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Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal – Head to head record, results & stats

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Nottingham Forest

L L D L D
18
meetings
46 goals total
Last: 17 Jan 2026
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Arsenal

W W D W D
4
Nottingham Forest wins
3
Draws
11
Arsenal wins
22% 17% 61%
12
Goals scored
34

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Match averages

2.56
Avg goals / game
33%
Both to score
56%
Over 2.5 goals
4 / 10
Clean sheets (Nott'm Fo… / Arsenal)

Biggest wins

All meetings (18)

Date Home Score Away Result Competition
17 Jan 2026 Nottingham Forest 0 - 0 Arsenal D English Premier League
13 Sep 2025 Arsenal 3 - 0 Nottingham Forest L English Premier League
26 Feb 2025 Nottingham Forest 0 - 0 Arsenal D English Premier League
23 Nov 2024 Arsenal 3 - 0 Nottingham Forest L English Premier League
30 Jan 2024 Nottingham Forest 1 - 2 Arsenal L English Premier League
12 Aug 2023 Arsenal 2 - 1 Nottingham Forest L English Premier League
20 May 2023 Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Arsenal W English Premier League
30 Oct 2022 Arsenal 5 - 0 Nottingham Forest L English Premier League
09 Jan 2022 Nottingham Forest 1 - 0 Arsenal W FA Cup
24 Sep 2019 Arsenal 5 - 0 Nottingham Forest L English Football League C…
07 Jan 2018 Nottingham Forest 4 - 2 Arsenal W FA Cup
20 Sep 2016 Nottingham Forest 0 - 4 Arsenal L English Football League C…
14 Jan 1999 Nottingham Forest 0 - 1 Arsenal L English Premier League
15 Aug 1998 Arsenal 2 - 1 Nottingham Forest L English Premier League
07 Mar 1997 Arsenal 2 - 0 Nottingham Forest L English Premier League
20 Dec 1996 Nottingham Forest 2 - 1 Arsenal W English Premier League
09 Feb 1996 Nottingham Forest 0 - 1 Arsenal L English Premier League
28 Aug 1995 Arsenal 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest D English Premier League

By venue

At Nottingham Forest 4W 2D 4L
At Arsenal 7W 1D 0L

Competitions faced in

Year-by-year

Year Nott'm … D Arsenal
2026 0 1 0
2025 0 1 1
2024 0 0 2
2023 1 0 1
2022 1 0 1
2019 0 0 1
2018 1 0 0
2016 0 0 1
1999 0 0 1
1998 0 0 1
1997 0 0 1
1996 1 0 1
1995 0 1 0
First meeting
28 Aug 1995

About this head-to-head

Nottingham Forest and Arsenal have met 18 times on record. Nottingham Forest lead with 4 wins, Arsenal have won 11 times and the two clubs have drawn 3 matches between them. Their first recorded meeting was on 28 August 1995.

This page is the permanent head-to-head hub for Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal. Every future meeting between these two clubs will be added to this page automatically, so bookmark it for the latest results, biggest wins, venue records and competition breakdown. Visit the team pages for full squads, standings and upcoming fixtures: Nottingham Forest and Arsenal.

Across their recorded meetings, Nottingham Forest have found the net 12 times against Arsenal, while Arsenal have scored 34 times in reply — a combined 46 goals shared between the two sides. Their most recent fixture was played on 17 January 2026, the latest chapter in a rivalry stretching back to 1995. Follow every upcoming Nottingham Forest versus Arsenal clash on SportScore for live scores, starting lineups, minute-by-minute commentary and a head-to-head record that updates automatically once the full-time whistle blows.