Overview
Arsenal's form has been inconsistent recently. Since their win over newly promoted Southampton, coach Mikel Arteta's side have gone four consecutive Premier League games without a win (two losses and two draws).
Before round 12, the "Gunners" ranked 4th and were 9 points behind the top team Liverpool.
Arsenal, therefore, need to be determined to win against Nottingham to avoid falling too far behind in the title race. Good news for Arteta as a number of players on their injury list are likely to return to action this weekend.
Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Leandro Trossard, Tomiyasu and Calafiori are all expected to be on the field to help The Gunners win 3 points.
Nottingham Forest are surprisingly in the top 5 of the Premier League this season. Nottingham have had 3 consecutive victories against opponents such as Crystal Palace, Leicester and West Ham.
However, in the most recent round, coach Nuno Santo's team returned to earth when losing to Newcastle with a score of 1-3. The road ahead promises to be full of thorns for Nottingham when they have to face big names such as Arsenal, Man City, Man United.
In terms of head-to-head record, Arsenal have beaten Nottingham in 3 of their last 4 matches. Not to mention, if only counting home matches at Emirates, The Gunners completely dominated, defeating their opponents 5 times in a row. It is likely that Arteta's team will continue to win all 3 points.
Human resources situation
Arsenal defender Ben White will be sidelined for a period after undergoing knee surgery. Raheem Sterling will return to the Arsenal bench after being banned from playing for parent club Chelsea.
Nottingham Forest have no new injury concerns to deal with ahead of their trip to London, with Danilo still recovering from an ankle injury.
Expected lineup:
Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Odegaard, Rice, Partey, Saka, Havertz, Martinelli.
Nottingham Forest: Sels, Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Moreno, Dominguez, Yates, Elanga, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Wood.
The match between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest takes place at 22:00 on November 23 (Vietnam time).
