{"id":806894,"date":"2026-10-18T20:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T20:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/806894\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T20:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T20:28:11","slug":"nottm-forest-v-arsenal-team-news-no-gibbs-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/806894\/","title":{"rendered":"Nottm Forest v Arsenal team news: No Gibbs-White"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s one more Premier League game still to come today: Nottingham Forest v Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Kick-off at the City Ground is at 16:30 BST.<\/p>\n<p>These are the division\u2019s two best defences based on expected goals conceded (xGC).<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not been so good for Forest at the other end of the field, however \u2013 they\u2019ve not scored a single Premier League goal at home all season.<\/p>\n<p>TEAM NEWS<\/p>\n<p>The headline team news is that Morgan Gibbs-White misses out with the muscle injury<a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolfc.com\/news\/andoni-iraola-on-jeremie-frimpong-and-dominik-szoboszlai-injuries\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> that has plagued him all week.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It sounds like he\u2019ll be fit for Gameweek 8, however.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf this had been the last game of the season, Morgan would have played today.\u201d \u2013 Oliver Glasner <\/p>\n<p>Nicol\u00e1s Dom\u00ednguez replaces the England international.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s one other alteration to the Forest XI from last Sunday as Jair Cunha comes in for Ola Aina at centre-half.<\/p>\n<p>Nikola Milenkovic is back on the bench after recovering from a bone bruise.<\/p>\n<p>And there are also two Arsenal changes from their previous league outing, a hard-earned 2-1 win over Leeds United.<\/p>\n<p>Bruno Guimaraes and Eberechi Eze both start as Myles Lewis-Skelly and Noni Madueke are demoted to substitute duty.<\/p>\n<p>Riccardo Calafiori, Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz all had welcome midweek breathers, either in the form of second-half cameos against Lille or complete rests, and are back in the side today.<\/p>\n<p>LINE-UPS<\/p>\n<p>Nottingham Forest XI: Sels, Jair, Diomande, Murillo, Mu\u00f1oz, Dom\u00ednguez, Schlager, Williams, Ndoye, McAtee, Delap.<\/p>\n<p>Subs: John Victor, Sangar\u00e9, Hudson-Odoi, Wood, Kalimuendo, Yates, Netz, Milenkovi\u0107, Aina.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal XI: Raya, White, Gabriel, Konsa, Calafiori, Rice, Guimaraes, Odegaard, Eze, Saka, Havertz.<\/p>\n<p>Subs: Meslier, Timber, Lewis-Skelly, Mosquera, Zubimendi, Merino, Madueke, Dowman, Gyokeres.<\/p>\n<p>LIVE GAMEWEEK 7 PAGE + MATCH CENTRE<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/image-314-1024x525.png\" alt=\"Forest v Arsenal\" class=\"wp-image-179963 webpexpress-processed\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>You can follow all the day\u2019s action via the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk\/fpl\/live-gameweek\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Live Gameweek page<\/a>, which you can find in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk\/fpl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0FPL Toolkit section.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here you can track the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out.<\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019s also the all-new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk\/fpl\/fixtures\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Match Centre<\/a>\u00a0to explore. Here, you\u2019ll find stats, heatmaps, rolling xG graphs and more on every Premier League fixture.<\/p>\n<p>A lot is free for all, with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/FFScoutEditorial\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chief Scout Members<\/a>\u00a0getting full access.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There\u2019s one more Premier League game still to come today: Nottingham Forest v Arsenal. 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