Arsenal fans give Madueke standing ovation after Forest masterclass (with stats)

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·13 September 2025

Arsenal fans give Madueke standing ovation after Forest masterclass (with stats)

One of the most ridiculed transfers of the summer window is now looking like a masterstroke, the irony of football. Noni Madueke has gone a long way in silencing his doubters yet again when the Gunners faced Nottingham Forest this afternoon. Coming off the back of a fruitful international break with England, Noni Madueke reprised his role on the right flank amid the ongoing absence of Bukayo Saka. The England international delivered yet again, even though he was not among the goals or assists. Despite not making a goal contribution, he excelled in one-on-one situations throughout, being the most serious attacking threat for Arsenal due to his direct running. The former PSV man started like the proverbial house on fire, making himself a nuisance against the Nottingham Forest defence, particularly the left full-back Morato.

Madueke’s numbers against Forest

His performance was simply electrifying as fans even sang his name in the lead-up to the first goal. He was given a standing ovation for his efforts and even though he did not make a goal contribution, he led the way in some key statistics. He registered:

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4 dribbles completed (most)
5 chances created (most)
9 duels won (most)
12 touches in the box
7 defensive contributions
3 recoveries

His performance had fans on the edge of their seat at times as he was completely unplayable, mostly in the first half. He had Morato on the ropes and had it not been for a forced tactical reshuffle by Ange Postecoglou, the winger would have potentially scored or assisted. His influence did wane as the game went on, especially in the second period, but he was no doubt the brightest spark for Arsenal on the day.

Noni Madueke (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Arsenal vindicated

His latest showing perfectly illustrates his elite mentality. He could have easily been affected by the negativity surrounding his move in the summer, but he has kept his head down and is doing all the talking on the pitch. The highlight for me was the standing ovation when he was substituted. He is not the finished article yet and there are still a lot of improvements needed, but that would have been a nice moment for the player.

Arsenal will feel vindicated by their decision to sign the player for big money in the summer. Bukayo Saka has been injured for the last two game weeks and we have not even suffered a drop-off in quality. Like I said earlier, there is still a lot of improvement needed, particularly his end product in my opinion, but he has certainly been a hit so far.

I’m giving Noni a player rating of 8.5. Rate Noni Madueke’s performance on a scale of 1-10.

Let us know in the comments.

Benjamin Kenneth

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