FOREST 0 - 4 ARSENAL - Tue Sep 20, 2016 (League Cup)
- Date:
- Tue Sep 20, 2016 (5:45 PM)
- Opponent:
- Arsenal
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- League Cup
- Round:
- 3
- Score:
- 0-4 LOST
- Half-time: 0-1
- Season:
- 2016-17
- Referee:
- Paul Tierney
- Sponsor:
- 888Sport
- Attendance:
- 28,567
- Forest Tier / Pos:
- Tier 2/13th
- Opp Tier / Pos:
- Tier 1/4th
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Sheffield Wednesday (League Tier 2)
- League Cup:
- Shrewsbury Town
- Arsenal:
- Jan 07, 2018
- GAME COUNT:
- League Cup:
- 197 (of 217)
- Competitive:
- 5340 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 7076 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 7 years, 7 months, 5 days ago
Review
A disappointing result for our biggest opponent in almost 20 years. We were passed off the park by a team that had too much experience to allow us much of anything.
ARSENAL
Manager: Arsene Wenger
Goals
Granit Xhaka (23')
Lucas Perez (60') (Pen)
Lucas Perez (71')
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (90')
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | GK | 33 |  Vladimir Stojkovic | |
| 2 | D | 27 |  Eric Lichaj | |
| 5 | D | 30 |  Matt Mills | |
| 8 | M | 29 | Chris Cohen 75 | |
| 17 | M | 20 |  Hildeberto Pereira | |
| 4 | M | 28 | Michael Mancienne | |
| 22 | M | 24 |  Pajtim Kasami off for Muzzy Carayol (68') | |
| 10 | M | 25 | Henri Lansbury 67 | |
| 11 | D | 22 | Ben Osborn | |
| 12 | F | 24 |  Nicolao Dumitru off for Lica (81') | |
| 14 | F | 28 |  Nicklas Bendtner 16 off for Apostolos Vellios (80') | First start |
| Subs | ||||
| 43 | GK | 21 | Jordan Smith | |
| 25 | M | 28 | Jack Hobbs | |
| 13 | M | 30 | Danny Fox | |
| 18 | F | 28 |  Muzzy Carayol on for Pajtim Kasami (68') | |
| 37 | F | 21 | Jorge Grant | |
| 20 | F | 28 | Lica on for Nicolao Dumitru (81') | |
| 39 | F | 24 |  Apostolos Vellios on for Nicklas Bendtner (80') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | GK | Emiliano Martínez |
| 3 | D | Kieran Gibbs |
| 5 | D | Gabriel Paulista |
| 16 | D | Rob Holding 37 |
| 22 | D | Jeff Reine-Adelaďde (83') |
| 29 | M | Granit Xhaka  |
| M | Mohamed Elneny | |
| 55 | M | Ainsley Maitland-Niles (87') |
| 9 | M | Lucas Perez |
| 15 | F | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain |
| 32 | F | Chuba Akpom (83') |
| Subs | ||
| Gedion Zelalem (83') | ||
| 36 | Krystian Bielik (87') | |
| 68 | Chris Willock (83') | |
| 54 | Matt Macey | |
| 41 | Joshua Da Silva | |
| 65 | Ben Sheaf | |
| 57 | Stephy Mavididi |