Nottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal result, stats and report

Nottingham Forest produced a stunning 3-1 victory over Manchester City at the City Ground, with Liam Delap scoring twice to cap a performance built on defensive grit and clinical finishing that left City's 78% possession utterly meaningless.

Arsenal came away from Prague with three points in the UEFA Champions League, but Slavia Praha made them earn every one. Madueke and Gyökeres got the goals, Nowak pulled one back at the death, and Arsenal were not as comfortable as the scoreline suggests.

Arsenal arrive at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in ruthless form and with a head-to-head record that should genuinely concern the home side. This is not just a derby. This is a test of character.

Nottingham Forest host a Brighton side that has been ruthless, organised, and virtually unbeatable in recent weeks. One team is in crisis. The other smells blood.

Marc Guehi faces a scan on a hip complaint that has reportedly nagged him for weeks, after he asked to be substituted at half-time of Manchester City's defeat at Nottingham Forest. With the England centre-back a near-ever-present under Thomas Tuchel, the result could shape England's defence for Nations League ties against Croatia and Spain.

Elliot Anderson returns to the City Ground leading the Premier League in fouls won and ranking top-three for duels, passes and touches, proof his £116m Manchester City move has paid off through control rather than goals. Meanwhile Nottingham Forest, the club that sold him, have failed to score in their first four home games, a historic low shared by only four other top-flight sides.

Oliver Glasner insists his post-Brentford outburst was a deliberate attempt to force change at Nottingham Forest, not a breakdown. With Forest 19th in the Premier League and the club on course for a sixth manager since last season, Saturday's clash with Manchester City will be the first real test of whether the gamble pays off.

UEFA allows loan players to face their parent clubs in the Champions League, unlike English domestic football, and Arsenal loanee Ethan Nwaneri could do exactly that against Dortmund on 24 November. With 12 shared loans in this season's competition and growing recruitment links between elite clubs, these reunions are becoming a structural feature of the modern game.