Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal LIVE: Mikel Arteta makes Eberechi Eze call as injury boost confirmed

2026-10-18 · FootballLondon

football.london will bring you live coverage from the City Ground where Nottingham Forest host Arsenal (4:30pm) in the Premier League

The City Ground has not been a happy hunting ground for Mikel Arteta, who has won just one of his five visits to Nottingham Forest as Arsenal manager.

His team, however, travel to the East Midlands in fine form after swatting aside Leeds and Lille on the back of the international break.

Arsenal will be keen to close the gap on Manchester City with victory but Arteta is also likely to have one eye on Wednesday's Champions League trip to Bayern Munich.

Midfielder Martin Zubimendi is pushing to return while the Gunners will be without Piero Hincapie, Christos Tzolis and William Saliba as they look to return back to north London with all three points.

You can keep posted on all the action below.

Line-up analysis

A big call from Mikel Arteta as Eberechi Eze gets the nod ahead of Noni Madueke at left-wing.

It's not entirely surprising given how well Eze played in the second half against Lille on Tuesday.

This is a big opportunity for him to kick on following a frustrating start to the season.

If he plays well today, it's his spot to lose. At right-back, it's no major surprise to see Ben White return, either.

He's fresh after resting against Lille and while Jurrien Timber was excellent in midweek, he's not quite ready to play every game.

White has also been in great form since the start of the season.

The Arsenal team in full

Confirmed Arsenal team

Starting line-up: Raya; White, Konsa, Gabriel, Calafiori; Guimaraes, Rice, Odegaard; Saka, Eze, Havertz

Substitutes: Meslier, Mosquera, Timber, Gyokeres, Merino, Zubimendi, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman

Predicted XI

Not long until team news at the City Ground.

One of the big calls Mikel Arteta has to make is at left-wing where Eberechi Eze and Noni Madueke are both pushing to start.

Don't forget, Arsenal head to Munich on Wednesday evening and five of their next six matches are on the road.

You can read our full predicted XI HERE.

Afternoon

And welcome to out coverage of today's huge clash between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal.

We'll be bringing you all the build-up, team news and action as it drops.

Stay tuned...

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