Follow live coverage as Nottingham Forest face Arsenal in the Premier League today.
Manchester City are reigning champions after beating Liverpool to the finish line in a neck-and-neck 2021/22 title race where a comeback win on the final day of the season against Aston Villa secured a fourth title in five years for Pep Guardiola’s side.
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds were on course for a quadruple last season but were forced to settle for just an FA Cup and Carabao Cup win and will return trying to win the title again just as they did in 2020.
It was a dramatic season for Chelsea a year ago with Roman Abramovich now replaced by Todd Boehly as owner in west London. He will want an instant return on his hefty investment at Stamford Bridge while Tottenham, back in the Champions League, will want to kick on once more too.
It’s not all about the action at the top though with Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest promoted to the top tier for 2021/22 and hoping to hold their own against the best English football has to offer and avoid the drop.
We will bring you all the action and updates from today’s game in the live blog below:
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
Arsenal make two alterations to the side that lost to Brighton. Gabriel Martinelli’s season is over after sustaining an ankle injury and is replaced on the left by Trossard. Partey also comes in for Tierney, with Xhaka dropping to left-back.
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
Cooper keeps the faith in the team that drew with Chelsea and names an unchanged side. Danilo is fit and starts just behind Awoniyi and alongside Gibbs-White. Johnson is on the bench again.
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
ARSENAL SUBS: Matt Turner, Kieran Tierney, Emile Smith Rowe, Eddie Nketiah, Rob Holding, Fabio Vieira, Mauro Bandeira, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Reuell Walters.
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
ARSENAL (4-3-3): Aaron Ramsdale; Ben White, Jakub Kiwior, Gabriel Magalhaes, Granit Xhaka; Martin Odegaard, Jorginho, Thomas Partey; Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard.
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
NOTTINGHAM FOREST SUBS: Wayne Hennessey, Harry Toffolo, Sam Surridge, Brennan Johnson, Cheikhou Kouyate, Remo Freuler, Emmanuel Dennis, Willy Boly, Andre Ayew.
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
NOTTINGHAM FOREST (3-4-2-1): Keylor Navas; Joe Worrall, Felipe, Moussa Niakhate; Serge Aurier, Orel Mangala, Ryan Yates, Renan Lodi; Morgan Gibbs-White, Danilo; Taiwo Awoniyi.
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
Arsenal must beat Forest to go within two points of Premier League leaders Manchester City and keep their faint hope of lifting the title alive. A loss will officially end their hopes of winning the league for the first time since 2004, with a draw giving them an almost impossible challenge due to their vastly inferior goal difference. The Gunners had played an extra fixture than Pep Guardiola’s men after beating Leeds United at the start of April, but they were still eight points clear of their title rivals. However, just two wins in their last seven games have dented a stealer season for Arsenal, most recently succumbing to a 3-0 loss at home to Brighton and Hove Albion.
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