Overview
- Kick-off is 17:30 GMT at the City Ground, with live coverage on TNT Sports 1 in the UK and on NBC and Peacock in the United States.
- Arsenal arrive as leaders with a six-point advantage, with the gap subject to Manchester City’s earlier derby result.
- Mikel Arteta’s side carry strong momentum after a 3-2 EFL Cup win at Chelsea and a 4-1 FA Cup win at Portsmouth, and they have kept clean sheets in their last three league meetings with Forest.
- Arsenal are assessing defensive doubts over Piero Hincapié, Riccardo Calafiori, Cristhian Mosquera and Max Dowman, with David Raya expected to start and a widely reported XI of Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber; Ødegaard, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Gyökeres, Martinelli.
- Forest contend with Oleksandr Zinchenko’s ineligibility and injuries to Chris Wood and goalkeeper John Victor, welcome back Willy Boly and Ibrahim Sangaré, likely turn to Igor Jesus up front, and will face Arsenal in blue with Premier League-requested grey socks for clearer TV contrast.