Three months on from seeing their Premier League title dreams crash and burn at the City Ground, Arsenal welcome Nottingham Forest to the Emirates for their Premier League opener on Saturday lunchtime.
The Gunners have already lifted the Community Shield trophy aloft this month, while Steve Cooper's side ended their exhibition period with a 0-0 draw against Eintracht Frankfurt, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for both clubs.
ARSENAL vs. NOTTINGHAM FOREST
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ARSENAL
Out: Gabriel Jesus (knee), Mohamed Elneny (knee)
Doubtful: Reiss Nelson (toe), Albert Sambi Lokonga (muscle), Jorginho (muscle), Oleksandr Zinchenko (calf), Folarin Balogun (foot)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Timber; Odegaard, Partey, Rice; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Out: Felipe (knee), Wayne Hennessey (knee), Omar Richards (groin)
Doubtful: Moussa Niakhate (shoulder), Taiwo Awoniyi (ankle)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Turner; Worrall, Boly, McKenna; Aurier, Yates, Danilo, Mangala, Aina; Gibbs-White, Johnson
For data analysis of the most likely results, scorelines and more for this match please click here.
Ben Knapton
