Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal: Forest can close the gap on second place Arsenal tonight
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and kick-off time | Football
Arsenal will have teenage sensation Ethan Nwaneri available when they take on Nottingham Forest tonight.
There was concern for the 17-year-old after he was spotted limping on Saturday before replaced in the second-half of Saturday’s defeat at home to West Ham United.
Mikel Arteta dismissed those fears on Tuesday however with the teenager in line to start in attack once again with his other options still unavailable.
Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli not expected to return from hamstring injuries until March with the pair doubts for Arsenal’s Champions League last 16 tie against PSV Eindhoven, which begins with the first leg away in Netherlands next Tuesday.
Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus are out for the rest of the season with the Mikel Merino experiment up top failing to work against the Hammers.
With little alternative other than the out-of-form Raheem Sterling, the Spaniard may continue in that role at the City Ground.
Myles Lewis-Skelly meanwhile will miss out as a result of the red card shown to him against West Ham.
Defeat on Saturday served as a hugely damaging blow for Arsenal’s title hopes with Liverpool easing past Manchester City the following day to go 11 points clear at the top.
While the Gunners do have a game in hand, more setbacks at this stage would surely signal the end.
They take on a Forest side who are looking to bounce back after their 4-3 defeat to Newcastle United.
Six points separate Arsenal and Forest ahead of kick off with Nuno Espirito Santo’s side desperate to hold onto that Champions League spot.
How Arsenal could line up against Forest this week.
While Lewis-Skelly is unavailable, defence is the one area of the pitch where Arsenal are relatively well-stocked with Ben White back to fitness.
Takehiro Tomiyasu remains sidelined having undergone surgery which will rule of him out for the rest of the campaign.
Predicted Arsenal XI to face Nottingham Forest
Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Odegaard, Partey, Rice, Nwaneri, Merino, Trossard
Where to watch Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal? Kick-off time and TV channel
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal kicks off at 7:30pm on Wednesday 26 February.
The match will be broadcast live on TNT Sports 2 with a live stream available through the Discovery+ app.