- Forest face Arsenal on Wednesday evening
- Reds have their first home match in three
- Forest Preview has all the key pre-match info you'll need
Nottingham Forest take on Arsenal in the Premier League on Wednesday evening in what will be their first fixture at The City Ground in three (kick-off 7.30pm).
Nuno’s Reds are six points behind the Gunners in the Premier League table, but victory Trentside would see that gap reduced to just three.
Forest are looking to return to winning ways having been narrowly beaten at Newcastle United on Sunday. The Reds are also looking to extend their unbeaten home run having remained unbeaten in NG2 since November.
The Gunners meanwhile, fell to a 1-0 home defeat at the hands of West Ham United on Saturday.
Forest have claimed the spoils on three of the last four matches between the two sides at The City Ground.
Arsenal claimed the points in this fixture last season with goals from Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka, with Taiwo Awoniyi on target for the Reds.
Classic meeting
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LAST FIVE
Forest
AFC Bournemouth (A) – 5-0 loss
Brighton & Hove Albion (H) – 7-0 win
Exeter City (A), FA Cup – 2-2 draw (Forest won 4-2 on penalties)
Fulham (A) – 2-1 loss
Newcastle United (A) – 4-3 loss
Arsenal
Girona (A), UCL – 2-1 win
Manchester City (H) – 5-1 win
Newcastle United (A), Carabao Cup – 2-0 loss
Leicester City (A) – 2-0 win
West Ham United (A) – 1-0 loss
Man in the Middle – Andrew Madley
Andrew Madley has been selected to officiate Forest’s clash with Arsenal at The City Ground on Wednesday night.
The official has overseen 13 Premier League games this season, with his most recent being Everton’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United on Saturday lunchtime.
Wednesday evening’s match however will not be his first involving Forest or Arsenal, with Madley having been the VAR for games involving both clubs.
The experienced official was the VAR for both of Forest’s games against AFC Bournemouth this season. He was also the VAR for Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Brentford in August.
Madley has dished out 52 yellow cards this season, whilst awarding a single red card. He has pointed to the penalty spot on two separate occasions when officiating matches in the Premier League.
Eddie Smart and Craig Taylor will act as assistant referees in NG2, with Anthony Taylor confirmed as the fourth official. Michael Salisbury is on VAR duty.
Tickets
Please note, tickets for this fixture have sold out. Supporters are encouraged to check the ticket exchange should any become available for this fixture.
Audio streaming
Live commentary from BBC Radio Nottingham is available on Forest TV+ for this fixture. Forest TV+ packages are available in both monthly (£5.99) and yearly (£44.99) packages granting access to exclusive and on-demand content and commentary on the men’s first team matches.
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Forest Review
A new edition of Forest Review will be available around The City Ground tomorrow night featuring Reds' Roots with Ibrahim Sangaré.
Supporters can also order copies of the programme online here.