Nottingham Forest sign Belgium goalkeeper Matz Sels from French Ligue 1 side Strasbourg for a fee of around £5m.

After struggling for game time with Borussia Dortmund, the USMNT star has signed for the Premier League club on a loan for the remainder of the season Gio Reyna needs to play. That – a lack of game time – has become the defining issue of the young American’s career. A series of injuries, followed by a nasty feud between his family and coach around the 2022 World Cup, halted his development as one of the most exciting young talents ever produced by the United States. This season, Reyna has been out of favour at Borussia Dortmund, but a loan move to the Premier League could help him see the forest through the trees again. Nottingham Forest have given Reyna an opportunity to get his career back on track and he must make the most of it. The 21-year-old is only be on loan at the City Ground until the end of the season, but the next few months could profoundly alter Reyna’s trajectory. This is a big chance to make up for lost time. Continue reading...

Nottingham Forest sign Sporting Lisbon striker Rodrigo Ribeiro on loan for the rest of the season with the option to make the deal permanent.

Players pledge to ‘use influence to demand end to racism’Move is hoped to be first step to more unified front against abuse Thierry Henry, Lilian Thuram, Viv Anderson and Anthony Elanga are among a number of prominent footballers to have signed a pledge committing themselves to publicly push for racial equality in football. An idea initially proposed by the Lilian Thuram Foundation, which exists to support anti-racist education, the statement was agreed during a conference at Nottingham Forest’s City Ground in which players and Harvard academics discussed how to further anti-discriminatory aims. Continue reading...

Evangelos Marinakis: ‘I think what he said was not appropriate’Masters made comments to culture, media and sport committee The owner of Nottingham Forest has said Richard Masters acted inappropriately when he appeared to describe Forest and Everton as “small clubs” at a parliamentary hearing. Evangelos Marinakis said the Premier League’s chief executive had been “careless” in making the remarks, which came about as Masters sought to justify the league’s profit and sustainability rules to MPs. Continue reading...

Forward working to stay more focused after missing chancesBrazilian also aiming to get in the box more to boost tally Gabriel Jesus says he has made changes to his mentality as he strives to become more lethal in front of goal. The Arsenal No 9, who scored one and set up the other in his team’s 2-1 win at Nottingham Forest on Tuesday, has worked hard to keep his head up after misses. He is also determined to place greater emphasis on getting into the box and finishing. Jesus has heard the criticism that he is not sufficiently clinical for what feels to him like his entire career. The 26-year-old maintains it is reductive to judge him purely on his goals return given how much he contributes in general play. Moreover, he does score goals. But it is not to say that he is not focused on getting better. Continue reading...

Arsenal's scenes of celebration at the final whistle at the City Ground show sharp contrast to their last visit to Nottingham Forest, writes Phil McNulty.

Nottingham Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo believes his side "needed more of the ball" after their narrow 2-1 loss to Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta could feel his nightmares at the City Ground float away. He had been to this ground twice previously as the Arsenal manager, losing on both occasions and with degrees of ignominy. There was the FA Cup exit in 2022, after which he ranted in the dressing room about the attitude of his players. Then the Premier League defeat at the end of last season, which ended his team’s title challenge. Arteta needed something to keep the spark about Arsenal’s challenge for the trophy he so covets. For the opening 45 minutes, when his ­players passed and passed but seemed ­curiously reluctant to shoot, it was possible to fear that more frustration could be incoming. Continue reading...

Second-half strikes from Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus earn Arsenal a 2-1 victory after Nottingham Forest frustrated Mikel Arteta's side.

Premier League updates from the 7.30pm GMT kick-offLive scoreboard | Read Football Daily | And you can mail Scott Nottingham Forest: Turner, Montiel, Omobamidele, Murillo, Toffolo, Mangala, Danilo, Dominguez, Gibbs-White, Williams, Wood. Subs: Worrall, Awoniyi, Hennessey, Hudson-Odoi, Felipe, Elanga, Yates, Vlachodimos, Aguilera. Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Odegaard, Rice, Smith Rowe, Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Martinelli. Subs: Ramsdale, Nketiah, Kiwior, Cedric, Trossard, Jorginho, Nelson, Havertz, Walters. Continue reading...