Arsenal avoided a third consecutive stalemate at the City Ground thanks to Noni Madueke’s deflected strike, as the champions eked out a 1–0 victory against a depleted Nottingham Forest.
This was a dire contest that, in truth, probably didn’t deserve a winner. Oliver Glasner’s side proved mightily tough to penetrate, and in the absence of Morgan Gibbs-White, it was always going to be a challenge for the hosts the bypass Arsenal’s formidable backline.
