Nottm Forest vs Arsenal 2021-22 English FA Cup, Third Round
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
- 35': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces Nuno Tavares.
- 35': Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Arsenal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Nottingham Forest 0, Arsenal 0.
- 67': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lewis Grabban replaces Keinan Davis.
- 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Charlie Patino.
- 74': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cafú replaces Philip Zinckernagel.
- 78': Djed Spence (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 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.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Arsenal. Sead Kolasinac replaces Cédric Soares.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 1, Arsenal 0.
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 24,938
Venue: The City Ground
Location: Nottingham, England
Attendance: 24,938
Statistics
 ARS |
NFO |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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  |
| 8 | Jack Colback |
| 2 | Djed Spence |
| 9 | Keinan Davis |
| 20 | Brennan Johnson |
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 |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
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