in six appearances this season and holds a strong personal record versus Forest, with three goals and two assists in six league appearances against them.
Nottingham Forest are expected to be without Nicolò Savona, Nikola Milenković and Igor Jesus due to injury. Liam Delap is forecast to lead the attack for Forest, supported by Morgan Gibbs-White and Dan Ndoye. Arsenal are set to be without William Saliba and Christos Tzolis, with Piero Hincapié listed as unavailable by FotMob and Martín Zubimendi a doubt with a knock. Bukayo Saka and Martin Ødegaard are anticipated to return to Arsenal’s starting lineup after featuring from the bench against Lille.
Nottingham Forest (expected): Matz Sels; Ola Aina, Ousmane Diomande, Murillo; Daniel Muñoz, Xaver Schlager, James McAtee, Neco Williams; Morgan Gibbs-White, Dan Ndoye; Liam Delap. Arsenal (expected): David Raya; Ben White, Ezri Konsa, Gabriel Magalhães, Riccardo Calafiori; Declan Rice, Myles Lewis-Skelly; Bukayo Saka, Martin Ødegaard, Noni Madueke; Kai Havertz.
Broadcast arrangements listed in the source name Peacock and NBC Sports Network for the United States; Sky Sports Football, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League, the Sky Sports+ app (Great Britain), NOW, Sky Sports UHD 1 and Sky Sports Main Event UHD for the UK; JioHotstar, Star Sports 3 and Star Sports Select 1 for India; and SuperSport MaXimo 1, Canal+ Afrique and DStv Now for Nigeria.
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