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Nottingham Forest v Arsenal - Gunners downed, as it happened

The Emirates FA Cup / 3rd Round
City Ground / 09.01.2022
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Ben Snowball

Updated 09/01/2022 at 19:27 GMT


19:26
Read more on the big upset with our match report here, including a Talking Point and player ratings.
End of 2nd Half
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Another big upset in the FA Cup
Forest knock Arsenal out in this round for the second time in four years. Thanks for following the match with us.
90+1'
Kolasinac comes on for Cedric
A strange late switch from Arteta.
88'
Arsenal do not look like scoring
Instead it is Forest doing the attacking, with Diaz slipping Grabban in and the substitute seeing his shot blocked.
85'
Holding's header deflected wide
McKenna assured the Arsenal defender could not get a clean connection on Cedrics cross.
83'
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GOAL FOR FOREST!
Grabban finishes first time to put the Championship side in front. A fine cross from Yates after Lokonga gave the ball away in midfield and the substitute's finish was superb.
L. Grabban
Goal
L. Grabban
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
79'
Saka puts another fine ball across the six yard box
But Worrall gets in front of Lacazette and the Arsenal striker cannot get his foot to the ball.
79'
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Spence goes into the book as well
A bit of collateral revenge, though it was on Tiernay rather than Martinelli.
D. Spence
Yellow card
D. Spence
Nottingham Forest
Nottingham Forest
76'
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Zinckernagel comes off for Forest
Cafu replaces him. Not that one...
75'
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Martinelli goes into the book
Spence ran away from him and Odegaard and inside Holding before the Brazilian fouled him.
G. Martinelli
Yellow card
G. Martinelli
Arsenal
Arsenal
74'
Cedric takes the kick instead
And puts it straight out for a goal kick.
73'
Zinckernagel brings down Odegaard
He will have an opportunity to put this in the box now.
70'
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Lacazette enters the fray
Patino the man to come off. It could have been any of the forwards or midfield really.
68'
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Davis comes off for Forest
Grabban replaces the new signing.
68'
Nketiah gets around Cook in the box
But lashes the ball against the side-netting from a narrow angle.
66'
Arsenal look to be getting frustrated
You have to think Arteta will strengthen the side shortly.
62'
A fine effort from Garner
A free kick from almost 30 yards out but it was curled over the wall and towards the top left hand corner but Leno parries away.
59'
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What a chance!
Saka hung a fantastic cross to the back post for Nketiah but he totally mistimes his header and it goes back across the goal.
54'
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The best chance of the match so far
A fine run down the right by Johnson and his cross is hit first time by Zinckernagel but Leno parries away diving to his left.
50'
Nketiah runs at Cook
But the defender blocks the effort from the Arsenal striker.