Arteta was referring to an incident in the second-half when the ball hit Ola Aina's arm in the Forest penalty area.

Arsenal have kept a clean sheet in each of their last three Premier League games against Nottingham Forest, their longest run of league shutouts against the Tricky Trees. Only West Ham (8) and Wolves (8) have lost more Premier League home games this season than Nottingham Forest (6).

Mikel Arteta insists Arsenal remain in good stead in the Premier League title race despite missing an opportunity to go nine points clear of Manchester City.

Premier League leaders Arsenal got very little going on Saturday at the City Ground, slumping to a 0-0 draw with Nottingham Forest that took minimal advantage of a wild day near the top of the table.

Arsenal missed the chance to move nine points clear of second-placed Manchester City at the top of the Premier League as they played out an underwhelming goalless draw at Nottingham Forest. Viktor Gyokeres and Gabriel Martinelli wasted excellent chances for Mikel Arteta's side as Forest more than matched the leaders,

Arsenal travelled to the City Ground, faced a stubborn Nottingham Forest who held them to a 0-0 draw as they failed to convert a chance to make it a nine-point lead atop the Premier League after Manchester City 's 2-0 loss to Manchester United earlier today.

However, the City Ground hasn’t exactly proven to be the most fruitful of locations for the Gunners in recent years, while Sean Dyche hindered Arsenal’s title challenge in 2022–23 when he oversaw a 1–0 victory over the north Londoners on his bow as Everton manager.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has fired out a warning to big-money signing Viktor Gyokeres after he failed to find the back of the net yet again for the Gunners against Nottingham Forest on Saturday in the Premier League.

Zinchenko joined Forest on loan from Arsenal on a season-long loan deal on the final day of the 2025 summer transfer window. Blessed with the ability to play at left-back or in midfield, Zinchenko was expected to bring ‘invaluable experience’ to Forest, as noted by the club’s then chief football officer, Ross Wilson.

Can Gyökeres turn the tide? Set-pieces, Dyche's motivation and more talking points ahead of Saturday's Premier League clash between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal.