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Who:<\/strong> Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
What:<\/strong>\u00a0English Premier League<\/a>
Where: <\/strong>City Ground, Nottingham, United Kingdom
When:\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday, October 18 , at 4:30pm (15:30 GMT)
How to follow:\u00a0<\/strong>Al Jazeera Sport<\/a> will bring you all the build-up from 12:30 GMT ahead of our live text commentary stream<\/p>\n

Arsenal will try to end their goal drought at the City Ground when they play Nottingham Forest on Sunday \u2013 the Gunners failed to score in their last two visits, as both matches ended in goalless draws.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said his side had learned lessons from their \u201cextremely average\u201d performance at Brighton before the international break as they returned to winning ways against Leeds last weekend.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard was left to stew for 21 days after the 3-0 humbling at the Amex last month \u2013 the first defeat of the season for the Premier League champions.<\/p>\n

But the Gunners got that performance out of their system at the Emirates last Saturday, coming from behind to beat Leeds 2-1<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Arsenal also cruised to a 3-0 home win<\/a> over Lille in midweek to extend their perfect start in the Champions League.<\/p>\n

Nottingham Forest boss Oliver Glasner was beaten on his return to Crystal Palace as Daichi Kamada\u2019s first Premier League goal inspired the Eagles\u2019 3-1 win last weekend.<\/p>\n

Arsenal headed into this weekend in second place in the Premier League, three points behind Manchester City, while Nottingham Forest were 15th.<\/p>\n

What happened in Arsenal\u2019s last Premier League game?<\/h2>\n

Arsenal got back on track as the Premier League champions survived a scare to beat Leeds, although Arteta\u2019s side were in danger of a second successive loss when they fell behind at the Emirates Stadium.<\/p>\n

James Justin fired Leeds ahead in the 55th minute after Arsenal failed to clear Gabriel Gudmundsson\u2019s cross.<\/p>\n

Arteta had admitted Arsenal were nursing a \u201cpain in the tummy\u201d from the Brighton loss, but Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori found the cure when he converted Ben White\u2019s header from close range in the 62nd minute.<\/p>\n

Arsenal showcased their strength in depth as substitute Bruno Guimaraes drilled the winner from the edge of the area just six minutes after coming off the bench.<\/p>\n

The Brazilian\u2019s first goal at the Emirates since his close-season move from Newcastle made it five wins from six league matches for the Gunners.<\/p>\n

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Guimaraes celebrates scoring against Leeds last weekend [Julian Finney\/Getty Images]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What happened in Forest\u2019s last Premier League game?<\/h2>\n

Glasner had led Palace to a shock FA Cup final triumph over Manchester City in 2025 and masterminded their UEFA Conference League success in May.<\/p>\n

But the 52-year-old Austrian opted to quit Selhurst Park after reported issues with the club\u2019s hierarchy over their transfer policy, opening the way for his move to Forest.<\/p>\n

He was greeted warmly by Palace fans before kickoff and it looked like being a victorious return for Glasner when Forest\u2019s Dan Ndoye opened the scoring in the third minute.<\/p>\n

But Forest wasted a host of chances to increase their lead and Japan midfielder Kamada levelled in the 41st minute to end his long wait for a top-flight goal.<\/p>\n

Jefferson Lerma nodded Palace in front in first-half stoppage time and Yeremy Pino\u2019s 59th-minute goal sent Glasner home empty-handed.<\/p>\n

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Glasner acknowledges the fans before the game at Crystal Palace [Julian Finney\/Getty Images]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What have the managers said about the game?<\/h2>\n

Mikel Arteta, Arsenal manager:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to try really hard to score goals and to prevent goals as well. It\u2019s going to be a really tough match, they\u2019re an extremely well-coached team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know that, we already have experience with Oliver [Glasner] in the past and they\u2019re a team that at home can create a really special momentum, so we are ready for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Oliver Glasner, Forest manager:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIn every game this season [Arsenal] were outrunning the opposition. It\u2019s incredible. The effort and the mindset Mikel [Arteta] has created there is incredible.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis makes it so tough to play against them and you see it from every single player. They have so many world-class players they can react from the bench.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prediction:<\/h2>\n

The Opta supercomputer has made Arsenal the clear favourites, with a win probability of 58.3 percent. Forest were given a 20.4 percent chance of winning, a draw is 21.3 percent.<\/p>\n

Head-to-head<\/h2>\n