2025-26 Premier League: Round 4 Match Previews

The Premier League resumes after the first international break of the season this weekend, with Arsenal hosting Nottingham Forest in the opening game of the round on Saturday lunchtime.

The round ends on Sunday afternoon with the Manchester derby. We then have the start of the UEFA Champions League season next week, and in addition to these match previews for each round, Superbru Premium users will have access to unique previews for every Champions League fixture.

Here are your previews for Round 4. Updates will be made where necessary following team news on Friday.

Arsenal vs. Nottingham Forest

Following the departure of Nuno Espirito Santo during the international break which felt inevitable due to his rift with senior figures at the club, the focus of this match is now on Ange Postecoglou who is the new Nottingham Forest manager. Postecoglou's most recent match was the Europa League final that he won with Tottenham before being sacked because of their 17th-place Premier League finish. It's hard to find a manager who contrasts Nuno more stylistically, so it will be fascinating to see how Forest set up. Postecoglou famously favours a very high defensive line, but will we see that in action immediately when he's had…