English FA Cup

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal, 2021-22 English FA Cup, Third Round

· English FA Cup
Nottingham Forest
  • 83': Lewis Grabban
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1 - 0
Arsenal

    Arsenal stunned at Forest in FA Cup third round as Lewis Grabban nets late winner

    Arsenal suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at the hands of Championship side Nottingham Forest in the FA Cup third round on Sunday.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Charlie Patino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
    • 5': Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 5': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
    • 7': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
    • 7': Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Benjamin White (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka following a set piece situation.
    • 8': Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
    • 10': Foul by Keinan Davis (Nottingham Forest).
    • 10': Rob Holding (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Cédric Soares (Arsenal).
    • 11': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
    • 12': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
    • 12': Rob Holding (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
    • 17': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Djed Spence.
    • 20': Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 20': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
    • 23': Attempt blocked. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Colback.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Rob Holding (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charlie Patino.
    • 28': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 30': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Steve Cook.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 32': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
    • 33': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Keinan Davis.
    • 35': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Nuno Tavares.
    • 35': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
    • 35': Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 37': Benjamin White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 37': Foul by Keinan Davis (Nottingham Forest).
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Rob Holding (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
    • 39': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
    • 43': Brice Samba (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Offside, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Arsenal 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Arsenal 0.
    • 47': Foul by Cédric Soares (Arsenal).
    • 47': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Keinan Davis (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Djed Spence.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Patino.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brennan Johnson.
    • 53': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
    • 54': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Rob Holding.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Scott McKenna (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Colback with a cross.
    • 56': Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Charlie Patino (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 57': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Djed Spence.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
    • 60': Foul by Cédric Soares (Arsenal).
    • 60': James Garner (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
    • 61': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 62': Attempt saved. James Garner (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
    • 62': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Foul by James Garner (Nottingham Forest).
    • 63': Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 63': Foul by Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal).
    • 64': Foul by Cédric Soares (Arsenal).
    • 64': Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lewis Grabban replaces Keinan Davis.
    • 68': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a cross.
    • 69': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli tries a through ball, but Eddie Nketiah is caught offside.
    • 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Charlie Patino.
    • 70': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Benjamin White.
    • 70': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Jack Colback tries a through ball, but Lewis Grabban is caught offside.
    • 73': Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).
    • 73': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
    • 74': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cafú replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
    • 76': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
    • 76': Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest).
    • 78': Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 78': Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
    • 82': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Djed Spence tries a through ball, but Brennan Johnson is caught offside.
    • 83': Goal! Nottingham Forest 1, Arsenal 0. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ryan Yates with a cross following a fast break.
    • 84': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).
    • 85': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Scott McKenna.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Lewis Grabban (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cafú with a through ball.
    • 88': Foul by James Garner (Nottingham Forest).
    • 88': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Arsenal. Sead Kolasinac replaces Cédric Soares.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Arsenal 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Arsenal 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 16
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 2
    6 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 0
    66.7 Possession 33.3
    10 SHOTS 7
    0 ON GOAL 3
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    456 Accurate Passes 197
    537 Passes 261
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    17 Crosses 13
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    42 Long Balls 50
    20 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    6 Blocked Shots 4
    14 Effective Tackles 8
    17 Tackles 10
    0.8 Tackle % 0.8
    11 Interceptions 11
    8 Effective Clearances 26
    8 Clearances 26

    Game Information

    Competition: English FA Cup

    Venue: The City Ground
    Location: Nottingham, England
    Attendance: 24,938

    Line-Ups

    NFO Nottingham Forest (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    30 Brice Samba (GK)
    27 Steve Cook
    26 Scott McKenna
    4 Joe Worrall
    37 James Garner
    22 Ryan Yates
    11 Philip Zinckernagel Yellow Card
    8 Jack Colback
    2 Djed Spence Yellow Card
    9 Keinan Davis
    20 Brennan Johnson
    Nottingham Forest Substitutes:
    Lewis Grabban, João Carvalho, Lyle Taylor, Ethan Horvath, Cafú, Braian Ojeda, Xande Silva, Tobias Figueiredo, Gaëtan Bong.

    ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Bernd Leno (GK)
    16 Rob Holding
    4 Ben White
    20 Nuno Tavares
    17 Cédric
    8 Martin Ødegaard
    87 Charlie Patino
    23 Albert Sambi Lokonga
    30 Eddie Nketiah
    35 Gabriel Martinelli Yellow Card
    7 Bukayo Saka
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Omari Hutchinson, Kieran Tierney, Pablo Marí, Alexandre Lacazette, Aaron Ramsdale, Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand, Calum Chambers, Mika Biereth, Sead Kolasinac.

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