Arsenal do something they’ve not done since 2012 by drawing at Nottingham Forest

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Arsenal missed the chance to go nine points clear of Manchester City as they drew 0-0 with Nottingham Forest.

The Gunners tried everything they could to get past a stubborn Forest side but were thwarted by Mat Sels and also a controversial penalty decision.

Mikel Arteta was clearly frustrated with things in his post-match interviews as he lamented the penalty decision in particular.

However, the point puts his team seven clear of City and all in all, it will feel a big point more than points dropped.

Indeed, by getting that nil nil draw, Arsenal have now matched a record from 2012.

Arsenal match rare record from 2012/13 season

With Arsenal playing so well, they’re always going to be looking at certain records and when the season comes to a close, there’ll no doubt be plenty they’ve taken.

However, one particular record they’ve matched with this Forest draw is open to debate.

With their second 0-0 draw in a row following their stalemate with Sunderland last week, it means Arsenal have drawn successive games without scoring or conceding for the first time since the 2012/13 season.

That season, Arsenal drew their opening two games of the season 0-0 and it’s quite remarkable that it hasn’t been seen since.

Come the end of the season, whether this will be two points gained or four points dropped will become obvious.

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Arsenal have to find ways to score goals

This is only the second time Arsenal have failed to score all season and it might seem odd to suggest they need to find ways to score goals.

However, at this crucial juncture of the season, the Gunners need to be finding ways through teams who sit in the low block like Forest did.

Gabriel Martinelli was the main culprit as he missed a sitter, but Viktor Gyokeres also showed why he can’t be relied upon.

These tight games are where titles are won and lost and had City won last week and against United today, then the title race would suddenly be flipped on its head.

Thankfully, Arsenal have got away with it in the last two but another blank in their next game is likely to be punished by City.