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Written by Yaro Pavlenko
Spreadex Sports previews the upcoming 2025/26 Premier League fixture between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal. The league leaders will be looking to extend their lead at the top as they continue their charge towards glory on all fronts, while Forest will be looking to widen their gap from the relegation zone.
Who will come out on top in Nottingham on Saturday evening?
When is Nottingham Forest v Arsenal?Saturday, January 17th 2026.
What time is kick-off for Nottingham Forest v Arsenal?5.30pm, UK time.
Where is Nottingham Forest v Arsenal being played? City Ground, Nottingham.
How can I watch Nottingham Forest v Arsenal? Live on TNT Sports 1 from 5.30pm.
Forest face a daunting task of aiming to stop the steam train that are the league leading Gunners, and they don't come into this one in anything like optimal form. Having exited the FA Cup to Championship side Wrexham on penalties last time out, focus turns again to the league, where Forest have lost four of their last five - but were victorious last time out in a crucial relegation scrap with West Ham.
Arsenal, meanwhile, are marching forward on all fronts. Having defeated Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in the EFL Cup semi-final 1st leg in midweek, Mikel Arteta's side will look to maintain (or extend) their growing lead at the top of the Premier League table.
LOSS (ON PENALTIES): Wrexham 3-3 N Forest. 9th January 2026.WIN: West Ham 1-2 N Forest. 6th January 2026.LOSS: Aston Villa 3-1 N Forest. 3rd January 2026.
WIN: Chelsea 2-3 Arsenal. 14th January 2026.WIN: Portsmouth 1-4 Arsenal. 11th January 2026. DRAW: Arsenal 0-0 Liverpool. 8th January 2026.
To see all the Nottingham Forest v Arsenal betting stats and form, visit our pricing page to view our Pre-Match betting stats table or hover over/tap the chart image to see previous outcomes for that particular market.
The Spreadex Sports fixed odds Match Odds betting prices have Arsenal as 6/11 favourites to secure an away victory while our 2 Up early pay out market, which pays out when a team goes two goals up, has the Gunners at 1/2.
Forest meanwhile are available at 24/5 for the home victory (17/4 on our 2 Up market), with the draw at 17/5.
Arsenal have performed the better in this H2H in recent times, with the last ten meetings in all competitions seeing the Gunners win six, one draw, and three Forest wins. The last three meetings have seen two 3-0 wins for Arsenal, with a 0-0 stalemate in between those two. You can back 3-0 Arsenal here at 10/1, while another 0-0 can be backed at 9/1.
Only three of the last ten meetings have seen Both Teams Scoring, and you can back Both to Score - No at 17/20 here.
Our football spread betting prices have the Goal Supremacy as Arsenal/Forest 1.05 - 1.25. This means if Arsenal won 3-0 (or by any other three goal margin), a 'buy' bet at 1.25 would mean a return of 1.75x your initial stake.
However, if you bought at 1.25 in Arsenal's favour and the match ended goalless, you would lose 1.25x your stake. Or, if Forest were to grab a 1-0 (or any other one goal margin) win, the market would settle negatively at -1 and a buy at 1.25 would result in a loss of 2.25x your opening stake.
You can calculate various make-ups by using our handy spread betting calculator, found here.
Our spread betting Total Goals line is 2.7 - 2.9. So a 2.9 'buy' bet would need at least three goals to be scored in the match to start turning a profit. Conversely, a 2.7 sell bet would need less than three goals to be scored in the match to turn a profit.
Remember that with spread betting, get the bet wrong and losses can exceed your stake/deposit. E.g. a 2.9 'buy' Total Goals bet would lose 2.9x your opening stake if the match ended 0-0, and so on.
We have several pre-built Popular Bet-Builders, including Nicolas Dominguez to be carded, Morgan Gibbs-White to be carded & Neco Williams to be carded - 66/1, BTTS, Arsenal to win & Viktor Gyokeres to score anytime - 17/4, Arsenal to win & Arsenal most corners - 5/4 and much more!
Price Boosts for this one are live, and include Gabriel Jesus & Bukayo Saka Both To Score - NOW 17/2, Declan Rice to Score a Free-Kick - NOW 33/1, Bukayo Saka 1+ Assist - NOW 14/5 and more!
Spreadex offers football spread betting prices on Nottingham Forest v Arsenal, as well as traditional sportsbook/fixed odds prices.
Some of these markets include options such as Player Goal Minutes (the aggregate minutes of the goals scored by a named player in a match), Total Goal Minutes (the aggregate of the minutes of all goals scored in a match), Shirt Numbers (the aggregate of the shirt numbers of all goalscorers in a match), Bookings Points (based on 10 points per yellow, 25 per red), Corners, Time of 1st Match Goal, Match Performance and many, many more.
See our football spread betting education centre to see examples of how spread betting works, watch short explainer videos and try interactive betting widgets to see how win or loss levels work on different bets.
Remember that with spread betting, get the bet wrong and losses can exceed your stake/deposit so it's important you understand how each market works before setting an appropriate stake size for your bet.
Visit our football spread betting education area here.
Please note that this preview is not designed to offer any betting advice or suggestions. All prices quoted correct as of 11am Friday 16th January. Price Boosts and other markets will be added closer to kick-off time.
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