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Martin Keown shares what Arsenal are now seriously in ‘danger’ of following Nottingham Forest draw

Giuseppe Labellarte

Wed 26 February 2025 22:17, UK Updated Thu 27 February 2025 9:13, UK

Arsenal have dropped yet more points as their pursuit of the Premier League title appears to be fizzling out.

The Gunners fell to 11 points behind Liverpool w𒉰hen they lost to West Ham at the weekend, while the Reds beat Manchester City.

Now, Arsenal are 13 points behind Liverpool, courtesy o🔯f the Gunners’ 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest and the Reds’ 2-0 victory over Newcastle United.

Martin Keown, speaking after Arsenal’s stalemate at the City Ground, said the Gunners are now at risk of somethi꧒ng worse than just not winn▨ing the title.

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Martin Keown says Arsenal risk slipping out of the Premier League top four if they can’t score

Keown, speaking on TNT💮 Sports, stressed that Arsenal cannot “throw it all away” just because they’re now extremely unlikely to win the title.

The Gunners legend says Arsenal risk slipping out 🤡of the top four altogether if they don’t♛ get back on the goalscoring trail.

“Just beca🦩use you can’t be champions doesn’t mean that you throw it all away,” said Keown.

“If they don’t score goa📖ls the🔜re is a danger that they might slip out of the top four.

“Tonight when you come away with a point you think that is important because it means Forest don’t get any clo🔥ser to catching them𓆉.

“Rest, recover and then they are away to Manchester 💫United, an🐻d they must win.”

Keown’s brutal verdict on why it didn’t happen for Arsenal at Nottingham Forest

Keown admitted that Arsenal’s front three o𒁏f Leandro Trossard, Mikel Merino and Ethan Nwaneri has really weakened the team.

As a result, th💙e Gunners simply couldn’t get through the solid Forest back line, even if the visitors were well-drilled at the back themselves.

“It didn’t happen for Arsenal tonight because they had L♒ean🌺dro Trossard, Mikel Merino and a teenager in Ethan Nwaneri playing as the front three and that has crippled the team,” said Keown.

“Throughout the team they looked solid, defended 🔯really well and it was a solid contest.

“Thꦬey took the gam✨e to Forest with 65 percent possession but they could not find the solutions at the top of the team.

“I think with the options that they have been left to pick from that is no surprise in the♒ end.”

Arsenal are next in action on Tuesday 4 March when they play away at PSV Eindhoven in the Champꦚions Le🍌ague.

The Gunners are next in Premier ꦇLeague action on Sunday 9 March when they headᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ to Manchester United.