Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest as Madueke strikes late at City Ground

The buildup centred on a meeting between teams in contrasting form. Arsenal arrived as defending Premier League champions, while Nottingham Forest were struggling for goals, according to Technology.

Forest began the round in fifteenth place with five points. The match at the City Ground on Sunday, October 18, was part of the league's seventh round, CNN Brasil reported.

On October 18, Forest kept Arsenal from producing a shot on target for most of the match. The BBC described goalkeeper Matz Sels as untroubled while the visitors struggled to create clear chances.

Forest's Murillo took a blow to the head in the first half, according to the BBC. The supplied coverage gives no further detail about his condition.

The breakthrough came with ten minutes remaining. Madueke moved in from a wider position and ran at Munoz to create a shooting angle, as described in the Guardian's live coverage.

His deflected strike proved decisive. It was Arsenal's first shot on target, according to Al Jazeera, and remained their only one in the victory, Sky Sports reported.

Arsenal won 1-0, taking the points despite their limited attacking output. The result kept the champions within touching distance of Premier League leaders Manchester City, according to Sky Sports.

For Forest, the defeat carried an immediate cost in the table: they dropped into the bottom three, Sky Sports reported. Their long resistance at the City Ground was not enough to earn a point.