Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal, Premier League: Gunners Held To Second Straight Goalless Draw

Premier League leaders Arsenal could not take full advantage of defeat for second-place Manchester City at Old Trafford, drawing 0-0 against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday (January 17, 2026). Gunners thus suffered consecutive goalless draws for the first time in 14 years. Matz Sels pulled off a stunning stop to parry away Bukayo Saka's header in the 65th minute, and also did well to keep out a deft Gabriel Jesus flick soon after. Meanwhile, Forest failed to register a single shot on target in a Premier League match for the first time since November 2024.

Updated on: 18 January 2026 5:37 pm

Arsenal's goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, left, and Nottingham Forest's Callum Hudson-Odoi embrace at the end of the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal in Nottingham, England. | Photo: AP/Dave Shopland

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Nottingham Forest's goalkeeper Matz Sels applauds the fans at the end of the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal in Nottingham, England. | Photo: AP/Dave Shopland

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Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White, center, attempts a shot at goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal in Nottingham, England. | Photo: AP/Dave Shopland

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Nottingham Forest's Morgan Gibbs-White gestures during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal in Nottingham, England. | Photo: AP/Dave Shopland

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Nottingham Forest's goalkeeper Matz Sels leaps for the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal in Nottingham, England. | Photo: AP/Dave Shopland

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Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli tries to drive the ball past Nottingham Forest's Ola Aina, right, during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal in Nottingham, England. | Photo: AP/Dave Shopland

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Arsenal's Viktor Gyokeres fights for the ball with Nottingham Forest's Nikola Milenkovic and Ola Aina, left, during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal in Nottingham, England. | Photo: AP/Dave Shopland

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Arsenal's Declan Rice runs with the ball during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal in Nottingham, England. | Photo: AP/Dave Shopland

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Nottingham Forest's Nicolas Dominguez, left, fights for the ball with Arsenal's Noni Madueke during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal in Nottingham, England. | Photo: AP/Dave Shopland

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Arsenal's Ben White jumps for the ball with Nottingham Forest's Nicolas Dominguez and Elliot Anderson, right, during the English Premier League soccer match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal in Nottingham, England. | Photo: AP/Dave Shopland