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Premier League | Gameweek 1
Aug 12, 2023 at 1pm UK
Emirates Stadium
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Arsenal
2 - 1
Nott'm Forest

Nketiah (26'), Saka (32')
Maduro (45+5'), White (90+2')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Awoniyi (82')
Aina (28'), Mangala (81')

The Match

Match Report

Arsenal survive a nail-biting final 10 minutes to beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 at the Emirates on the opening weekend of the Premier League season.

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Premier League clash between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Arsenal could line up in Saturday's Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up all of Arsenal's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash with Nottingham Forest.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Arsenal 1-1 Man City (4-1 pen.)
Sunday, August 6 at 4pm in Community Shield
Last Game: Frankfurt 0-0 Nott'm Forest
Saturday, August 5 at 2.30pm in Club Friendlies 1

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Arsenal win with a probability of 67.27%. A draw had a probability of 19.1% and a win for Nottingham Forest had a probability of 13.65%.

The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.51%) and 2-1 (9.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.04%), while for a Nottingham Forest win it was 0-1 (4.17%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Arsenal would win this match.

Result
ArsenalDrawNottingham Forest
67.27% (0.56699999999999 0.57) 19.07% (-0.319 -0.32) 13.65% (-0.251 -0.25)
Both teams to score 51.05% (0.401 0.4)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.25% (0.884 0.88)41.75% (-0.888 -0.89)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.85% (0.885 0.88)64.15% (-0.89 -0.89)
Arsenal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.53% (0.40600000000001 0.41)11.46% (-0.41 -0.41)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
63.7% (0.879 0.88)36.29% (-0.883 -0.88)
Nottingham Forest Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
57.66% (0.186 0.19)42.33% (-0.19 -0.19)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
21.27% (0.16 0.16)78.72% (-0.164 -0.16)
Score Analysis
    Arsenal 67.27%
    Nottingham Forest 13.65%
    Draw 19.07%
ArsenalDrawNottingham Forest
2-0 @ 11.38% (-0.08 -0.08)
1-0 @ 10.51% (-0.24 -0.24)
2-1 @ 9.79% (-0.016999999999999 -0.02)
3-0 @ 8.22% (0.078000000000001 0.08)
3-1 @ 7.07% (0.103 0.1)
4-0 @ 4.45% (0.114 0.11)
4-1 @ 3.83% (0.117 0.12)
3-2 @ 3.04% (0.059 0.06)
5-0 @ 1.93% (0.08 0.08)
5-1 @ 1.66% (0.077 0.08)
4-2 @ 1.64% (0.058 0.06)
Other @ 3.76%
Total : 67.27%
1-1 @ 9.04% (-0.165 -0.16)
0-0 @ 4.85% (-0.196 -0.2)
2-2 @ 4.21% (0.014 0.01)
Other @ 0.98%
Total : 19.07%
0-1 @ 4.17% (-0.147 -0.15)
1-2 @ 3.88% (-0.051 -0.05)
0-2 @ 1.79% (-0.053 -0.05)
2-3 @ 1.21% (0.01 0.01)
1-3 @ 1.11% (-0.008 -0.01)
Other @ 1.49%
Total : 13.65%

How you voted: Arsenal vs Nott'm Forest

Arsenal
86.8%
Draw
6.1%
Nottingham Forest
7.1%
197
Head to Head
May 20, 2023 5.30pm
Gameweek 37
Nott'm Forest
1-0
Arsenal
Awoniyi (19')
Awoniyi (25'), Niakhate (45+2'), Gibbs-White (78')

Jesus (54'), Magalhaes (78')
Oct 30, 2022 2pm
Gameweek 14
Arsenal
5-0
Nott'm Forest
Martinelli (5'), Nelson (49', 52'), Partey (57'), Odegaard (78')
Jan 9, 2022 5.10pm
Sep 24, 2019 8pm
Jan 7, 2018 4pm
Third Round
Nott'm Forest
4-2
Arsenal
Lichaj (20', 44'), Brereton (64' pen.), Dowell (85' pen.)
Worrall (89')
Mertesacker (23'), Welbeck (79')
Debuchy (84'), Ospina (85'), Mertesacker (86'), Welbeck (86')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CManchester CityMan City38287396346291
2Arsenal38285591296289
3Liverpool382410486414582
4Aston Villa382081076611568
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs382061274611366
6Chelsea381891177631463
7Newcastle UnitedNewcastle381861485622360
8Manchester UnitedMan Utd38186145758-160
9West Ham UnitedWest Ham381410146074-1452
10Crystal Palace381310155758-149
11Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton381212145562-748
12Bournemouth38139165467-1348
13Fulham38138175561-647
14Wolverhampton WanderersWolves38137185065-1546
15Everton38139164051-1140
16Brentford38109195665-939
17Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest3899204967-1832
RLuton TownLuton3868245285-3326
RBurnley3859244178-3724
RSheffield UnitedSheff Utd38372835104-6916


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