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Noni Madueke scores late winner as Arsenal defeat Nottingham Forest

Arsenal earned a late Premier League victory against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground after substitute Noni Madueke scored a deflected strike.

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Noni Madueke scored a late goal to give Arsenal a 1-0 victory away against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Sunday. BBC News, the Daily Mail, The Sun, and London Now all reported that the substitute secured the Premier League win with a late strike. [1][2][3][7][9]

According to the Daily Mail, Madueke came off the bench and scored via a deflected effort. The Daily Mail noted that Arsenal held 75 per cent of the possession and recorded only one shot on target, while Nottingham Forest produced 14 shots compared to nine from the visitors. The Guardian reported that the match kicked off at 4:30pm BST. [2][3][4]

Nottingham Forest are a professional football club based in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire. As FTMQ News reported earlier on other Premier League developments, defending champions Arsenal are competing in their 100th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. [2][10][11]

The win moved Arsenal to within three points of league leaders Manchester City, according to the Daily Mail and The Guardian. [3][4]

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In short

  • Noni Madueke scored a late winner off the bench for Arsenal against Nottingham Forest.
  • Arsenal won the Premier League match 1-0 at the City Ground.
  • Arsenal had 75 per cent possession and one shot on target during the match.
  • The victory moved Arsenal within three points of league leaders Manchester City.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Madueke strikes late but who missed his big chance? - Forest v Arsenal ratingsBBC News, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Nottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal: Noni Madueke's late deflected strike secures vital win for defending champions at the City GroundDaily Mail, 1h ago
  3. [3]Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal - Premier League: Noni Madueke's late deflected strike sees Gunners escape City Ground with a victory and close the gap on table-toppers Man CityDaily Mail, 1h ago
  4. [4]Nottingham Forest v Arsenal: Premier League – liveThe Guardian, 1h ago
  5. [5]Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier LeagueAl Jazeera, 6h ago
  6. [6]Madueke the matchwinner as Arsenal eke past Nottm ForestLondon Evening Standard, 1h ago
  7. [7]Nottingham Forest 0 Arsenal 1: Madueke strike gives Gunners crucial victory with only shot on targetThe Sun, 1h ago
  8. [8]Nottingham Forest v Arsenal ratings: Which Arsenal player failed to make the grade at the City Ground?BBC, 1h ago
  9. [9]Noni Madueke breaks Nottingham Forest resistance to earn Arsenal late victoryLondon Now, 1h ago

Background

  1. [10]2025–26 Arsenal F.C. season on Wikipedia
  2. [11]Nottingham Forest F.C. on Wikipedia
  3. [12]2024–25 Arsenal F.C. season on Wikipedia
  4. [13]Toulouse defeat Exeter Chiefs in Champions Cup despite early red card FTMQ News, 2h ago
  5. [14]Irish minister offers pay talks but unions proceed with major strikes FTMQ News, 4d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 14 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

Earlier reports of ours on the same people and subjects.

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