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Nottingham Forest v Arsenal - as it happened

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Nottingham Forest v Arsenal, FA Cup, 1/32 - Official line-ups. BeSoccer

Join us for live coverage of the FA Cup match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal from the The City Ground Stadium. The Gunners are making their first appearance in the competition this year.

List of goalscorers

L. Grabban
83'
1 - 0

Match report in news

  • 93'
    FT: Nottingham Forest 1-0 Arsenal! All over! Forest have done it! The City Ground erupts. Substitute Lewis Grabban gets the winner with seven minutes remaining to seal a famous FA Cup upset. Nottingham Forest will meet holders Leicester City in the fourth round!

Substitution

at Arsenal
  • 91'
    Arsenal sub: Kolasinac on for Cedric Soares.
  • 90'
    3 minutes added on!
  • 85'
    Five minutes for the record 14-time winners to force extra time. Brennan Johnson does brilliantly to drag his side up the pitch. The City Ground is rocking!
  • 82'
    GOAL for Nottingham Forest! Forest break down the right and Ryan Yates delivers a wonderful ball into the box, where Lewis Grabban is primed to fire a first-time shot past Bernd Leno. Great finish, great assist, and not long for Forest to hold on!

Yellow card

a Nottingham Forest
  • 78'
    Djed Spence gets a booking for a late tackle on Kieran Tierney on the halfway line.

Substitution

at Nottingham Forest
  • 75'
    Forest sub: Zinckernagel is replaced by Cafu.

Yellow card

a Arsenal
  • 74'
    Gabriel Martinelli is cautioned for a bad foul on Spence.

Substitution

at Arsenal
  • 69'
    Arsenal sub: Charlie Patino is replaced by Lacazette.

Substitution

at Nottingham Forest
  • 68'
    Forest sub: Lewis Grabban on for Davis.
  • 67'
    Eddie Nketiah fires wide from a difficult angle as Arsenal look to assert themselves.
  • 65'
    No VAR at the City Ground of course. I'm sure they would have taken a very close look at that incident had this been played at the Emirates.
  • 64'
    Forest want a penalty for a push by Bukayo Saka on Jack Colback in the aftermath but referee Craig Pawson waves play on. It's a very clumsy challenge by Saka...
  • 63'
    Foul by Lokonga on Brennan Johnson.
  • 61'
    It's a really good free-kick from James Garner, who whips his free-kick towards the top left corner, but Bernd Leno gets two strong gloves behind it.
  • 58'
    That's a big chance, but Eddie Nketiah makes a real mess of it! The Arsenal striker is picked out by a cross at the far post but rather than attack it with his head, he ends up chesting the ball back across the face of Brice Samba's goal.
  • 57'
    Patino earns a corner for the Gunners.
  • 57'
    Successive corners come and go for Forest and Arsenal survive for the time being. The hosts are growing in confidence and the crowd are right behind them here!
  • 55'
    Corner awarded to Nottingham.
  • 54'
    What a save from Leno!! The hosts almost scored here... Bernd Leno to the rescue for Arsenal! Brennan Johnson brings his side forward down the right and finds Philip Zinckernagel, but Leno reacts quickly to deny him at the near post. Corner.
  • 54'
    No sign so far that Arsenal are planning to increase the tempo early in this half, as Ben White exchanges passes with Kieran Tierney at the back.
  • 49'
    Eddie Nketiah right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Patino.
  • 47'
    Foul by Soares on Jack Colback in the defensive half.
  • 46'
    Arsenal get us going again!
  • 45'
    HT: Nottingham 0-0 Arsenal! And that is all for the first half. Steve Cook has gone as a number six to try and give Arsenal something to think about. When it's not on they drop it onto Keinan Davies. This is what you want to see as a manager, I think it's been a great start from Nottingham Forest.
  • 45'
    1 minute added on!
  • 45'
    Bukayo Saka is flagged for offside.
  • 43'
    Foul by Eddie Nketiah on Samba.
  • 38'
    Foul by Keinan Davis on Ben White.
  • 36'
    Zinckernagel is yellow carded for a bad foul.

Substitution

at Arsenal
  • 34'
    Arsenal sub: Kieran Tierney on for Nuno Tavares. Tavares is NOT happy.
  • 32'
    Albert Sambi Lokonga right footed shot from the right side of the box.
  • 30'
    Corner awarded to Arsenal.
  • 25'
    Good work by Ryan Yates to get back for his side and prevent an Arsenal attack. Forest more than holding their own.
  • 23'
    Philip Zinckernagel right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Colback.
  • 20'
    Foul by Gabriel Martinelli on Spence.
  • 17'
    Corner awarded to Arsenal, conceded by Spence.
  • 16'
    Foul by Philip Zinckernagel on Lokonga.
  • 11'
    Corner awarded to Nottingham.
  • 9'
    Spence wins a free-kick in the defensive half.
  • 7'
    Foul by Yates on Nuno Tavares.
  • 5'
    That's lovely stuff from the hosts! Bernd Leno is forced to come sprinting out of his goal to smother a forward pass after good work by Zinckernagel in the middle.
  • 3'
    Arsenal knock the ball around at the back but Nuno Tavares takes his eye off a pass and concedes a throw-in. Slow start.
  • 1'
    Nottingham get us going in their ususal colours from left to right while Arsenal are in white!

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Called No More Red, the campaign hopes to give young people "more safe, positive spaces". It comes after 27 teenagers were stabbed to death in London in 2021, with teen homicides in the capital the highest since 2008.
  • PRVW
    Arsenal will wear a white kit against Nottingham Forest as part of an initiative to combat youth knife crime in London.
  • PRVW
    The teams make their way out here!
  • PRVW
    The winner of this match will face Leicester in the fourth round!
  • PRVW
    The players start their warm-up and prepare the final details before the start of the match #NFFCARS.

  • PRVW
    This is how the visitor side arrived at the stadium, will they be able to win without the support of their home crowd?

  • PRVW
    A great atmosphere for a great occasion. All set at The City Ground to welcome the Gunners.

  • PRVW
    Right then, it's almost time for the FA Cup fourth round draw, before Nottingham Forest host Arsenal in the last of today's third round games.
  • PRVW
    The last game of the day will kick-off in under half an hour and the teams have revealed their starting 11s.
  • PRVW
    Meanwhile Arsenal have a depleted side. Emile Smith Rowe and Tomiyasu are injured. Granit Xhaka has Covid and many players are at Afcon. Patino has first start in an Arsenal shirt.
  • PRVW
    Nottingham Forest's new arrivals Steve Cook and Keinan Davies start the match, making their debuts.
  • PRVW
    Arsenal bench: Ramsdale (GK); Tierney, Chambers, Pablo Mari, Kolasinac; Oulad M'Hand, Hutchinson; Biereth, Lacazette.
  • PRVW
    Nottigham bench: Horvath (GK); Figueiredo, Bong; Ojeda, Carvalho, Cafu; Taylor, Silva, Grabban.
  • PRVW
    Arsenal XI: Leno (GK); Nuno Tavares, White, Holding, Cedric; Martinelli, Patino, Odegaard, Lokonga, Saka; Nketiah.

  • PRVW
    Nottingham XI: Samba (GK); Cook, McKenna, Worrall, Garner; Johnson, Colback, Zinckernagel, Yates, Spence; Davis.

Pre-match

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcome to live coverage of the FA Cup match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal! Any predictions?

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