Overview
- Kick-off is 17:30 GMT at the City Ground, with live coverage on TNT Sports 1 and Discovery+ in the UK and on NBC and Peacock in the US at 12:30pm ET.
- Arsenal top the table by six points and could put further pressure on their pursuers with a win before rivals play.
- Forest sit 17th with one win in six league matches and arrive on the back of an FA Cup exit to Wrexham on penalties.
- Sean Dyche confirmed goalkeeper John Victor has had minor knee surgery, Chris Wood remains out though progressing, Ryan Yates trained with the squad, and Willy Boly plus Ibrahim Sangaré have returned from AFCON.
- Arsenal’s defensive options remain thinned by injuries to Piero Hincapie, Riccardo Calafiori and Cristhian Mosquera, though William Saliba recently returned to start, with youngster Max Dowman still weeks away.