Mikel Arteta makes just one change to the Arsenal starting line-up that beat Manchester City on penalties to claim the Community Shield last weekend.
Centre-back Gabriel comes out and is replaced by striker Eddie Nketiah.
The Gunners’ three summer signings, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, and Jurrien Timber, all start.
Arsenal XI: Ramsdale, Saliba, White, Partey, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Timber, Nketiah, Havertz, Rice.
Subs: Hein, Gabriel, Smith-Rowe, Kiwior, Tomiyasu, Trossard, Jorginho, Vieira, Nelson.
Nottingham Forest start their new number one – former Arsenal keeper Matt Turner, who only signed from the Gunners earlier this week.
Forests’ top scorer from last season, Taiwo Awoniyi, starts the opening game of the 2023-24 season from the bench and is joined by summer signings Anthony Elanga and Chris Wood, who was at the club on loan for the latter half of last season.
Nottingham Forest XI: Turner, Worrall, Mangala, Gibbs-White, Johnson, Yates, Aurier, McKenna, Danilo, Boly, Aina.
Subs: Hovarth, Williams, Kouyate, Awoniyi, Chris Wood, Niakhate, Elanga, Freuler, O’Brien.