Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal

FA Cup - 3rd Round 9 Jan 2022, 17:10
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Arsenal
Arsenal
🏟 The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) 👤 C. Pawson

Match report

Nottingham Forest edged past Arsenal 1-0 in the FA Cup - 3rd Round on 9 January 2022. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Arsenal failed to register a single shot on target and dominated possession with 67% of the ball.

Arsenal had 10 shots to Nottingham Forest's 7.

The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire), with C. Pawson in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 33% - 67% Shots 7 - 10 On target 3 - 0 Corners 5 - 6 Fouls 16 - 11 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Djed Spence
Nottingham Forest · captained the side
7 Lewis Grabban 1 goal
7 Brice Samba captained the side
7 Joe Worrall captained the side
7 Steve Cook captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Attacks 53–72 31–46
Match statistics
27 Throw In 17
13 Free Kick 18
6 Goal Kick 2
2 Substitution 3
84 Attacks 118
38 Dangerous Attacks 60
3 On Target 0
4 Off Target 10
7 Shots Total 10
3 Shots On Goal 0
0 Shots Off Goal 4
4 Shots Blocked 6
3 Shots Inside Box 6
4 Shots Outside Box 4
16 Fouls 11
5 Corners 6
2 Offsides 2
33% Ball Possession 67%
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Saves 2
259 Passes Total 539
198 Passes Accurate 459
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Nottingham Forest · 3-4-3
30 B. Samba
4 J. Worrall 27 S. Cook 26 S. McKenna
2 D. Spence 22 R. Yates 37 J. Garner 8 J. Colback
20 B. Johnson 9 K. Davis 11 P. Zinckernagel
Arsenal · 4-2-3-1
1 B. Leno
17 C. Soares 4 B. White 16 R. Holding 20 N. Tavares
23 A. Lokonga 87 C. Patino
7 B. Saka 8 M. Ødegaard 35 G. Martinelli
30 E. Nketiah
Nottingham Forest
Coach
S. Reid
Substitutes
  • 1 Ethan Horvath
  • 13 Gaëtan Bong
  • 3 Tobias Figueiredo
  • 18 Cafú
  • 10 João Carvalho
  • 21 Braian Ojeda
  • 7 Lewis Grabban
  • 19 Xande Silva
  • 33 Lyle Taylor
Arsenal
Coach
Mikel Arteta
Substitutes
  • 32 Aaron Ramsdale
  • 21 Calum Chambers
  • 31 Sead Kolašinac
  • 22 Pablo Marí
  • 3 Kieran Tierney
  • 82 Omari Giraud-Hutchinson
  • 65 Salah Oulad M'Hand
  • 58 Mika Biereth
  • 9 Alexandre Lacazette
Substitutions
  • 35' ↑ K. Tierney ↓ Nuno Tavares Arsenal
  • 67' ↑ L. Grabban ↓ K. Davis Nottingham Forest
  • 69' ↑ A. Lacazette ↓ C. Patino Arsenal
  • 75' ↑ Cafú ↓ P. Zinckernagel Nottingham Forest
  • 90+1' ↑ S. Kolašinac ↓ Cédric Soares Arsenal
Cards
  • 35' P. Zinckernagel Nottingham Forest
  • 74' G. Martinelli Arsenal
  • 78' D. Spence Nottingham Forest
Head-to-head
Nottingham Forest 1 2 draws 4 Arsenal
2026-01-17 Nottingham vs Arsenal 0 - 0
2025-09-13 Arsenal vs Nottingham 3 - 0
2025-02-26 Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal 0 - 0
2024-11-23 Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest 3 - 0
2024-01-30 Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal 1 - 2
2023-08-12 Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest 2 - 1
Recent form
Nottingham Forest D D D D D
Arsenal D W D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal?
Nottingham Forest won 1-0 against Arsenal on 9 January 2022.
Who won Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal?
Nottingham Forest won the match 1-0.
Where was Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal played?
The match was played at The City Ground (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire).
Who had more possession in Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal?
Arsenal had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.