Championship side, Nottingham Forest beat Premier League club, Arsenal to advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup
By Kehinde Okeowo
Arsenal failed to progress beyond the third round of the FA Cup after losing to Championship club Nottingham Forest for the second time in four years.
The visitor controlled the ball possession but did nothing in the final third, as they were without a shot on target throughout the encounter.
After the break, Arsenals’ goalkeeper Bernard Leno denied Philip Zinckernegal when he connected sweetly with Johnson’s inviting cross before keeping out Joe Garner’s powerful free kick.
Substitute Lewis Grabban eventually scored from a cross from Brennan Johnson in the 83rd minutes to knock out the Gunners and prevent them from. winning a possible 15th FA Cup title.
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The London club which seem to have turned a corner after going 4th on the Premier League table and putting up some impressive wins along the way, deservedly lost against the less fancied opponent.
Mikel Arteta made a series of changes to the squad put had in-form players such as Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, and Martin Odegaard in the starting lineup.
Nottingham Forest, who have not lost a home tie in six years, can now look forward to an East Midlands derby with Leicester City, in the fourth round of the competition.
