Forest vs Arsenal Predictions: 17.01.2026 - Premier League Betting Tips

Forest vs Arsenal

Nottingham Forest welcome Arsenal to the City Ground on Saturday afternoon hoping to forget their shock FA Cup exit against Wrexham. The visitors, on the other hand, are flying. Unbeaten in 10, Mikel Arteta's side arrive in a confident mood.

Our Premier League football tipster Nathan Joyes has found some value and provided his info below.

Forest look woeful

The honeymoon period is well and truly over for Sean Dyche who heads into this encounter having won just one of his last five matches.

A last gasp penalty decision in their favour saw Forest record a much needed victory over fellow strugglers West Ham - but they certainly aren't out of the woods just yet.

That result did end a run of three straight defeats against Man City, Everton and Aston Villa, only to then take another step back conceding three against Wrexham - getting dumped out of the FA Cup earlier than expected.

Forest also are lacking firepower and made the strange decision to loan out Arnaud Kalimuendo to Frankfurt last week. Having failed to replace him, the hosts are in massive trouble.

Can anyone stop Arsenal?

It couldn't be more opposite for Arsenal who have won four of their last five matches, including a 3-2 midweek victory against rivals Chelsea in the EFL Cup semi-finals.

Aside from their 0-0 draw with Liverpool, the Gunners have been scoring for fun of late.

Arteta's side put three past Chelsea and Bournemouth, and four against Portsmouth and Aston Villa. Their season - to date - has been flawless.

On the road, Arsenal are five from five since losing in the last minute to Aston Villa, and although Arteta will want to improve on just two clean sheets, no one is capable of maintaining their attack at the moment.

Forest vs Arsenal H2H

There's no real surprise to learn that Arsenal haven't lost to Forest in their last five matches (W4 D1). Arsenal won the reverse fixture 3-0, and while they haven't enjoyed recent trips to the City Ground (W1 D1 L3), this Arsenal side is a completely different beast - and Forest look incredibly weak at present.

Our Forest vs Arsenal betting tip

With Forest struggling to turn around their form and bring much needed bodies in, Arsenal have a golden opportunity to pile on the misery on Saturday evening.

Nathan Joyes has taken a look at the Premier League odds for this match and puts his best bet forward.

Arsenal to roll Forest over

Forest (11/2 with Betfred) are a big price to spring a surprise but not even the most optimistic bettors will be backing Sean Dyche at present. After the Wrexham match, he threw his players under the bus in a rather controversial press conference - no doubt dividing the dressing room.

Fans are demanding a change in the dugout for a third time this season, failing to get on board with his route one football which is isolating Igor Jesus - and coming up against one of the best teams in Europe isn't going to change their minds.

Arsenal (6/11 with Betano) know their record here in recent years hasn't been the best but head north knowing they are capable of beating anyone this season.

Arteta's squad depth is full of quality - and no matter who starts, they can't stop scoring. It's difficult to see Forest having enough in the final third to worry the likes of Gabriel and Saliba, and the visitors can continue to punish a Forest side that continues to flirt with relegation.

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