Arsenal eye victory against Nottingham Forest at home in 2019/20 Carabao Cup
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Arsenal will take on Nottingham Forest in 2019/20 Carabao Cup as the tournament moves ahead. The Gunners go into this game as the favourites.
Kick-off : 7:45 PM (Local)
Venue : Emirates Stadium, London
Arsenal will be looking at this competition as something to win this season and they must start on a positive note first up taking on Nottingham Forest in the third round of the competition.
The Gunners will come up with a lot of non regulars for this competition. But they need to put together a good solid performance for the expected outcome.
Arsenal will have the home support and they will make it count. They will be looking forward to defend well and keep a clean sheet. Up front they will have opportunities to win the game as they did against Aston Villa.
On the other hand, Nottingham Forest have done really well to reach thus far and they will hope to cause an upset.
Forest defeat Derby County in round 2 of the competition 3-0 and so far haven’t conceded yet in the tournament.
Arsenal will be different proposition though and Nottingham Forest might struggle to keep a clean sheet now but that’s exactly they need to do. Good luck to them.
Arsenal are ahead in terms of the head to head against Nottingham Forest and they will look to continue the good work.
Team news and possible line-ups
Sammy Ameobi is doubtful for Nottingham Forest for the Arsenal game.
As for The Gunners, Kieran Tierney is available and Unai Emery might give him a debut. While Ainsley Maitland-Niles will not be available as due to suspension.
Nottingham Forest XI : Samba, Cash, Dawson, Worrall, Ribeiro, Watson, Sow, Lolley, Silva, Carvalho, Grabban.
Arsenal XI : Martinez, Bellerin, Chambers, Luiz, Tierney, Willock, Xhaka, Torreira, Ozil, Aubameyang, Nelson.
Prediction
Arsenal should win it 3-1.
