Arsenal battled to a 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Sunday, as they keep their hopes of defending their Premier League title alive and kicking
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Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest on Sunday(Image: Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
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Arsenal's almost perfect form continued in the Premier League on Sunday evening, as Mikel Arteta's Gunners fought to a 1-0 win over Nottingham Forest.
The Tricky Trees held their own for the majority of the encounter at the City Ground, limiting the visitors to just one shot on target in total.
Unfortunately for the hosts, Arsenal were clinical in that attempt, Noni Madueke finding the back of Matz Sels' net with a curled effort from just inside the area - a deflection off Jair Cunha's thigh heavily contributing.
The win keeps the Gunners in second, trailing league leaders Manchester City by just three points, as Enzo Maresca continues to command nothing short of excellence in the north west.
City are unbeaten on domestic soil this season, and continued in their own fantastic vein of form with a 3-2 win over Ipswich Town at home on Saturday.
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Arsenal won at Nottingham Forest
Arsenal won at Nottingham Forest
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It means that Arteta and Arsenal will have to play the waiting game to potentially leapfrog their most-serious Premier League rivals, given the two will not cross paths at the Emirates Stadium until late November.
That is, unless another top flight team can stop City in their tracks in the coming weeks to alter the outlook of the division and boost the Gunners' chances of defending the title they clinched in May.
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Here, football.london breaks down Arsenal's next five Premier League fixtures compared to Manchester City's...
Arsenal's next five Premier League fixtures
Arsenal vs Everton - Saturday, October 24
Liverpool vs Arsenal - Sunday, November 1
Arsenal vs Hull - Saturday, November 7
Newcastle United vs Arsenal - Saturday, November 21
Arsenal vs Manchester City - Sunday, November 29
Arsenal also have Champions League matches with Bayern Munich (October 21), Slavia Praha (November 4) and Borissia Dortmund (November 24), as well as an EFL Cup clash with Fleetwood Town (October 27) to navigate.
Manchester City's next five Premier League fixtures
Aston Villa vs Manchester City - Saturday, October 24
Manchester City vs Brighton and Hove Albion - Saturday, October 31
Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City - Saturday, November 7
Manchester City vs Fulham - Saturday, November 21
Arsenal vs Manchester City - Sunday, November 29
Manchester City also face AEK (October 20), RB Leipzig (November 4) and Napoli (November 24) in the Champions League.
They also take on Brighton in the EFL Cup (October 28).