Arsenal hadn't even managed a shot on goal until the 70th minute of the match, a statistic they hadn’t seen in at least three years, and that says a lot about how they performed in Nottingham and the difficulties they faced against Forest.
Even so, in one of those matches that could very easily have made a difference in the league standings—but which no one would remember for any key plays or highlights on the field— the Champions found a way and came away with the win.
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The 1-0 lead came in the 80th minute from Mandueke, who had come on as a substitute and benefited from a deflection. From the left side inside the box, with a well-placed right-footed shot, the English winger secured the three points for the “Gunners.”
The home team at City Ground, even though they had suffered a major psychological blow, fought back, with Murilo’s individual effort—a right-footed shot after dribbling past Rice—going wide, and Konsa making a tremendous tackle in stoppage time to stop FOrest.
Results and schedule for Matchday 7:
Saturday, Oct. 17
Everton–Chelsea 0–2
(46′, 90′ Neto)
Manchester City–Ipswich 3–2
(19′ Foden, 34′, 69′ Haaland – 21′ Maeda, 90′ pen. Fleming)
Brentford vs. Liverpool 1-2
(44' Lewis-Potter – 62' Muñoz, 70' Isaac)
Fulham-Hull 1-0
(33' Iwobi)
Newcastle–Aston Villa 0–1
(35′ Manzabi)
Sunday, October 18
Leeds–Manchester United 1–1
(51′ Calvert-Lewin – 35′ Embemó)
Bournemouth vs. Sunderland 2-0
(6' Tavernier, 48' Evanilson)
Brighton vs. Crystal Palace 5-0
(4' own goal by Canvo, 7' Gomez, 10' Ayari, 49' Kostoulas, 84' Hinselwood)
Nottingham Forest-Arsenal 0-1
(80' Mandueke)
Monday, Oct. 19
Tottenham vs. Coventry (10:00 p.m.)
Matchday 8 in detail:
Friday, October 23
Ipswich–Nottingham Forest (10:00 p.m.)
Saturday, October 24
Aston Villa vs. Manchester City (2:30 p.m.)
Arsenal vs. Everton (5:00 p.m.)
Coventry vs. Fulham (5:00 p.m.)
Chelsea vs. Tottenham (7:30 p.m.)
*Photo source: AP
