FOREST 4 - 2 ARSENAL - Sun Jan 07, 2018 (FA Cup)
- Date:
- Sun Jan 07, 2018 (4:00 PM)
- Opponent:
- Arsenal
- Home/Away:
- Home
- Ground:
- City Ground
- Game Type:
- FA Cup
- Round:
- 3
- Score:
- 4-2 WON
- Half-time: 2-1
- Next Round:
- Hull City (Jan 27, 2018) (4)
- Season:
- 2017-18
- Referee:
- Jonathan Moss
- Sponsor:
- 888Sport
- Attendance:
- 27,182
- Forest Tier / Pos:
- Tier 2/14th
- Opp Tier / Pos:
- Tier 1/6th
- NEXT GAMES:
- Next Game:
- Aston Villa (League Tier 2)
- FA Cup:
- Hull City
- Arsenal:
- Sep 24, 2019
- GAME COUNT:
- FA Cup:
- 397 (of 412)
- Competitive:
- 5409 (of 5724)
- Total:
- 7149 (of 7505)
- Played:
- 6 years, 3 months, 18 days ago
Review
Wow. Brazil has got us playing like we should have been playing all season, and has us beating Arsenal. Brereton had a great game, Lichaj scores twice and we get a deserved win. Onto the fourth round!
FOREST
Manager: Gary Brazil (3)
Goals
Eric Lichaj (20')
Eric Lichaj (44') - Eric Lichaj last goal
Ben Brereton (64') (Pen)
Kieran Dowell (85') (Pen)
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Age | Player | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | GK | 23 |  Jordan Smith | |
| 2 | D | 29 |  Eric Lichaj  (20') (44') | |
| 6 | D | 28 |  Armand Traore | |
| 42 | D | 20 | Joe Worrall 88 89 | |
| 4 | M | 29 | Michael Mancienne (c) | |
| 24 | M | 34 |  David Vaughan | |
| 17 | F | 18 | Ben Brereton (64') | |
| 11 | D | 23 | Ben Osborn | |
| 20 | M | 20 | Kieran Dowell (85') off for Matt Mills (90') | |
| 14 | M | 20 | Matty Cash off for Barrie McKay (87') | |
| 16 | F | 22 | Zach Clough off for Tyler Walker (56') | |
| Subs | ||||
| 30 | GK | 29 |  Stephen Henderson | |
| 5 | D | 31 | Matt Mills on for Kieran Dowell (90') | |
| 31 | M | 24 |  Andreas Bouchalakis | |
| 10 | F | 23 |  Barrie McKay on for Matty Cash (87') | |
| 35 | F | 22 | Jason Cummings | |
| 39 | F | 25 | Apostolos Vellios | |
| 34 | F | 21 | Tyler Walker on for Zach Clough (56') | |
Lineup
| Num | Pos | Player |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | GK | David Ospina 85 |
| 16 | D | Rob Holding |
| 4 | D | Per Mertesacker (c) 88 |
| 2 | D | Mathieu Debuchy 84 (87') |
| 61 | D | Reiss Nelson |
| 30 | M | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
| 69 | M | Joe Willock (65') |
| 35 | M | Mohamed Elneny |
| 23 | M | Danny Welbeck |
| 14 | F | Theo Walcott |
| 17 | F | Alex Iwobi |
| Subs | ||
| 54 | Matt Macey | |
| 21 | Calum Chambers | |
| 63 | Jordi Osei-Tutu | |
| 32 | Chuba Akpom (87') | |
| 43 | Josh Da Silva | |
| 62 | Eddie Nketiah (65') | |
| 22 | Jeff Reine-Adelaide |