Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

Premier League action on Sunday, 18 October 2026 sees Nottingham Forest take on Arsenal, with kick-off at 15:30 UTC.

The match is scheduled to be played at The City Ground in Nottingham. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

The table shows Nottingham Forest in 15th place (5 points from 6 matches) and Arsenal in 2nd place (15 points from 6 matches). Arsenal hold a 10 points advantage over Nottingham Forest in the standings.

Nottingham Forest have scored 5 goals and conceded 8 goals in the league, a goal difference of -3. Arsenal currently sit in the Champions League places. Arsenal have scored 10 goals and conceded 5 goals in the league, a goal difference of +5.

Recent form

Nottingham Forest: 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches (D-D-W-L-L), scoring 5 goals and conceding 7 goals.

Arsenal: 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches (W-W-L-W-W), scoring 11 goals and conceding 6 goals.

Arsenal arrive in better form, taking 12 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 5 for Nottingham Forest.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Nottingham Forest averaged 1 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game, while Arsenal averaged 2.2 scored and 1.2 conceded.

Arsenal have the sharper recent attack, averaging 2.2 goals per game over their last 5 matches.

How to watch

Broadcast listings stored for this match: Peacock (United States).

Rights differ from country to country, so check your local listings before kick-off.

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