Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Tips & Preview - Gunners to fend off Forest’s new manager bounce

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Arsenal aim to bounce back after a close loss to Liverpool.
Forest debut new manager Ange Postecoglou after a weak start.
Gunners have a strong home and defensive record; Forest struggling offensively.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest

Arsenal welcome Nottingham Forest to Emirates Stadium for an English Premier League fixture, with both teams looking to bounce back from defeats.

The visitors have had an eventful week and will come into this clash hoping for a new manager bounce. However, they often find things difficult against the Gunners, who are expected to claim the upper hand at home.

Arsenal News

Arsenal are coming off a 1-0 defeat at champions Liverpool in their previous Premier League fixture. It was a cagey affair with both teams cancelling each other out for much of the encounter before a late free-kick gave the Reds the win.

Having won their opening two matches of the season, Arsenal will be keen to make a swift return to winning ways. Mikel Arteta's team are back at the Emirates, where they are unbeaten in six of their last seven Premier League home matches.

Arsenal are considered one of the best defences in the league and have kept clean sheets in two of their three matches this season. They also have quality going forward and will be targeting a fast start, having led at the break in those two fixtures.

Nottingham Forest News

Nottingham Forest are enduring a slow start to the season, having picked up just one win from their opening three Premier League matches. They suffered a 3-0 home defeat to West Ham in their previous fixture.

The City Ground has become the venue for the first managerial casualty after Ange Postecoglou replaced Nuno Espírito Santo at the helm. The former Tottenham boss will be hoping for a strong start, but Nottingham Forest are often erratic on their travels and are winless in five of their last eight away matches in the league.

One of the first tasks for the new boss is to get the attack firing again as Nottingham Forest looked off colour going forward in the defeat to Crystal Palace. They have also failed to score in seven of their last 10 matches across all competitions.

Head to Head

Arsenal have 10 wins and two draws, while Nottingham Forest have picked up four wins from the last 16 matches. The Gunners were unbeaten last season, winning 3-0 at home before a 0-0 away draw in the reverse fixture.

Verdict

Arsenal v Nottm Forest

Arsenal will consider the defeat to Liverpool a minor setback and will be confident of returning to winning ways. They will be keen to settle quickly on Saturday, and having led at the break in two of their three matches, could be set for another halftime win.

Nottingham Forest are struggling in attack lately, and Arsenal could be backed to keep their third clean sheet of the season. Having earned wins to nil in two of their three matches so far, the Gunners could be set for a similar outcome here.

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