Arsenal should have enough for a victory against Nottingham Forest, with the new Forest manager, Ange Postecoglou, set for a difficult away trip in his first game in charge of the Reds.
Despite the defeat against Liverpool, Arsenal's home record is relatively strong, with the Gunners only losing twice in their last nine home matches, which will make things difficult for Nottingham Forest. The recent head-to-head meetings have fallen heavily in favour of the side from North London, with the Gunners unbeaten in the last four meetings between the two sides. Interestingly, Forest have an awful record away from home against Arsenal, with the visitors last tasting victory away at Arsenal in March of 1989.
Nottingham Forest have been slightly suspect defensively this season, as the Reds have not kept a clean sheet in three matches and against the Gunners, they have also failed to keep a clean sheet in three of the last five meetings. Arsenal's main threat for this game could be midfielder Declan Rice. The 26-year-old usually provides a threat with his set-piece delivery, and he already has four goal contributions for club and country this season.
With Nottingham Forest's record against the Gunners as the away side dismal to say the least, we expect Arsenal to pick up a routine victory, barring any new manager bounce. We are going for a 2-0 victory for the Gunners, since under 2.5 goals have been scored in five of the last seven matches involving Nottingham Forest.
Arsenal 2-0 Nottingham Forest
