Eberechi Eze is likely to make his first start
Arsenal Football Newsletter
Eberechi Eze will make his first start for Arsenal this afternoon as Nottingham Forest come to town, but William Saliba is not in the squad.
Eze, who joined Arsenal from Crystal Palace as part of a deal worth over £60million last month, made his Gunners debut at Anfield two weeks ago.
The attacking midfielder came off the bench for the final 20 minutes on Merseyside, but could not stop Arsenal falling to a 1-0 defeat.
Eze could now come into the team this weekend, though, in place of Gabriel Martinelli on the left flank.
Arsenal will definitely be without Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus for the visit of Forest due to knee injuries.
Bukayo Saka will miss the game as well as he nurses his latest hamstring issue, though Mikel Arteta revealed on Friday that Saliba was already training after the ankle injury that forced him off early at Anfield, with a late call to be made on his involvement.
Noni Madueke is likely to start in place of Saka, while Cristhian Mosquera is the favourite to come in if Saliba doesn’t start after impressing off the bench at Anfield.
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Confirmed team news
Arsenal XI: Raya; Timber, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori; Zubimendi, Mikel Merino, Odegaard; Madueke, Gyokeres, Eze
Subs: Arrizabalaga, White, Lewis-Skelly, Hincapie, Rice, Nwaneri, Dowman, Martinelli, Trossard
Nottingham Forest XI: Sels; Morato, Milenkovic, Murillo, Williams; Anderson, Sangare; Ndoye, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi; Wood
Subs: Victor, Luiz, Kalimuendo, Hutchinson, Yates, McAtee, Bakwa, Boly, Savona
Injured: Saka, Havertz, Jesus
Time and date: 12.30pm BST on Saturday September 13, 2025
Venue: Emirates Stadium
How to watch: TNT Sports