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Commentary
A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing 'keeper.
WERNER brought the ball away from MAITLAND-NILES and rattled a tame shot over the bar.
11¹A cross from BALOGUN left STASSIN in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
13¹HØJLUND worked the ball to MAITLAND-NILES, STASSIN gathered his pass and nodded the ball within easy reach of MAIGNAN.
15¹WERNER steamed through the Arsenal defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
21¹RONALDO touched the ball through a crowd of players but MARTÍNEZ was a match for it as he dived to his left.
24¹A shot from BALOGUN was smothered by the 'keeper.
32¹A strike from SMITH ROWE held no problem for MAIGNAN.
33¹The bemused MARTÍNEZ stared in disbelief as a backpass from LINDELÖF dropped just over.
35¹A header from STASSIN was nodded off the line by KONSA.
38¹FÁBIO VIEIRA's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
44¹ISCO fluffed an easy chance.
44¹WHITE booked for a late foul.
GOAL!! A weak shot from RONALDO seemed to hold no problem for the 'keeper but the ball somehow squirmed over the line. (1-0 Nottingham Forest)
12²ISCO beat BALOGUN but placed the ball into the arms of the Arsenal 'keeper.
13²ISCO headed wide.
21²A penalty box scramble resulted in WERNER cracking a low shot over.
23²A weak shot from KOVACIC bounced agonisingly wide.
24²A accurate pass bobbled toward AKÉ and his deadly effort went narrowly wide.
26²The 'keeper saved a beautiful shot from CASH.
30²A corner found STASSIN who forced an effort just beyond the far post.
31²RONALDO placed a looping shot just beyond the near post from just outside the area.
45²WARD-PROWSE cautioned for a cynical challenge on STASSIN.

 
Nottingham Forest
 
League position: 4
Home league form: WWWW
Overall league form: WWWLWWWW
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Mike MAIGNAN1Emiliano MARTÍNEZ(c)
Matty CASH2Trevoh CHALOBAH
Nathan AKÉ3NUNO Albertino TAVARES
Mateo KOVACIC4Ainsley MAITLAND-NILES
Ezri KONSA5Victor LINDELÖF
Ben WHITE6Takehiro TOMIYASU
James WARD-PROWSE7FÁBIO Daniel VIEIRA
ISCO8Emile SMITH ROWE
(c,p)Cristiano RONALDO9Rasmus HØJLUND(p)
(f)John McGINN10Folarin BALOGUN(f)
Timo WERNER11Lucas STASSIN
Manager
Tammy ABRAHAM  12  Albert-Mboyo LOKONGA
David RAYA  13  Jack BUTLAND
Shea CHARLES  14  MARQUINHOS
RICHARLISON de Andrade  15  Tyreece JOHN-JULES
Samuel EDOZIE16  Auston TRUSTY
 
Arsenal
 
League position: 6
Away league form: XWWW
Overall league form: LXXWWLWX
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Nottingham Forest 1 Arsenal 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 55,506, Stadium: City Ground, Referee: Keith Hill 5½)

Ronaldo 5²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
 
WhiteóEdozie 35² 
  
White 44¹, Ward-Prowse 45² 
45
1211
26
56
82
138
44
54%46%
Man of the match: Mateo Kovacic