Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal Live Score: Tierney comes after Arsenal’s poor start in the FA Cup

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NOTTINGHAM FOREST was shining in the early stages of this fun FA Cup match against Arsenal.

Arsenal lost 4-2 when they last faced Forest in the third round of the FA Cup three years ago at the City Ground.

Now the two teams meet again at the same stage of the competition, with Mikel Arteta’s side looking to begin their efforts to reclaim the trophy they won in 2020.

The draw for the fourth round of the FA Cup takes place before kick-off, with Arsenal or Forest preparing to face Leicester City at home.

Arsenal wear an all-white kit to raise awareness of knife crime, particularly in London, an initiative supported by Ian Wright and Idris Elba.

Start time: 5.10pm GMT TV/Live: ITV 1/ITV Hub Nottingham Forest XI: Samba, Spence, Worrall, McKenna, Cook, Garner, Colback, Johnson, Zinckernagel, Yates, Davis. Arsenal XI: Leno, Cedric, White, Holding, Tavares, Sambi Lukunga, Patino, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Nketia.

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Follow all the action through our live blog below…

First Half – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal

No shots on goal yet…

This statistic roughly sums up the first half.

Neither side was at its best.

First Half – Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal

Nothing separates the two teams after a fixed first half.

Forrest has been fantastic on defense so far and has kept Arsenal in a quandary.

Both sides will have to inject more creativity into their game in the second half.

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44. Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal

Nkitya does a very late challenge to Bamba.

The striker was lucky to get away with it.

Frustrations began to build up for Arsenal.

The forest does an excellent job of containing the attack.

35. Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal

Zinckernagel was booked for Saka’s tripping.

Both teams look more lively now.

34. Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal

Arsenal make an early substitution.

Tierney comes to replace Tavares.

It looks like a tactical change from Arteta, but Tavares doesn’t look happy.

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27. Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal

The hold goes for glory as he attempts a shot on the edge of the penalty area…

…but the ball hit the corner flag.

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17. Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal

Odegaard takes a corner kick inside the penalty area, but Samba demands the ball.

Neither side has shown much of a threat yet.

11. Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal

Tavares sends a terrible pass to Leno who has to head the ball into a corner.

It could have been a good ending, if only he aimed toward the right goal.

7. Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal

White strikes first for Arsenal when he finds the ball on the edge of the penalty area, but his effort does not challenge Samba.

Jungle looks comfortable defensively in these opening stages.

4. Nottingham Forest 0-0 Arsenal

Forrest passes on goal while Johnson tries to pass the ball to his teammate, but Leno comes out to claim it.

An even start to the game so far.

Starting

We’re on our way to city land!

The difference is out

Departure is minutes away!

Both sides are out.

The atmosphere is electric.

A place in the fourth round is at stake.

Eyes on the fourth round

Whoever wins today’s match will host the current cup holders Leicester City in the next round.

The match takes place on the opening weekend of February.

young guns

Arsenal have four youngsters in the team today.

Patino is making his first debut for the club.

Perez, Saladin and Hutchinson are all on the bench.

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Elsewhere in the cup today

Luton Town 4-0 Harrogate Town (FT) Cardiff City 2-1 Preston North End (AET) Charlton Athletic 0-1 Norwich City (FT) Liverpool 4-1 Shrewsbury Town (FT) Stoke City 2-0 Leighton Orient (FT) Tottenham 3-1 Morecambe (FT) West Ham 2-0 Leeds (FT) Wolves 3-0 Sheffield United (FT)

All the eggs at night

Arsenal will wear a special all-white kit today.

This is part of a campaign to help fight knife crime in London.

The Gunners have been promoting their “No More Red” campaign this week in preparation for today’s game.

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Arsenal alternatives

Aaron Ramsdale, Kieran Tierney, Calum Chambers, Pablo Marie, Alexandre Lacazette, Syed Kolasinac, Mica Perez, Saladin and Omari Hutchinson.

Alternatives to Nottingham Forest

Ethan Horvath, Tobias Figueiredo, Luis Graban, Joao Carvalho, Gaetan Bong, Cafu, Zande Silva, Brian Ojeda and Lyle Taylor.

Arsenal squad

Leno starts in goal for Arsenal with Cedric, Ben White, Rob Holding and Nuno Tavares in defence.

Sambi Lukonga, Charlie Patino and Martin Odegaard in midfield.

Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Eddie Nkeitia start attacking.

📝 Here’s how we line up at EmiratesFACup…

◾️ Leno starts in goal Lokonga x Patino in midfield Nketiah tops the line

– Arsenal January 9, 2022

Nottingham Forest squad

Bryce Samba starts in the goal for the owners of the land.

Jed Spence, Joe Worrall, Scott McKenna and Steve Cook start defending.

Jack Colback, Philip Zinkernagel, Ryan Yates and James Garner form the midfield.

The attack was formed by Keenan Davis and Brennan Johnson.

Nottingham Forest team news

Jordi Odi Toto and Alex Maiten are also out of action due to injury.

Steve Cook recently joined Forest from Bournemouth and is expected to appear today.

arsenal team news

Mikel Arteta is back on the sideline this week after being forced to work from home due to Covid.

Nicolas Pepe, Mohamed Elneny, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Thomas Partey are all away at the Africa Cup of Nations, so they won’t be around for the next few weeks.

Sead Kolasinac and Callum Chambers are also in doubt due to injury and Covid.

Arsenal have a number of youngsters traveling to Nottingham with the squad, including Charlie Patino – who scored on his first-team debut in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

Welcome to the Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal match

Good evening and welcome to SunSport’s coverage of the FA Cup third round match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal.

Arsenal begin their hunt for the 15th FA Cup today.

Forrest is aiming to reach the fourth round of the competition for the second consecutive season.

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