Press conference

Arsenal Media 17 Jan 2026

Mikel Arteta faced the media after our goalless draw with Nottingham Forest on Saturday, to assess the performance and game’s talking points.

The manager was asked about the result, his team selection, refereeing decisions, the state of play in the Premier League and more.

Here’s a full transcript from the post-match press conference…

on the result and the performance:

Obviously we came here to win the game and we haven't managed to do that for different reasons. Credit to them, because they are really well organised and they are really good at breaking momentum when you have certain dominance in the game. But the reality is that we created four massive chances as well with Martinelli an open goal, Declan Rice a tap-in, Mikel and the header of Bukayo, and on top of that obviously a very clear penalty in the box that is not given. So, without conceding a single shot on target, again, the fact that we haven't won the game is disappointing. On top of that, I think we can do things...