Premier League 2025/26: Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Match Preview, Prediction, TV channels & Lineups
League leaders Arsenal travel to the City Ground to face 17th-placed Nottingham Forest. The Gunners look to extend their six-point lead, while Sean Dyche’s side fights to maintain their top-flight safety.
Match Facts
Arsenal currently holds a six-point lead over Manchester City and enters this fixture having won nine of their last ten competitive matches.
Mikel Arteta faces defensive challenges with Riccardo Calafiori, Cristhian Mosquera, and Piero Hincapié all sidelined. However, star winger Bukayo Saka is fit and boasts 5 G/A in his last five games against Forest.
Nottingham Forest has lost six of their ten home games this season and remains without top scorer Chris Wood and goalkeeper John Victor due to knee surgeries.
This is one of Sean Dyche’s toughest tests since taking charge; his teams have notoriously struggled to score more than one goal per game against the Gunners.
Forest will be without Oleksandr Zinchenko, who is ineligible to play against his parent club.
Nottingham Forest possible lineup: Sels; Aina, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Anderson, Dominguez; Hutchinson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Jesus
Arsenal possible lineup: Raya; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli
Prediction of AI
AI models and Opta data heavily favor an Arsenal victory (62%), with a draw at 22.8% and a Forest win at 15.2%.
The most frequent AI-simulated results are a 2-0 or 2-1 win for Arsenal.
Analysts recommend a "W2 (-1)" handicap for Arsenal, noting their superior efficiency (1.9 goals per match) compared to Forest’s league-low average of 1.1 goals.
Kick Off Time?
Competition (round): Premier League (Round 22)
Kick-off (GMT): 17:30, Saturday, January 17, 2026
Stadium, location: The City Ground, Nottingham, England
How to Watch in the UK and US?
In the UK: The match is broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate, with streaming available via discovery+.
In the US: The game is televised on NBC and can be streamed live on Peacock Premium and Fubo.
TV Channel and Live Stream: You can also follow Xscore808 live updates for other countries.
