The Gunners lead Manchester City and Aston Villa by six points, and could stretch that cushion to nine points if other results fall in their favour.
The mood at Forest, meanwhile, remains grim. They have slipped to 17th in the table – seven points clear of the relegation zone – and have just one win in their last six.
Their season arguably hit a nadir last weekend as they were dumped out of the FA Cup by Wrexham after a penalty shootout at the Racecourse Ground, and Sean Dyche has been left facing the tough task of ending the season on a positive note.
Date, kick-off time and venue
The match will take place at the City Ground in Nottingham.
Where to watch Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal
TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on TNT Sports 1, with coverage starting at 4.30pm ahead of a 5.30 kick-off.
Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Discovery+ app and website.
Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Arthur Ferridge at the City Ground!
Free highlights: The Sky Sports app and YouTube channel will show highlights at full-time, with Match of the Day broadcasting on BBC One at 10.30pm GMT.
Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal team news
Arsenal fans were left sweating ahead of their meeting with Chelsea after Mikel Arteta revealed both William Saliba and Leandro Trossard were doubts for the match.
However, both started at Stamford Bridge with the former playing the whole 90 minutes.
Despite Saliba’s return, the Gunners could be without three defenders for the trip to Nottingham, with Piero Hincapie, Riccardo Calafiori, and Cristhian Mosquera all on the physio’s table.
The only other injury in the side is to young starlet Max Dowman, who Arteta has said is “still a few weeks away.” from returning to play.
Elsewhere, John Victor is expected to miss out with a knee injury, while Chris Wood is due to be absent through late February with a knee injury of his own.
Ryan Yates may be involved, though, after recovering from a thigh injury and returning to first-team training.
Injury doubt: Piero Hincapie
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Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal prediction
There is very little to suggest that Arsenal’s six-match unbeaten run in the Premier League will not become seven as they visit the City Ground.
Forest have endured a hugely challenging campaign, and results have not greatly improved under Sean Dyche, their third manager of the campaign.
They have just one win in six and were on the receiving end of an ignominious FA Cup upset at the hands of Wrexham last weekend.
Arsenal should expect to take full advantage of their slipping morale.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Forest were beaten 3-0 in the reverse of this fixture back in September, in what was the first match of Ange Postecoglou’s disastrous managerial spell.
Baptism by fire: Ange Postecoglou
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Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal match odds
Nottingham Forest to win: 9/2
Odds via Betfair (subject to change).
