Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest Betting Tips, Correct Score Prediction and Suggested Bet Builders

Ange Ball will make its Nottingham Forest debut away at Arsenal on Saturday and the bookies are offering 15/2 on the former Tottenham manager delivering three points for his new club.

Maverick manager Ange Postecoglou was appointed as Forest’s new boss on Tuesday, less than 24 hours after Nuno Espirito Santo had been sacked.

That means Postecoglou will have just three full days to transform one of the Premier League’s most rigid and resilient teams into a high-pressing, more attack-minded side that better matches his footballing philosophy.

Factor in that some of Forest’s senior stars will be arriving back from international duty late in the week and it feels like Postecoglou’s opening assignment is likely to be a very difficult one. Indeed, the bookies are predicting a difficult season for Big Ange, with Forest only 9/1 to be relegated.

In terms of Saturday’s game, Arsenal to win is best-priced at 2/5 with multiple football betting sites and that looks like decent value.

Read on for our Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest betting tips.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest match odds

Arsenal 2/5
Draw 4/1
Nottingham Forest 15/2

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest: Correct Score prediction

The Gunners won their last home game 5-0 against Leeds, while Forest were beaten 3-0 by West Ham in the final game before the international break.

Everything seems to be pointing to a comfortable Arsenal victory, although don’t be surprised if Ange Ball yields at least one Forest goal.

Postecoglou saw his Spurs side find the net five times in four games against Arsenal, but he failed to win a north London derby — losing three and drawing one.

A 4-1 Arsenal victory looks attractively priced at 22/1.

FootballBlog.co.uk’s score prediction for Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest: 4-1 to Arsenal (22/1)

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest: Best Bet Builders

As we are expecting Arsenal to prevail in an open game, a simple 7/2 package of Arsenal to win both halves and most corners in each half looks worth considering.

Elsewhere, you can get a chunky 20/1 by building a bet of BTTS plus Viktor Gyokeres and Chris Wood each to have two shots on target.

How many goals will Arsenal beat Forest by?

If, like us, you fancy Arsenal to beat Forest comfortably then the winning margin market might be the one for you.

The Gunners are 10/3 with multiple firms to win by two goals exactly, while they can be backed at 11/2 to win by three.

But if you are anticipating a big Arsenal win then the best bet is probably 7/1 on Arsenal to win with a three-goal handicap.

FootballBlog.co.uk’s top betting tip for Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest: Arsenal to win by 4 or more goals (7-1).

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest team news

Kai Havertz, Christian Norgaard and Gabriel Jesus are all ruled out for Arsenal, while Bukayo Saka and William Saliba are likely to miss out too.

Martin Odegaard was only deemed fit enough for the bench in Arsenal’s last game, but he has since started twice for Norway — including in Tuesday’s 11-1 win over Moldova, in which he scored once and assisted two of Erling Haaland’s five goals.

While Forest’s team selection is much harder to predict following their recent change of manager, one thing for certain is that loanee Oleksandr Zinchenko will not play as he is ineligible to face his parent club.

Meanwhile, Ola Aina is rated as a doubt after appearing to pull a muscle during Nigeria’s 1-1 draw with South Africa on Tuesday.

However, deadline day signing Douglas Luiz is expected to make his Forest debut.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest predicted lineups

Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Mosquera, Gabriel, Calafiori, Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice, Madueke, Eze, Gyokeres

Nottingham Forest: Sels, Williams, Murillo, Milenkovic, Morato, Luiz, Anderson, Gibbs-White, Hudson-Odoi, Dan Ndoye, Wood