Madueke breaks Nottingham Forest’s resistance as dogged Arsenal edge to victory
The theme before kick-off was blanks. Or, more precisely, whether either team could stop firing them at the City Ground. It is a detail to make Oliver Glasner extremely uncomfortable that his Nottingham Forest team had still to score at their home stadium. Arsenal, meanwhile, had drawn 0-0 on each of their previous two visits to this part of the East Midlands.
TL;DR
- Noni Madueke scored the only goal in the 80th minute, assisted by Declan Rice, with the ball deflecting off Jair Cunha.
- Nottingham Forest remains scoreless at home under manager Oliver Glasner, marking their fifth game without a goal in all competitions.
- Arsenal's performance was largely uninspired, with only one shot on target before Madueke's goal.
- Forest had several late chances to equalize, including efforts from Chris Wood and Murillo, and a blocked shot by Liam Delap.
- Key Forest player Morgan Gibbs-White missed the match due to a calf injury, which was noted as a significant absence.