Official Matchday thread: 37. Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal. Saturday 20th May. Kick off 5:30pm.

[Dan_Bristol]

Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal - Saturday 20th May 5:30pm KO

Basic matchday thread continues, that being said it's the final home fixture of the season. Bring your own facts, fun, & permutations!

Have to create a huge atmosphere, all positive, all supporting, and striving for the same. Would love us to finish the job at home. COYR.

 

[MaxiRobriguez]

Winning 2-0.

Safety confirmed.

Pitch invasion looks like it might happen but the four stewars and some sticky tape hold back the thousands of delirious Reds.

 

[Omar Devone Little]

Forest 3-0 Arsenal

 

[Robert Learnshaw]

You know what I used to fancy us at home against anyone but the Man Utd (not so much Newcastle) loss humbled me a little a bit, it showed me true quality finds away and doesn't care about atmosphere,

Having said that,

Head: 1-2, they are second for a reason, yes they aren't in the best shape but just look at their players, I don't think we'll get battered though and well capable of beating Palace
Heart: 2-1 Forest

I'd go back to the back 4 in this game as we had v Southampton, just to get Brennan at their back 4 and I think Cooper will bring Brennan back in:
Navas
Aurier Felipe Niakhate Lodi
Yates Mangala Danilo
MGW
Johnson Awoniyi

Arsenal can struggle with set pieces so key to utilise our long throw again, feel for Worrall who has been great recently

Come on Forest, lets have one more special evening at the CG

 

[Rockabilly]

I've put a curse on Arsenal.

 

[Retro]

Hopefully we see this at full time

 

[YellowBelly Red]

A chance to write some history. We have momentum, and a crowd second to none. They are flat, full of injuries and with a fickle fanbase.

 

[YellowBelly Red]

Oh, and what a time for Navas, in his last home game, to finally get a clean sheet!

 

[Gyros Peter]

Oh, and what a time for Navas, in his last home game, to finally get a clean sheet!

Navas got one in his first game v Leeds!

 

[garibaldi]

What kind of reaction will we get from Arsenal? a deflated whimper or will they blow us away just like they did when they lost in Europe before our fixture in October?

We're a different animal at home however, and a better team 6 months on, whilst the Arsenal players look resound in that they blew it yesterday whilst apologetically clapping an already empty Emirates at full time.

Hopefully their club is flat on Saturday, but they've not lost back to back Prem games this season. Is a point enough/realistic?

Genuinely can't predict a score!

 

[YellowBelly Red]

Navas got one in his first game v Leeds!

Yes, you're right....blimey, how time flies when you you are having this much fun!

 

[Steve B]

We need to make this game about Forest not Arsenal. We can beat anyone with the spirit we’ve got now.

 

[IJPS]

I vote for bringing out the Ram Slayer tifo. Unless the FG guys have got so thing even better up their sleeve.
2:0 to the original reds.

 

[Cloughie1975]

I saw my first Forest game in 1966 against Arsenal.
A repeat of the 2-1 victory would send the City Ground crowd wild.

 

[NFFCForeverRed]

A point would be a great achievement. They will be looking to show their fans how good they are after blowing their shot at a title.

 

[T.B.T.]

This is our turf.
Our home.
Our fortress.
Our City Ground.
We are Nottingham Forest and we can beat any team.
Be loud, be proud and pull our team over the finish line.
We deserve this.

 

[Squirrel55]

Hopefully we see this at full time

Again

 

[OLDMANRED]

Bertie Mee said to Alf Ramsey
Have you heard of the North Bank Ivory
Alf said no
I don’t think so
But I’ve heard of the Trent End boot boys

 

[derbyshirered]

Haven't voted, I can see either a 1-1 draw or a tight 1-0 win or 1-0 loss. This is going to massively stressful. I will be away and it's the wife's birthday so will try and catch up periodically throughout the match. I was going to say can't wait but I'm not sure that's true.

 

[Steve B]

Gonna be a long week this one

 

[Project Zeus]

Haven't voted, I can see either a 1-1 draw or a tight 1-0 win or 1-0 loss. This is going to massively stressful. I will be away and it's the wife's birthday so will try and catch up periodically throughout the match. I was going to say can't wait but I'm not sure that's true.

Same, I'm in the US for the last two games and am going to hate following from afar.

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[Strummer]

I have absolutely no idea what the result will be, I am only hoping the lads are up for it and give a good account of themselves, knowing what is at stake.

The match is on Sly DE, so I will be no doubt glued to the television.

 

[MaxiRobriguez]

A Forest win relegates two of Leeds, Leicester and Everton and mathematically kills Arsenal's title chances.

Wouldn't be a bad season after relegating Southampton too.

Would need to update the "Ramslayer" FG display to be "Seasonslayer"

 

[Steve B]

A Forest win relegates two of Leeds, Leicester and Everton and mathematically kills Arsenal's title chances.

Wouldn't be a bad season after relegating Southampton too.

Would need to update the "Ramslayer" FG display to be "Seasonslayer"

Yep you don’t want to be our next chosen ‘rival’ if that happens. Watch yerself Brentford!

 

[Googler]

Let’s hope the injury to Martinelli keeps him out of the starting eleven and the week after Zaha went of on Saturday with an hamstring issue