Arsenal vs Nottingham prediction: ENGLAND: Premier League betting tips on match 2025-09-12 11:30.
[p]The post-Nuno EspĂrito Santo era starts with one of the trickiest assignments the Premier League has to offer, as Nottingham Forest travel to face Arsenal. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Arsenal saw their 100% winning start to the Premier League season ended by Liverpool before the international break as they went down 1-0 at Anfield. It may only be September, but a horrific early injury list leaves the Gunners fearing they could be left playing catch up by the time their injured stars return to fitness. Two wins from their last two home league games would ordinarily have Arsenal fans believing a home return should help alleviate those concerns, but the Gunners haven’t won three successive Premier League games at the Emirates since August 2024 – the four occasions they won back-to-back home league matches since, they drew the third game. [/p]
[p]He was the man who finally ended Forest’s 30-year wait to get back on the European stage, but Nuno EspĂrito Santo lasted just three games into the new Premier League season before being sacked. Some well-documented fallings out with the Forest hierarchy almost certainly proved to be his downfall, and he departs leaving Forest perched just inside the top half of the table (W1, D1, L1). Ange Postecoglou takes the reins, and the former Tottenham boss couldn’t have asked for a tastier first game in charge than a trip to Spurs’ bitter north London rivals. He’s got his work cut out to turn things around for a Forest side who have lost five of their last 11 Premier League matches (W3, D3) – only one fewer than in their previous 24 games (W15, D3, L6). [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Nottingham Forest have won just two out of 16 Premier League matches against Arsenal (D4, L10), with both wins coming at the City Ground. In all competitions, Arsenal have won their last six home games against Nottingham Forest by an aggregate score of 19-2.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Arsenal have opened the scoring in seven successive home league games. [/p]
[p]Arsenal have only won one of their last six Saturday-held Premier League home games (D3, L2).[/p]
[p]Nottingham Forest haven’t kept a clean sheet in their last 11 Premier League games.[/p]
[p]Nottingham Forest have drawn five of their last seven away league games officiated by Darren England (W1, L1). [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Arsenal’s Noni Madueke scored in a Premier League home game against Forest last season whilst playing for Chelsea – that was one of nine of his 13 career English top-flight goals to arrive after half-time. Forest’s Arnaud Kalimuendo should be itching to get the nod from the start here having netted five of his last seven club goals on the road. [/p]
[p]Arsenal’s lengthy injury list is headed up by Bukayo Saka and William Saliba, while Forest remain without long-term absentee Nicolás DomĂnguez. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With Forest in disarray off the field, we’re backing Arsenal to punish them on the pitch with a -1 handicap win. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Chris Wilson[/i][/p]