By NFFC

Nottingham Forest head to the capital to face Arsenal in north London on Sunday afteroon. Here, we take a look at everything you need to know about the two sides heading into this weekend's fixture...

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FIXTURE DETAILS

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest
Premier League
Emirates Stadium
Sunday 30th October, 14:00 GMT

Referee: Simon Hooper
Assistants: Adrian Holmes, James Mainwaring
Fourth official: Thomas Bramall
VAR: Andre Marriner
Assistant VAR: Darren Cann

HEAD COACH'S VIEW

Head Coach Steve Cooper spoke to the media this week to look ahead to our fixture against The Gunners.

"When you win a game you hope to back it up with another positive performance and result and that's the intention going into a tough game away from home this weekend. 

"We talk a lot about momentum and consistency and how important that can be which you get by winning games and picking up points."

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Supporters can view more from the pre-match press conference here.

TEAM NEWS

Steve Cooper has revealed the latest team news, confirming that no fresh concerns have been picked up ahead of the trip to Emirates Stadium. Midfielder Lewis O'Brien returned to training this week following illness and could be in contention to return to the squad.

Harry Toffolo, Moussa Niakhaté and Omar Richards remain absent through injury while Jack Colback continues to manage a back problem.

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Meanwhile, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta will assess the fitness of Oleksandr Zinchenko, Marquinhos and Gabriel following Thursday's Europa League defeat against PSV Eindhoven. Emile Smith Rowe and Mohamed Elneny are set to miss out through injury.

LAST TIME OUT

We last faced Sunday's opponents in the Emirates FA Cup third round last season, Lewis Grabban scoring an 83rd minute winner on a famous night at The City Ground to knock Arsenal out on our way to the quarter final.

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Our last league meeting against The Gunners was back in January 1999, Martin Keown scoring the winning goal to hand the away side a 1-0 victory on Trentside. 

RECENT FORM

Arsenal currently second in the Premier League table, with Arteta's side drawing 1-1 against Southampton at St Mary's last weekend before losing 2-0 against Ruud van Nistelrooy's PSV on Thursday evening.

Despite a draw and defeat from their last two outings, Arsenal sit on an impressive 28 points after the opening 11 league fixtures and are unbeaten at home. Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka are The Gunners' current top scorers with five goals each.

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Forest head into Sunday's fixture off the back of a memorable 1-0 victory against Liverpool at The City Ground, Taiwo Awoniyi's second half strike earning The Reds the points against Jürgen Klopp's men.

FOLLOW THE ACTION

Stay tuned to our official Twitter, Facebook and Instagram pages for all the build-up, regular updates and post-match action.

AUDIO COMMENTARY

All supporters worldwide can also access live audio coverage of tonight’s match and all league matches via a monthly audio commentary package for £5.99.

The commentary will be BBC Radio Nottingham’s broadcast with David Jackson and Steve Sutton.

Click here to purchase a pass.

TV COVERAGE

Due to Premier League rights, today's game will be broadcast around the world in only a handful of countries.

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