Sean Dyche has his work cut out trying to turn around Nottingham Forest’s slump this weekend as the Arsenal juggernaut rolls into town.
Forest have lost four of their last five Premier League games and were dumped out of the FA Cup by Championship side Wrexham on penalties last Friday.
Arsenal , in stark contrast, head to Nottingham having lost just twice in 32 competitive matches this season and still in contention to win four trophies.
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Prediction – Premier League 2025/26
Mikel Arteta has an embarrassment of riches at his disposal and that is going to be invaluable as the games come thick and fast.
We expect another Gunners victory in Saturday’s tea-time kick-off, with an away win and over 2.5 goals in total @ 7/5 our prediction.
Betting Odds
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Betting Odds – Premier League 2025/26
Result | Odds | Chance |
Nottingham Forest | 5/1 | 16.67% |
Arsenal | 8/15 | 65.22% |
Draw | 3/1 | 25.00% |
*Odds are correct at the time of writing, but subject to change.
Arsenal are the favourites to win this Premier League clash at 8/15 .
Nottingham Forest are the underdogs, priced at 5/1 to claim a home victory at the City Ground .
The odds of the match finishing in a draw are 3/1 .
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How to watch Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
The match is scheduled to begin at 5.30pm and will be shown live on TNT Sports 1 .
Form Guides
Nottingham Forest Form Guide
Forest did manage to beat West Ham 2-1 in their last league outing but required an 89th-minute penalty to defeat their fellow strugglers and then suffered FA Cup embarrassment at Wrexham .
The good news for Dyche and his team is they have built up a seven-point buffer to the relegation zone.
The bad news is they now play host to an Arsenal side who top both the Premier League and Champions League tables and are on track in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup .
Arsenal also boast the best defence in the division, conceding only 14 goals and keeping 10 clean sheets. Taking into account Forest have the joint-worst attack after rock-bottom Wolves with only 21 goals scored, odds of 23/20 for another Arsenal clean sheet this weekend could be good value.
Arsenal Form Guide
Things could hardly be going better for the Gunners .
They are six points clear in the Premier League , brushed aside Portsmouth 4-1 in the FA Cup third round and claimed a 3-2 first-leg win at Chelsea in the Carabao Cup semi-finals on Wednesday.
Arteta knows the pressure is going to start building now though, with their Champions League campaign resuming on Tuesday with a trip to Inter Milan before Manchester United visit the Emirates the following Sunday, and dropping points at the City Ground would be an unwelcome setback.
But we can’t see that happening and Arsenal to be winning at half-time and full-time is 7/5.
On the goalscoring front, backing Leandro Trossard to net anytime @ 2/1 could give you two chances to win thanks to BOYLE Sports’ Sub Swap feature and Arsenal’s squad strength. Trossard is often replaced by the dangerous Gabriel Martinelli – or vice-versa – so your selection could end up paying out through either of them.
Betting Tips
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Betting Tips
Arsenal to win & over 2.5 goals @ 7/5
Arsenal to keep a clean sheet @ 23/20
Arsenal to win at half-time and full-time @ 7/5
Leandro Trossard to score anytime @ 2/1
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