Madueke scores winner as Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest 1-0
Arsenal ground out a narrow away win at the City Ground, keeping pace with Manchester City at the top. Forest, who have yet to score at home, remain goalless there.
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What happened
Arsenal won 1-0 at Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Sunday, with Noni Madueke scoring the winning goal. Forest, who had not scored at their home stadium this season, created many chances but could not find the net. Arsenal stayed in touch with leaders Manchester City, and their Mikel Arteta used substitutes to see the game out.
Why it matters
The win was Arsenal's sixth from seven league games and brought them within three points of Manchester City. Forest remain without a home goal, a problem their manager Oliver Glasner faces.
Timeline
- Oct 18, 1:26 PM ET: Arsenal travelled to Nottingham Forest for matchday seven of the Premier League, with Forest yet to score at home.
- Oct 18, 4:03 PM ET: Arsenal won 1-0 at Nottingham Forest, their sixth win from seven league games, closing to within three points of Manchester City.
- Oct 19, 12:19 AM ET: Forest had 62 shots without scoring at the City Ground, a persistent problem for Oliver Glasner's side.
- Oct 19, 4:00 AM ET: Mikel Arteta defended his half-time substitution of Eberechi Eze, who was replaced by Madueke before he scored the winner.
Coverage
- 'This is football!' - Mikel Arteta defends ruthless Eberechi Eze axe as Arsenal boss explains half-time substitution in Nottingham Forest win (goal.com)
- Sixty-two shots, 0 goals. Forest can’t score at the City Ground and it is a big problem (The New York Times)
- Three talking points from the Premier League (Yahoo News)
- Madueke's 'anger and conviction' shows he's more than a 'finisher' (BBC)
- Another unremarkable win shows Arsenal’s strength is depth rather than creativity (The Guardian)
- Madueke's strike enough as Arsenal pick up narrow win over Forest (BBC)
- Arsenal don't look ready to "attack" the Premier League title like they want to -- yet (espn.com)
- Madueke breaks Nottingham Forest’s resistance as dogged Arsenal edge to victory (The Guardian)
- Nottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal: Madueke wins it after war of attrition (101greatgoals.com)
- Premier League: Arsenal win ahead of Bayern showdown (Yahoo Sports)
- Nottingham Forest v Arsenal: Premier League (The Guardian)
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