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Watch: Nottingham Forest Lead Arsenal With This Absolute Wondergoal

Watch: Nottingham Forest Lead Arsenal With This Absolute Wondergoal
Arthur James O'Dea
By Arthur James O'Dea
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This just felt like it might not be the easiest FA Cup 3rd round tie for Arsenal.

Traveling to the City Ground to face the Championship's Nottingham Forest, an electric atmosphere amongst the home support served to create a setting that seemed destined to enable a cup upset.

Looking to kick off their attempts at winning this trophy for the fourth time in five years, Arsene Wenger, already serving his three-game touchline ban and looking on from the stands, witness his side fall one behind to an effort from Forest's Eric Lichaj.

Yet, no sooner had the US international put the hosts ahead, and one of Arsenal's FA Cup final heroes of 2017 had drawn them level, Per Mertesacker drawing the Gunners level after a bit of confusion in the Forest box.

Surely calming the nerves of the shaken Arsenal players and gearing them up for a procession win, it didn't quite work out that way.

Taking the ball on his chest at the edge of Arsenal's box just before half-time, Lichaj broke Arsenal's resilience once again - and how!

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In truth, Forest are good for their half-time lead. Defensively, Arsenal have been very suspect, and, with so many of their regular starters not even in today's match-day squad, a 3rd round shock could well be on the cards.

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You can watch the goal below.

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