| | First Half starts. |
| 1' | | Fouled by Ryan Yates - Nottingham Forest |
| 1' | | Kai Havertz - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence. |
| 4' | | Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Ola Aina. |
| 5' | | Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Sèrge Aurier. |
| 10' | | Missed chance. Eddie Nketiah - Arsenal - header inside of six yard box - left side is high and wide to the left. Assist - Bukayo Saka with a cross. |
| 11' | | Missed chance. Brennan Johnson - Nottingham Forest - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assist - Willy Boly with a head. |
| 13' | | Fouled by Gabriel Martinelli - Arsenal |
| 13' | | Sèrge Aurier - Nottingham Forest - won a free kick in defence. |
| 13' | | Offside - Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard with a pass, however Eddie Nketiah is in offside. |
| 14' | | Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Ola Aina. |
| 17' | | Fouled by Ryan Yates - Nottingham Forest |
| 17' | | Gabriel Martinelli - Arsenal - won a free kick in attack. |
| 19' | | Offside - Arsenal. Kai Havertz with a pass, however Jurriën Timber is in offside. |
| 24' | | Shot blocked. Kai Havertz - Arsenal - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Gabriel Martinelli. |
| 25' | | Shot blocked. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Thomas Partey. |
| 25' | | Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Scott McKenna. |
| 26' | | Goal! Arsenal 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Eddie Nketiah - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assist - Gabriel Martinelli after corner. |
| 28' | | Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - won a free kick on the right wing. |
| 28' | | Fouled by Ola Aina - Nottingham Forest |
| 28' | | Ola Aina - Nottingham Forest - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 30' | | Fouled by Bukayo Saka - Arsenal |
| 30' | | Scott McKenna - Nottingham Forest - won a free kick in defence. |
| 31' | | Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Joe Worrall. |
| 32' | | Goal! Arsenal 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with left foot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assist - William Saliba. |
| 38' | | Missed chance. Eddie Nketiah - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is close, but missed. |
| 39' | | Fouled by Kai Havertz - Arsenal |
| 39' | | Ryan Yates - Nottingham Forest - won a free kick in attack. |
| 40' | | Fouled by Jurriën Timber - Arsenal |
| 40' | | Morgan Gibbs-White - Nottingham Forest - won a free kick in defence. |
| 44' | | New attacking attempt. Declan Rice - Arsenal - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Bukayo Saka. |
| 45+3' | | Brennan Johnson - Nottingham Forest - won a free kick in defence. |
| 45+3' | | Fouled by Jurriën Timber - Arsenal |
| 45+3' | | Delay in match - injury Jurriën Timber - Arsenal |
| 45+5' | | Jurriën Timber - Arsenal - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 45+5' | | Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
| 45+7' | | First Half ended - Arsenal 2, Nottingham Forest 0. |
| 45' | | Second Half starts Arsenal 2, Nottingham Forest 0. |
| 47' | | Fouled by Declan Rice - Arsenal |
| 47' | | Ryan Yates - Nottingham Forest - won a free kick in defence. |
| 47' | | Fouled by Willy Boly - Nottingham Forest |
| 47' | | Gabriel Martinelli - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence. |
| 48' | | Delay in match - injury Jurriën Timber - Arsenal |
| 48' | | Delay over. They are ready to continue. |
| 50' | | Substitution - Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu for Jurriën Timber - injury. |
| 51' | | New attacking attempt. Takehiro Tomiyasu - Arsenal - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Gabriel Martinelli. |
| 52' | | Fouled by Orel Mangala - Nottingham Forest |
| 52' | | Kai Havertz - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence. |
| 54' | | Fouled by Scott McKenna - Nottingham Forest |
| 54' | | Kai Havertz - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence. |
| 55' | | Fouled by Kai Havertz - Arsenal |
| 55' | | Orel Mangala - Nottingham Forest - won a free kick in defence. |
| 56' | | Offside - Nottingham Forest. Danilo with a pass, however Ryan Yates is in offside. |
| 61' | | Fouled by Joe Worrall - Nottingham Forest |
| 61' | | Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - won a free kick in attack. |
| 63' | | Eddie Nketiah - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence. |
| 63' | | Fouled by Morgan Gibbs-White - Nottingham Forest |
| 64' | | Brennan Johnson - Nottingham Forest - won a free kick in defence. |
| 64' | | Fouled by William Saliba - Arsenal |
| 65' | | Declan Rice - Arsenal - won a free kick on the left wing. |
| 65' | | Fouled by Orel Mangala - Nottingham Forest |
| 66' | | Fouled by Gabriel Martinelli - Arsenal |
| 66' | | Sèrge Aurier - Nottingham Forest - won a free kick in defence. |
| 66' | | Fouled by Brennan Johnson - Nottingham Forest |
| 66' | | William Saliba - Arsenal - won a free kick in defence. |
| 69' | | Shot blocked. Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Thomas Partey. |
| 70' | | Shot blocked. Ola Aina - Nottingham Forest - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Orel Mangala. |
| 70' | | Corner - Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Thomas Partey. |
| 71' | | Corner - Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu. |
| 71' | | Substitution - Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi for Danilo. |
| 72' | | Substitution - Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams for Ola Aina. |
| 73' | | Substitution - Arsenal. Leandro Trossard for Eddie Nketiah. |
| 76' | | New attacking attempt. Declan Rice - Arsenal - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Kai Havertz. |
| 76' | | Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Matt Turner. |
| 77' | | Corner - Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Bukayo Saka. |
| 78' | | New attacking attempt. Willy Boly - Nottingham Forest - shot with the head from few metres is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross. |
| 80' | | Substitution - Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga for Brennan Johnson - injury. |
| 80' | | Fouled by Orel Mangala - Nottingham Forest |
| 80' | | Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - won a free kick in attack. |
| 81' | | Orel Mangala - Nottingham Forest - receive yellow card for a foul. |
| 81' | | New attacking attempt. Declan Rice - Arsenal - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. |
| 81' | | Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Matt Turner. |
| 82' | | Goal! Arsenal 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Taiwo Awoniyi - Nottingham Forest - shot with right foot inside of six yard box - left side to the left corner. Assist - Anthony Elanga following a fast break. |
| 83' | | Missed chance. Morgan Gibbs-White - Nottingham Forest - shot with right foot from the left side of the box goes high. Assist - Anthony Elanga following a fast break. |
| 85' | | Shot blocked. Kai Havertz - Arsenal - shot with right foot from a diffucult position on the right is blocked. Assist - Martin Ødegaard. |
| 86' | | Substitution - Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães for Gabriel Martinelli. |
| 87' | | New attacking attempt. Bukayo Saka - Arsenal - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Kai Havertz. |
| 90' | | Substitution - Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood for Joe Worrall. |
| 90' | | Substitution - Nottingham Forest. Cheikhou Kouyaté for Orel Mangala. |
| 90+1' | | Corner - Arsenal. Conceded by Sèrge Aurier. |
| 90+2' | | Ben White - Arsenal - receive yellow card. |
| 90+2' | | Fouled by Bukayo Saka - Arsenal |
| 90+3' | | Neco Williams - Nottingham Forest - won a free kick in defence. |
| 90+3' | | Shot blocked. Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Leandro Trossard. |
| 90+4' | | Fouled by Willy Boly - Nottingham Forest |
| 90+4' | | Kai Havertz - Arsenal - won a free kick on the left wing. |
| 90+5' | | Anthony Elanga - Nottingham Forest - won a free kick on the right wing. |
| 90+5' | | Fouled by Gabriel Magalhães - Arsenal |
| 90+5' | | Missed chance. Cheikhou Kouyaté - Nottingham Forest - shot with right foot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner . |
| 90+7' | | Fouled by Declan Rice - Arsenal |
| 90+7' | | Ryan Yates - Nottingham Forest - won a free kick in defence. |
| 90+8' | | Missed chance. Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal - shot with left foot from outside the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Bukayo Saka. |
| 90+9' | | Second Half ended - Arsenal 2, Nottingham Forest 1. |
| | Thats all. Game finished - Arsenal 2, Nottingham Forest 1. |