Nottingham Forest v Arsenal – Confirmed Lineups – Wenger drops star trip for FA Cup

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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 06: Petr Cech of Arsenal and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger celebrate with the trophy following the The FA Community Shield final between Chelsea and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on August 6, 2017 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

Nottingham Forest v Arsenal – Confirmed Lineups – Wenger drops star trip for FA Cup

FA Cup holders Arsenal will be looking to defend their title today when they take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. Kick-off is scheduled for 16:00 (GMT).

The north London based club will be looking to return to winning ways after being held to a 2-2 draw by Chelsea in the Premier League earlier this week. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger will also have one eye on the upcoming League Cup semi-final clash against Chelsea.

Wenger will be unable to call upon  Granit Xhaka, Sead Kolasinac, Aaron Ramsey, Olivier Giroud and Nacho Monreal all due to injuries.

 

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Nottingham Forest v Arsenal – Confirmed lineups

Nottingham Forest Confirmed lineup: Jordan Smith, Eric Lichaj, Mancienne, Traore, Osborn, Cash, Clough, Brereton, Dowell, Vaughan, Worrall
Subs: Henderson, Mills, McKay, Bouchalakis, Walker, Cummings, Vellios

Arsenal Confirmed Confirmed lineup: Ospina, Debuchy, Mertesacker, Holding, Nelson, Willock, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, Walcott, Iwobi, Welbeck