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Nottingham Forest v Arsenal: head-to-head record

Nottingham Forest have played Arsenal 109 times in competitive football, winning 29, drawing 24 and losing 56, first meeting on 22 Oct 1904 and most recently on 17 Jan 2026. Every meeting is listed below.

Every Nottingham Forest v Arsenal match

DateSeasonCompetitionVenueOpponentScoreScorersAtt
22 Oct 19041904–05First DivisionAArsenal3–0Tom Niblo, Tom Niblo, Grenville Morris
27 Dec 19041904–05First DivisionHArsenal0–3
25 Nov 19051905–06First DivisionHArsenal3–1Enoch West, Grenville Morris, Grenville Morris
2 Apr 19061905–06First DivisionAArsenal1–3Enoch West 50
16 Nov 19071907–08First DivisionAArsenal1–3Enoch West
14 Mar 19081907–08First DivisionHArsenal1–0Enoch West
14 Nov 19081908–09First DivisionHArsenal0–1
20 Mar 19091908–09First DivisionAArsenal2–1Enoch West 82, Enoch West 89
9 Oct 19091909–10First DivisionAArsenal1–0Grenville Morris
2 Mar 19101909–10First DivisionHArsenal1–1Enoch West
22 Oct 19101910–11First DivisionHArsenal2–3Harold Lockett 22, Thomas Marrison 35
25 Feb 19111910–11First DivisionAArsenal2–3Grenville Morris 10, James Ridley 88
1 Nov 19131913–14Second DivisionAArsenal2–3John Derrick 75, Robert Firth 88
7 Mar 19141913–14Second DivisionHArsenal0–0
18 Nov 19141914–15Second DivisionHArsenal1–1Tim Coleman
24 Apr 19151914–15Second DivisionAArsenal0–7
3 Feb 19231922–23First DivisionHArsenal2–1Charlie Flood 44, Henry Martin 73
10 Feb 19231922–23First DivisionAArsenal0–2
15 Mar 19241923–24First DivisionHArsenal2–1Sid Gibson 8, Duncan Walker 22
22 Mar 19241923–24First DivisionAArsenal0–1
30 Aug 19241924–25First DivisionHArsenal0–2
27 Dec 19241924–25First DivisionAArsenal1–2Randolph Galloway 40
9 Nov 19571957–58First DivisionHArsenal4–0
21 Apr 19581957–58First DivisionAArsenal1–1
15 Nov 19581958–59First DivisionAArsenal1–3
4 Apr 19591958–59First DivisionHArsenal1–1
26 Aug 19591959–60First DivisionHArsenal0–3
1 Sep 19591959–60First DivisionAArsenal1–1
27 Aug 19601960–61First DivisionAArsenal0–3
31 Dec 19601960–61First DivisionHArsenal3–5
18 Nov 19611961–62First DivisionAArsenal1–2
7 Apr 19621961–62First DivisionHArsenal0–1
17 Nov 19621962–63First DivisionHArsenal3–0
6 Apr 19631962–63First DivisionAArsenal0–0
26 Oct 19631963–64First DivisionAArsenal2–4
7 Mar 19641963–64First DivisionHArsenal2–0
6 Oct 19641964–65First DivisionAArsenal3–0
13 Mar 19651964–65First DivisionHArsenal3–0
7 Sep 19651965–66First DivisionHArsenal0–1
14 Sep 19651965–66First DivisionAArsenal0–1
26 Nov 19661966–67First DivisionHArsenal2–1
22 Apr 19671966–67First DivisionAArsenal1–1
26 Aug 19671967–68First DivisionHArsenal2–0
23 Dec 19671967–68First DivisionAArsenal0–3
16 Nov 19681968–69First DivisionHArsenal0–2
1 Feb 19691968–69First DivisionAArsenal1–1
23 Aug 19691969–70First DivisionAArsenal1–2
26 Dec 19691969–70First DivisionHArsenal1–1
3 Oct 19701970–71First DivisionAArsenal0–4
13 Apr 19711970–71First DivisionHArsenal0–3
27 Dec 19711971–72First DivisionHArsenal1–1
1 Apr 19721971–72First DivisionAArsenal0–3
3 Sep 19771977–78First DivisionAArsenal0–340,810
21 Jan 19781977–78First DivisionHArsenal2–0David Needham 32, Archie Gemmill 6435,743
9 Sep 19781978–79First DivisionHArsenal2–1John Robertson 53, Ian Bowyer 7128,124
13 Jan 19791978–79First DivisionAArsenal1–2John Robertson 3852,158
26 Feb 19791978–79FA CupHArsenal0–135,908
1 Dec 19791979–80First DivisionHArsenal1–1Garry Birtles 8927,925
5 May 19801979–80First DivisionAArsenal0–034,632
27 Sep 19801980–81First DivisionAArsenal0–137,584
21 Feb 19811980–81First DivisionHArsenal3–1O’Neill 9, O'Neill 14, Kenny Burns 7425,357
21 Nov 19811981–82First DivisionHArsenal1–2Justin Fashanu 4320,912
17 Apr 19821981–82First DivisionAArsenal0–221,986
23 Oct 19821982–83First DivisionHArsenal3–0Mark Proctor 9, Garry Birtles 82, Ian Wallace 8517,246
5 Mar 19831982–83First DivisionAArsenal0–021,698
22 Oct 19831983–84First DivisionAArsenal1–4Peter Davenport 6422,872
25 Feb 19841983–84First DivisionHArsenal0–120,045
29 Aug 19841984–85First DivisionHArsenal2–0John Metgod 63, Peter Davenport 6618,215
13 Apr 19851984–85First DivisionAArsenal1–1Gary Mills 524,151
26 Oct 19851985–86First DivisionHArsenal3–2Peter Davenport 29, Peter Davenport 65, Peter Davenport 7217,756
8 Apr 19861985–86First DivisionAArsenal1–1David Campbell 6515,087
27 Sep 19861986–87First DivisionHArsenal1–0Nigel Clough 225,371
21 Jan 19871986–87League CupAArsenal0–238,617
17 Mar 19871986–87First DivisionAArsenal0–018,352
12 Sep 19871987–88First DivisionHArsenal0–118,490
26 Dec 19871987–88First DivisionAArsenal2–0Terry Wilson 40, Stuart Pearce 893,122
12 Mar 19881987–88FA CupAArsenal2–1Paul Wilkinson 42, Brian Rice 7450,157
6 Nov 19881988–89First DivisionHArsenal1–4Nigel Clough 1719,038
11 Mar 19891988–89First DivisionAArsenal3–1Nigel Clough 8, Franz Carr 20, Stuart Pearce 3539,639
16 Sep 19891989–90First DivisionHArsenal1–2Garry Parker22,216
7 Mar 19901989–90First DivisionAArsenal0–331,879
22 Sep 19901990–91First DivisionHArsenal0–226,013
20 Mar 19911990–91First DivisionAArsenal1–1Nigel Jemson34,152
8 Dec 19911991–92First DivisionHArsenal3–2Teddy Sheringham, Ian Woan, Scot Gemmill22,079
31 Mar 19921991–92First DivisionAArsenal3–3Nigel Clough, Ian Woan, Roy Keane27,036
17 Oct 19921992–93Premier LeagueHArsenal0–124,862
12 Jan 19931992–93League CupAArsenal0–225,600
13 Feb 19931992–93FA CupAArsenal0–227,591
21 Apr 19931992–93Premier LeagueAArsenal1–1Roy Keane 9019,024
3 Dec 19941994–95Premier LeagueHArsenal2–2Stuart Pearce 36, Bryan Roy 6021,662
21 Feb 19951994–95Premier LeagueAArsenal0–135,441
29 Aug 19951995–96Premier LeagueAArsenal1–1Kevin Campbell38,248
10 Feb 19961995–96Premier LeagueHArsenal0–127,222
21 Dec 19961996–97Premier LeagueHArsenal2–1Alf-Inge Haaland, Alf-Inge Haaland27,384
8 Mar 19971996–97Premier LeagueAArsenal0–238,206
17 Aug 19981998–99Premier LeagueAArsenal1–2Geoff Thomas38,064
16 Jan 19991998–99Premier LeagueHArsenal0–126,021
20 Sep 20162016–17League CupHArsenal0–428,567
7 Jan 20182017–18FA CupHArsenal4–2Eric Lichaj 20, Eric Lichaj 44, Ben Brereton 64, Kieran Dowell 8527,182
24 Sep 20192019–20League CupAArsenal0–553,160
9 Jan 20222021–22FA CupHArsenal1–0Lewis Grabban 8324,938
30 Oct 20222022–23Premier LeagueAArsenal0–560,263
20 May 20232022–23Premier LeagueHArsenal1–0Taiwo Awoniyi 1929,514
12 Aug 20232023–24Premier LeagueAArsenal1–2Taiwo Awoniyi 8259,984
30 Jan 20242023–24Premier LeagueHArsenal1–2Taiwo Awoniyi 8929,387
23 Nov 20242024–25Premier LeagueAArsenal0–360,298
26 Feb 20252024–25Premier LeagueHArsenal0–030,200
13 Sep 20252025–26Premier LeagueAArsenal0–360,167
17 Jan 20262025–26Premier LeagueHArsenal0–030,729

See also: the Arsenal archive and Arsenal v Nottingham Forest.

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