The faltering title hopefuls meet the unexpected Champions League challengers on Saturday afternoon, as Arsenal and Nottingham Forest collide at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League.
Both sides entered the international break needing a reset, as the Gunners drew 1-1 with Chelsea to make it four games without a win in the top division, while their visitors were beaten 3-1 at home by Newcastle United.
Only goal difference is separating the fourth-placed Gunners from the fifth-ranked Garibaldi in the Premier League table, with both sides nine adrift of runaway leaders Liverpool at this juncture.
Here, Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at the head-to-head record and previous meetings between the two sides.
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Head-to-head record
Previous meetings: 105
Arsenal wins: 54
Draws: 22
Nott'm Forest wins: 29
A tie that has almost exclusively been fought in the top flight, FA Cup and EFL Cup - with the exception of a few second-division showdowns in the early 20th century - there have now been 105 competitive clashes between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest in all tournaments.
Just over half of those contests have been won by the North London giants, who have 54 wins under their belt compared to a respectable 29 for Nottingham Forest, and the two clubs have shaken hands on a point on 22 occasions.
Not since August 1995 - a 1-1 draw at Highbury - have the spoils been evenly split in this battle, though, as there has been a winner and a loser in each of their 13 showdowns in all competitions, with nine of those successes coming Arsenal's way.
Mikel Arteta masterminded a pair of 2-1 successes in the 2023-24 Premier League campaign, although Forest do not have to go back an age for their last win in this fixture, conquering the Gunners 1-0 in May 2023 to officially end their opponents' title challenge.
The Tricky Trees have become accustomed to home successes over Arsenal in recent times, also beating the Gunners in the 2017-18 and 2021-22 FA Cups at the City Ground, although North London is not their happiest hunting ground.
Indeed, Forest have been defeated on each of their last five visits to Arsenal's ground, and the Garibaldi have to go all the way back to March 1989 for their last away win against the Gunners, a 3-1 First Division on a day where Nigel Clough and Stuart Pearce were among the scorers.
A few years later, Arsenal went on to defeat Forest 2-0 in both the 1992-93 EFL Cup quarter-finals and FA Cup fifth round, before going on to win both trophies under George Graham.
There is not a more prolific documented scorer in this fixture than ex-Arsenal man Frank Stapleton, who scored six goals for the Gunners against Forest, while Peter Davenport and Alan Hinton conjured up five each for the Garibaldi.
Past 20 meetings
Jan 30, 2024: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Arsenal (Premier League)
Aug 12, 2023: Arsenal 2-1 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
May 20, 2023: Nott'm Forest 1-0 Arsenal (Premier League)
Oct 30, 2022: Arsenal 5-0 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
Jan 09, 2022: Nott'm Forest 1-0 Arsenal (FA Cup Third Round)
Sep 24, 2019: Arsenal 5-0 Nott'm Forest (EFL Cup Third Round)
Jan 07, 2018: Nott'm Forest 4-2 Arsenal (FA Cup Third Round)
Sep 20, 2016: Nott'm Forest 0-4 Arsenal (EFL Cup Fourth Round)
Jan 16, 1999: Nott'm Forest 0-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Aug 17, 1998: Arsenal 2-1 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
Mar 08, 1997: Arsenal 2-0 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
Dec 21, 1996: Nott'm Forest 2-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Feb 10, 1996: Nott'm Forest 0-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Aug 29, 1995: Arsenal 1-1 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
Feb 21, 1995: Arsenal 1-0 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
Dec 03, 1994: Nott'm Forest 2-2 Arsenal (Premier League)
Apr 21, 1993: Arsenal 1-1 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
Feb 13, 1993: Arsenal 2-0 Nott'm Forest (FA Cup Fifth Round)
Jan 12, 1993: Arsenal 2-0 Nott'm Forest (EFL Cup Quarter-Finals)
Oct 17, 1992: Nott'm Forest 0-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Last 10 Premier League meetings
Jan 30, 2024: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Arsenal (Premier League)
Aug 12, 2023: Arsenal 2-1 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
May 20, 2023: Nott'm Forest 1-0 Arsenal (Premier League)
Oct 30, 2022: Arsenal 5-0 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
Jan 16, 1999: Nott'm Forest 0-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Aug 17, 1998: Arsenal 2-1 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
Mar 08, 1997: Arsenal 2-0 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
Dec 21, 1996: Nott'm Forest 2-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Feb 10, 1996: Nott'm Forest 0-1 Arsenal (Premier League)
Aug 29, 1995: Arsenal 1-1 Nott'm Forest (Premier League)
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