How key Mikel Arteta decision secured Arsenal big win over Nottingham Forest

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Verri, M. (2026, October 18). How key Mikel Arteta decision secured Arsenal big win over Nottingham Forest. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-fc-arteta-decision-nottm-forest-b1301369.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-18 · by Matt Verri

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Mikel Arteta’s decision to substitute players during the second half was crucial in securing Arsenal’s 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest. Despite a lackluster first half where Arsenal managed no shots on target, Arteta’s tactical shift led to an 80th-minute goal by Madueke, which sealed the win. This pattern of relying heavily on second-half interventions has become consistent for Arsenal this season, with their substitutes scoring many crucial goals but starters struggling in the early stages of matches.
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### Summary and Analysis of Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Match

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### Conclusion

The 1-0 victory over Nottingham Forest was a testament to Arsenal's resilience and ability to win even when playing suboptimally. However, it also highlights the need for improvement in maintaining early-game dominance and consistent high-quality play throughout matches. Moving forward, addressing these issues will be crucial as they face tougher challenges both domestically and in European competitions.

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“Article A discusses team news and predictions before the match against Nottingham Forest, while Article B describes the actual outcome of the game with Nottingham Forest.”
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“Article A discusses lineup and injury updates before an upcoming match against Nottingham Forest, while Article B describes the actual match result and performance issues.”
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“Article A discusses predicted lineup and injury updates before the match, while Article B describes the actual outcome of the match with Nottingham Forest.”
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“Article A discusses the lineup and team news before the match, while Article B covers Mikel Arteta's decision after the match but does not specify it as the exact same game described in Article A.”
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Matt Verri
86 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Got Williams booked early on but then did not do enough to test him.
🔮 It had not cost them this week, when three slow starts have still delivered three wins, but it will catch up with them.
🔮 Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta revealed after the match that Saka had been dealing with a minor illness issue, but he is expected to be ready to start against Forest in the Premier League.
🔮 "For example, after the game with Lille, he came in and he’d made a massive impact and you could see straight away what he did on the pitch.
🔮 Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta revealed after the match that Saka had been dealing with a minor illness issue, but he is expected to be ready to start against Forest in the Premier League.
🔮 However, when it was put to him that those performances could be due to a lack of rhythm after limited minutes this season, Arteta was firm in his response.
🔮 Hincapie was expected to be out for "weeks", ruling him out of upcoming matches against Forest and Bayern Munich.
🔮 Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta revealed after the match that Saka had been dealing with a minor illness issue, but he is expected to be ready to start against Forest on Sunday.
🔮 " That was a particularly significant red card as it means Olise will not be available for Bayern's next Champions League match against Arsenal.
🔮 "I think it will be a matter of weeks but we don't know exactly how many."
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Arsenal Forest Gunners Sunderland the Premier League

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Arsenal ORG · 7× Arteta PERSON · 3× Gunners ORG · 2× Bruno Guimaraes PERSON · 1× Forest ORG · 1× Gabriel PERSON · 1× Leeds ORG · 1× Madueke PERSON · 1× Sunderland ORG · 1× the Premier League ORG · 1×

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Grinding out wins, particularly on the road, when not at your best is one of the classic attributes that champions show, but it should not need to be required on such a regular basis.
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🔮 It had not cost them this week, when three slow starts have still delivered three wins, but it will catch up with them.
2026-10-18 · Evening Standard
How key Mikel Arteta decision secured Arsenal big win over Nottingham Forest · assertive framing

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"We're going to try really hard to score goals and to prevent goals as well," the Spaniard said, in what was not exactly a hugely revelatory response. asserted
what → go → goals
One of those aims is proving much harder than the other for the Gunners. asserted
One → prove → Gunners
This 1-0 win over Forest secured a precious three points in hard-fought fashion, but it continued what is becoming a frustrating and concerning theme. asserted
what → secure → fashion
It took more than 25 minutes for Arsenal to have a shot of any kind, a hopeful backheel from Gabriel. asserted
Arsenal → take → Gabriel
By half time, the Gunners had still not managed an effort on target. asserted
Gunners → manage → target
Nor did it feel particularly surprising. asserted
it → feel → ?
Of Arsenal's 11 goals in the Premier League this season, eight have come in the second half. asserted
eight → come → half
In all competitions, it is now 15 of 22 and all of the last eight goals scored after the break. asserted
all → score → break
Their' 'finishers', as Arteta calls his substitutes, have often come to the rescue. asserted
Arteta → call → rescue
However, a repeat of that on Trentside felt like no sure thing. asserted
repeat → feel → thing
So too Bruno Guimaraes, who made the difference against Sunderland and Leeds. asserted
who → make → Sunderland
Midway through the second half, Arteta then resorted to a triple substitution for the third match in a row, as clear a sign that Arsenal's gameplans have not been working as any. asserted
gameplans → resort → any
Once again, Arteta's intervention made the difference. asserted
intervention → make → difference
Madueke cut inside off the left wing and fired a finish into the far corner with the help of a deflection. asserted
Madueke → cut → deflection
That was Arsenal's one and only shot on target in the match, coming after 80 minutes. asserted
That → come → minutes
The elite nature of this team's defending means that one moment is normally enough for victory. asserted
moment → mean → victory
However, it is not sustainable for the champions to keep producing these kind of first-half performances and get away with it. asserted
champions → keep → it
It had not cost them this week, when three slow starts have still delivered three wins, but it will catch up with them. asserted
it → cost → them
Grinding out wins, particularly on the road, when not at your best is one of the classic attributes that champions show, but it should not need to be required on such a regular basis. asserted
it → grind → basis
The flow that Arsenal started the season with in attack has faded and large spells of their matches have become a fairly turgid watch. asserted
spells → start → matches
That was fine at the end of last season, when it was a case of winning at all costs in order to get over the line. asserted
it → win → line
Much more should be expected this season and especially in October, long before any suffocating pressure of a title race has arrived. asserted
pressure → expect → race
Arsenal's finishers continue to do their job. asserted
finishers → continue → job
The starters further up the pitch need to get back to doing theirs. asserted
starters → need → theirs
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