Arsenal and Nottingham Forest Analysis: Key Talking Points in October 2026

Arsenal and Nottingham Forest in Focus

Arsenal FC are being talked about again. The table says what that talk is worth.

The Season So Far, in Numbers

Arsenal FC are 2nd in the Premier League on 18 points from 7 games: 6 won, 0 drawn, 1 lost. They have scored 11 and conceded 5, a goal difference of +6 — 1.57 scored and 0.71 conceded per game.

Manchester City FC sit directly above on 21, 3 points clear. Brighton & Hove Albion FC are next below on 16, 2 behind.

The gap to Manchester City FC at the top is 3 points.

What the Split Tells You

At 1.57 scored and 0.71 conceded per game, this is a tight side that does not score enough. Goal difference of +6 after 7 games is the honest summary — it moves slower than form does, and it is the number that ends up deciding where a side finishes.

The Pace They Are On

18 points from 7 is 2.57 per game. Held across a full season that lands around 98 points. Whether that is enough depends entirely on the clubs immediately around them in the table above — which is why the gap to Manchester City FC matters more than the headline that brought you here.

Analysis from the Planete Football team. Table, form and scoring data from football-data.org, correct at publication. The 38-game figure is a straight projection of current points per game, not a prediction.