Overview
- The 0-0 draw at the City Ground leaves Arsenal on 50 points, seven ahead of Manchester City, with Aston Villa able to trim the gap to four on Sunday.
- Arsenal controlled long spells but lacked a clinical edge, highlighted by a close-range Gabriel Martinelli miss, for a second straight league 0-0 — their first such run since 2012/13.
- A late handball appeal against Ola Aina was checked by VAR and not given, with officials judging the contact came off his shoulder and his arm was in a natural position.
- Mikel Arteta started Bukayo Saka on the bench before introducing him to spark the attack, and Matz Sels preserved Forest’s point with a superb save from Saka’s header.
- Forest took no shots on target yet defended resolutely to secure a valuable point that keeps them 17th on 22 points, five clear of the relegation zone.