Arsenal resume their Premier League campaign after the international break, hosting Nottingham Forest -- who have newly-appointed manager Ange Postecoglou in the dugout. While the visitors will hope for a new-manager bounce post Nuno Espirito Santo's sacking, Mikel Arteta's side will aim to put behind the memories of their last-gasp defeat to Liverpool at Anfield before the break.
With Martin Ødegaard now available, Arsenal's injury list has shortened, although they will still be without the services of Bukayo Saka, William Saliba and Kai Havertz. Postecoglou has most of his squad available to him and will be hoping to earn his first Premier League win against Arteta in five attempts, having drawn won and lost three as manager of Tottenham Hotspur.
Forest have also never beaten Arsenal on away trips in the Premier League, with the hosts also winning their last six games against Forest in all competitions by a 19-2 aggregate scoreline.
Here is everything you need to know about Sunday's match.
How to watch:
The match will be available Sky Sports in the UK, NBC Sports in the U.S., JioHotstar in India, Stan Sport in Australia. You can also follow ESPN's live updates.
Key Details:
Date: Saturday, September 13 at 12:30 p.m. BST (7:30 a.m. ET; 5.00 p.m. IST and 9:30 p.m. AEST).
Venue: Emirates Stadium, London.
Referee: Darren England
VAR: Andy Madley
Team News
Arsenal
Bukayo Saka, F: hamstring, est. return late September
Kai Havertz, F: knee, est. return early October
Christian Nørgaard, M: knock, doubt
Ben White, D: knock, doubt
Gabriel Jesus, F: knee, est. return late September
William Saliba, D: ankle, est. return early October
Nottingham Forest
Nicolás Domínguez, M: meniscus, est. return early October
Nicolò Savona, D: knock, doubt
Oleksandr Zinchenko, D: out, on loan from parent club
Predicted XIs
Arsenal (4-3-3)
GK: David Raya
RB: Jurrien Timber | CB: Christhian Mosquera | CB: Gabriel Magalhães | LB: Riccardo Calafiori
CM: Martin Zubimendi | CAM: Martin Ødegaard | CM: Declan Rice
RW: Noni Madueke | CF: Viktor Gyökeres | LW: Eberechi Eze
Nottingham Forest (4-3-3)
GK: Matz Sels
RB: Neco Williams | CB: Murillo | CB: Nikola Milenkovic | LB: Ola Aina
CM: Elliot Anderson | CAM: Morgan Gibbs-White | CM: Douglas Luiz
RW: Dan Ndoye | CF: Chris Wood | LW: Callum Hudson-Odoi
Stats:
Arsenal have not lost consecutive games in the Premier League since December 2023.
Forest have gone 11 Premier League games without a clean sheet - only Fulham (12) have a worse record.
Elliot Anderson has made more line-breaking passes (32) than any other midfielder in the PL this season.
Arsenal have an xG of 1.54 from open play this season, better than only Sunderland this season.
If Viktor Gyökeres scores a brace at the Emirates, he could join David Hirst (1992) and Sergio Agüero (2011) as the only Premier League players to score two or more goals in their first two home games.
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