Arsenal are back in the Premier League and take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.

The Gunners returned to winning ways against Leeds United last weekend after their 3-0 humiliation at Brighton prior to the international break. They have since picked up a convincing win against Lille in the Champions League as well.

A massive game against Bayern Munich is coming up, but Mikel Arteta’s complete focus will be on the clash against Nottingham Forest on Sunday.

Ian Wright and Gary Neville have had their say about the game.

Ian Wright and Gary Neville predict the score of Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal

Arsenal will go into the game against Nottingham Forest as big favourites.

The Gunners have won five of their first six games. Forest, on the other hand, have only won one of their opening six fixtures and are currently 14th in the Premier League table.

However, Arsenal have been held to 0-0 draws in each of their last two visits to the City Ground, so Neville raised some concerns about their chances of victory this weekend. But Wright shut it down immediately.

The Manchester United legend said on The Overlap: “Wrighty, did Arsenal lose there? Towards the end of the season, not last year but the year before, you’ve had a tough couple of years there. You lost one year (May 2023) and drew last year.”

Wright replied: “That’s not now. So what? I don’t care! We’re talking about this season.”

When asked for his prediction, the Arsenal icon said: “I’ll give them a goal. I’ll go 3-1 Arsenal.”

Neville and Steven Gerrard discussed their prediction and collectively said: “I don’t think it’s going to be that easy for Arsenal. Tough day for you, usually. 1-0 to Arsenal.”

Arsenal cannot drop points against Nottingham Forest

It’s still very early in the season for any bad result to be classified as a disaster, but Arsenal should still go in with the mindset of winning every game, especially ones like at Nottingham Forest.

Yes, the Gunners have dropped points in each of their last two games there, and Reds boss Oliver Glasner is more than good enough to cause an upset.

However, Arsenal are the far superior side, and with Manchester City winning every game in the Premier League, irrespective of what happens with their guilty verdict, this is not a game to drop points for Arteta and his men.

Arsenal should go to Forest, take the game to them and get the job done as early as possible.