ARSENAL face a daunting trip to a ground where they haven’t had much success – but the Gunners need a win to stay in touch with Premier League leaders Liverpool.
The north London outfit travel to the City Ground for a match under the lights against Nottingham Forest.
AFPNottingham Forest ended Arsenal’s title dreams last season[/caption]
RexArsenal thrashed Crystal Palace in their most recent outing[/caption]
And for all of Forest’s troubles this season – including financial fair play – they’ll be feeling confident as the midlands side have beaten Arsenal THREE consecutive times at their home stadium.
Furthermore, there could be a little unrest in the camp with rumours swirling of Mikel Arteta’s potential departure at the end of the season.
However, the Gunners will be fresh after having a ten-day rest since they thrashed London rivals Crystal Palace 5-0 at the Emirates.
When is Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal?
Arsenal’s huge trip to Nottingham Forest will take place TOMORROW – Tuesday, January 29.
It is scheduled to get underway at 8pm GMT.
The City Ground is the allocated arena for this match and it can host approximately 30,445 roaring fans.
Goals from Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka fired Arsenal to a 2-1 win when these sides met on the opening day of the season.
What TV channel is it on and can it be live streamed?
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal will be broadcast LIVE on TNT Sports 2.
Coverage is expected to commence from 7:30pm GMT – 30 minutes before kick-off.
Fans can also stream the action through discovery+.
Alternatively, follow SunSport’s live blog as it will have minute-by-minute coverage of the entire match.
What is the team news?
Nuno Espirito Santo will be forced to continue without Ola Ana, Cheikhou Kouyate, Willy Boly, Serge Aurier, Ibrahim Sangare and Moussa Niakhate as they are all involved in the knockout stages of Afcon.
Taiwo Awoniyi (groin) and Anthony Elanga (thigh) will need to be assessed after missing the 0-0 FA Cup draw against Bristol City, while Divock Origi has been granted permission to join up with Los Angeles FC.
Nuno Tavares cannot face his parent club, however, Nottingham Forest star Morgan Gibbs-White is in line for a recall after being restricted to the bench at Ashton Gate.
Elsewhere, Mikel Arteta will be without Mohamed Elneny despite Egypt being knocked out of Afcon, and Takehiro Tomiyasu who is hoping to win the Asian Cup with Japan.
Jurrien Timber (ACL) and Fabio Vieria (groin) continue their recovery process, while Gabriel Magalhaes and Declan Rice need to be assessed following knocks during the Crystal Palace win.
However, Thomas Partey is back in full training and could feature for the first time since last year.
GettyThomas Partey has returned to full training[/caption]
What are the odds?
Forest to win 7/1
Draw 18/5
Arsenal to win 2/5
*Odds courtesy of Ladbrokes are correct at time of publication