A huge Premier League game beckons at the Emirates as Arsenal take on surprise package Nottingham Forest on Saturday afternoon.
How many of you would’ve predicted this, eh? Late November and the Gunners are level on points with Forest in the Premier League table. Mikel Arteta’s title hopefuls sit nine points adrift of leaders Liverpool in fourth following a four-game winless run, but many are regarding Saturday’s bout at the starting point in Arsenal’s season. It’s been a bit bonkers thus far.
The return of Martin Odegaard from a lengthy injury layoff should aid Arsenal’s pursuit up the table, but their schedule remains unrelenting up until the new year. Sporting CP await in the Champions League on Tuesday.
This wouldn’t have been seen as a particularly tough fixture as the season got underway, but Nuno Espirito Santo’s Forest enter this bout fifth in the table and with the second-best defensive record in the division.
