Arsenal, who have been attracting reinforcements since the beginning of the season, hosted Nottingham Forest in their first match. As a strong contender for the title, the new faces in the team have shown their strength in the pre-season warm-up matches, and not only have their form risen, but they have also won the Community Shield by defeating Manchester City with a brilliant goal on the eve of the opening match, which has boosted their morale. Arsenal will go all out in this home match, while Forest, though not weak, rely too much on individual players in offense and have many loopholes in defense, so it would be wise to bet on a 3.5-goal win. (Simultaneous broadcast on Now 621 and 611 at 7:30pm on Saturday)
Arsenal missed out on the title last season and have been actively bringing in reinforcements this summer with a view to making a comeback. New recruits such as Xaviers, Diglan Rice and Zulian Andreas have performed well in pre-season warm-up matches and have been quickly integrated into the team's tactics. Arsenal's recent 3 matches have been a 5-3 win over Barcelona, and penalty shootout wins in the Emirates Cup and Community Shield, which have boosted the players' form and morale.
Arsenal's attacking prowess on display at the Emirates Stadium is staggering, with 14 of their 19 league home games last season totaling four or more goals. With the likes of Martyn Aubameyang, Gabriel Martinelli, Bukayo Saka and Leandro Duarte all possessing great scoring ability, the team has a lot of firepower. However, the team has conceded goals in their last 4 games, and the defense is still unstable.
Nottingham Forest barely survived relegation last season, and this season they have brought in Swedish starlet Erlanga to partner with attackers such as Ehrenreich, Keith Watson and Kippy Thwaites, making them quite a threat in the attacking end. Unfortunately, the defense has not been significantly improved, and the injury of the team's centerpiece Philabi Mundario has added to the problem. Last season, the team suffered a 5-goal drubbing in the visit to Arsenal, and I am afraid that Forest will have to face another goal battle in this match.
Here is the live streaming schedule for this Saturday:
Sat 6:00pm KRL Jeonbuk Hyundai v Suwon Bluewings
Saturday 6:30pm Women's World Cup England Women vs Colombia Women
Saturday 7:30pm EPL Arsenal v Nottingham Forest
Saturday 9:00pm Bundesliga Rodès v St. Etienne
Saturday 10:00pm Premier League Brighton v Luton
Sat 10:00pm EPL EWT v Fulham
Saturday 10:00pm EPL Crystal Palace v Brighton
Saturday 10:00pm EPL West Ham United v Aston Villa
Saturday 10:30pm Dutch League One Ajax v Feyenoord
Sat 11:00pm La Liga Real Sociedad v Quirona
Saturday 11:00pm Ligue 1 Marseille v Lens
Sunday 0:00am Bundesliga Bielefeld v Bochum
Sunday 0:30am EPL Newcastle United v Aston Villa
Sunday 1:30am La Liga Las Palmas v Mallorca
Sunday 2:00am Dutch Eredivisie Ajax v Howard Hughes
Sunday 3:00am Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain v Lille