Arsenal will look to arrest their slump in form by claiming a much-needed victory over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League at the Emirates on Saturday afternoon.
A four-game winless run in the top-flight has seen the Gunners' title hopes take a serious dent.
The most recent of those setbacks came before the international break, as Mikel Arteta’s men were held to a 1-1 draw away at London rivals Chelsea.
Arsenal now return to their capital headquarters where they can expect a tricky test from high-flying Nottingham Forest.
Nuno Espirito Santo’s side are level on points and just one position behind fourth-placed Arsenal in the top-flight standings.
That being said, the Tricky Trees’ three-game winning run in the Premier League came grinding to a halt a fortnight ago when falling to a 3-1 defeat at home to Newcastle.
How the bookies view it: Gunners to out-gun Forest
Despite picking up just two points from their last four Premier League games, Arsenal are overwhelming 3/10 favourites on Betano.
Nottingham Forest, who have yet to lose on their top-flight travels this term, enter this Emirates encounter as big outsiders at 17/2 (Betano) while a point apiece has been priced up at 4/1 with the same bookmaker.
Head to head: History favours the hosts
Arsenal have triumphed in three of their last four Premier League meetings with Nottingham Forest, including each of the previous two at the Emirates. In fact, Forest have failed to win away from home against Arsenal in just over a quarter of a century.
Players to watch: Saka to fire against Forest?
Bukayo Saka is 22/25 on UniBet for a goal or an assist on Saturday afternoon and that holds plenty of appeal. The Arsenal attacker has totted up 10 goal involvements across his 10 Premier League appearances for Arsenal this season so far.
Only Erling Haaland (11) has scored more goals than Chris Wood (8) in the Premier League this season. The Nottingham Forest striker is as big as 9/2 (Boylesports) to notch on Saturday afternoon.
Predicted line-ups
Arsenal defender Ben White is set for a spell on the sidelines after undergoing knee surgery. After being prohibited from featuring against his parent club last time out, Raheem Sterling should reappear on the Arsenal bench on Saturday.
Nottingham Forest have no new known injury concerns to deal with ahead of Saturday’s trip to the capital, with Danilo still recovering from an ankle issue.
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
Anything else catch the eye?
With Arsenal too short to side with at the aforementioned price, I’ll head to the Bet Builder and bundle up a home win alongside Alex Moreno to commit a foul at 4/5 (PaddyPower).
While Arsenal have stuttered of late, they do boast a formidable home record in recent times, claiming top honours from 18 of their last 24 top-flight assignments at the Emirates.
Given that Moreno is expected to be in direct battle with the aforementioned Saka, I’ll also go with the Forest left-back to give away at least one free-kick on Saturday.
The Spanish defender has got on the wrong side of the referee once or more in five of his previous six Premier League appearances.
This English Premier League match between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest will be played on Nov 23, 2024 and kick off at 15:00. Check below for our tipsters best Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
