Expected Arsenal line-up (4-3-3) vs Nottingham Forest | OneFootball

Arsenal take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground in the Premier League tonight.

The Gunners suffered a disappointing 1-0 loss to West Ham United at home last weekend. They lacked a cutting edge in the final third, with just two of their 20 attempts on target.

Arsenal are now 11 points behind leaders Liverpool with a game in hand. Tonight’s game at Forest is a must-win to avoid losing further ground in the title pursuit.

Formation: 4-3-3

Predicted Line-up:

David Raya is an undisputed starter between the sticks for the London giants. The Spaniard will be eyeing a clean sheet against Nuno Espirito Santo’s side.

Ben White could replace Jurrien Timber at right back. He made his long-awaited injury return against the Hammers off the bench.

White almost scored a late equaliser and could get the nod in the starting XI. William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes are poised to continue in the heart of the defence.

Oleksandr Zinchenko may replace Riccardo Calafiori at left-back. Calafiori could have intercepted Aaron Wan-Bissaka in the lead-up to the Hammers goal.

He was substituted early and could be dropped to the bench. Myles Lewis-Skelly is suspended for the game after receiving a straight red card against West Ham.

Thomas Partey, Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard are expected to start in midfield.

Rice had one of his worst performances in an Arsenal shirt. He failed to track Bowen’s run and also squandered a clear-cut opportunity with poor finishing.

Despite this, he should get the nod in the XI over Jorginho or Mikel Merino, who may struggle to cope with Forest’s intensity in the centre of the park tonight.

Odegaard must also step up after a lacklustre showing last weekend.

Ethan Nwaneri has been superb on the right wing in the injury absence of Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli. The 17-year-old is poised to keep his place.

Merino could be dropped to the bench against Forest. Leandro Trossard will start as the number nine, with Raheem Sterling featuring on the left flank.

Sterling has a good record against Forest, scoring four goals and providing one assist in five meetings.

How Arsenal could line up vs Forest

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