Nottingham Forest v Arsenal

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Nottingham Forest stumbled to a third defeat in four games in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon when the Tricky Trees were handed a 4-3 loss away from home at Newcastle United in what turned out to be a game of two halves for Nuno Espírito Santo's side at St James' Park.

Arsenal's impressive 15-game unbeaten sequence in the Premier League finally came to an end in an unexpected 1-0 defeat at home to London rivals, West Ham, on the weekend and The Gunners now face a tricky outing to the east midlands at the City Ground on Wednesday night as Mikel Arteta's side look to return to winning ways.

Nottingham Forest have slumped to recent defeats at the hands of Bournemouth, Fulham and Newcastle United respectively although the latter was a particularly close-call after being completely outplayed in the first half with Newcastle United leading 4-1.

Forest came out firing on all cylinders in the second half against The Magpies and they were perhaps a little unlucky not to get a draw in the end but nevertheless, Nottingham Forest still occupy third place in the Premier League standings.

Results on home soil have remained strong as well, with Forest having won five out of their last six games at the City Ground.

Arsenal also found themselves on the losing side last weekend in the Premier League as The Gunners lost at home to West Ham which became the visitors' first defeat in 16 games overall but they too remain in their earlier spot of second place in the English top flight table ahead of this upcoming midweek encounter in the east midlands.

The north London club have picked up no fewer than 10 wins within their previous 16 matches overall in the Premier League, five of which have been achieved on their travels with important victories gained at the likes of West Ham, Crystal Palace, Brentford, Wolves and Leicester City respectively which will give Mikel Arteta's side a welcome boost.

Results away from home have also been extremely solid in recent times as The Gunners have put together an eight-match unbeaten run on the road in the domestic top flight which includes the five aforementioned wins, and this sort of impressive form on their travels could see the visitors turn the screw against their upcoming hosts.

Interestingly, five out of these previous eight away games for Arsenal have resulted in Under 2.5 goals so this upcoming encounter could prove to be a low-scoring affair.

Nottingham Forest v Arsenal Verdict

Arsenal look to hold the edge here against Nottingham Forest not least because The Gunners have won each of the last three meetings on the trot against Nottingham Forest.

Therefore, our main bet will be Arsenal win @ 1.90

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Correct Score: Arsenal 1-0 @ 7.50