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Reiss Nelson became the archetypal Englishman to people a treble arsenic a substitute for Arsenal successful the Premier LeagueArsenal bounced backmost from Thursday's Europa League nonaccomplishment to PSV Eindhoven by returning to the apical of the Premier League array with an emphatic triumph implicit Nottingham Forest.
Gabriel Martinelli headed the Gunners successful beforehand aboriginal connected earlier England's Bukayo Saka - who acceptable up the opener - was forced disconnected with an injury.
Reiss Nelson, Saka's replacement, doubled the pb 4 minutes aft the restart with his archetypal Arsenal extremity since November 2020 earlier rapidly adding his second.
Thomas Partey and Martin Odegaard goals added gloss to the scoreline arsenic Arsenal restored their two-point pb implicit Manchester City astatine the summit, with Forest inactive bottommost aft an eighth decision of the season.
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Arsenal tally riot contempt Saka injury
Saka was connected the receiving extremity of Renan Lodi's dense situation successful the opening minute, and portion helium recovered to tee up Martinelli, the 21-year-old doubly required attraction earlier being taken disconnected successful the 27th minute.
The show of Saka heading consecutive down to the passageway aft being substituted volition interest England fans conscionable 3 weeks retired from the commencement of the World Cup.
While Saka looked agleam earlier being withdrawn, Nelson seized an accidental to radiance connected his archetypal Premier League quality since the opening lucifer of past season.
Saka looked to beryllium struggling aft a robust situation from Renan Lodi successful the opening minuteThe 22-year-old, who spent the 2021-22 run connected indebtedness astatine Feyenoord, enactment daylight betwixt the teams erstwhile helium fired location astatine the 2nd effort aft Dean Henderson saved his archetypal shot.
Having had to hold astir 2 years for an Arsenal goal, Nelson scored his 2nd successful the abstraction of 3 minutes erstwhile helium poked a Gabriel Jesus transverse into the acold corner.
Nelson past turned provider, teeing up Partey, who lashed a superb right-footed changeable into Henderson's apical country earlier Odegaard hammered location a 5th to headdress a ascendant Arsenal display.
Forest illness successful 2nd half
For Forest, it was a sobering decision aft the ecstasy of their daze triumph implicit Liverpool past week.
Sights of the Arsenal extremity were uncommon for the visitors successful the archetypal half, with Remo Freuler firing a long-range changeable consecutive astatine Aaron Ramsdale and Jesse Lingard seeing his effort blocked aft Gabriel Magalhaes talented him the ball.
Trailing by a azygous extremity astatine the break, Forest brag Steve Cooper volition beryllium disappointed with however his broadside collapsed successful the aboriginal stages of the 2nd half.
However, with Forest having picked up conscionable 2 points connected the roadworthy this season, taking thing distant from Emirates Stadium was ever going to beryllium a large ask.
But they volition look to regroup rapidly with location games against Brentford and Crystal Palace earlier the play breaks for the World Cup.
Arsenal showed enactment for the club's defender Pablo Mari, who is recovering aft being stabbed successful an Italian supermarket connected ThursdayHow to play
Rate players retired of 10 passim oregon aft the game. The rater volition adjacent 30 minutes aft the last whistle.
Rating scope key1 = Give it up10 = Pure perfection
Arsenal
Squad number1Player nameRamsdale- Squad number4Player nameWhite
- Squad number12Player nameSaliba
- Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães
- Squad number18Player nameTomiyasu
- Squad number8Player nameØdegaard
- Squad number5Player namePartey
Squad number34Player nameXhaka- Squad number7Player nameSaka
- Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus
- Squad number11Player nameGabriel Martinelli
- Squad number3Player nameTierney
- Squad number14Player nameNketiah
- Squad number17Player nameCédric Soares
- Squad number21Player nameFábio Vieira
Squad number24Player nameNelson
Nottingham Forest
Squad number1Player nameHenderson
Squad number24Player nameAurier
Squad number3Player nameS Cook
Squad number26Player nameMcKenna
Squad number32Player nameRenan Lodi
Squad number22Player nameYates
Squad number23Player nameFreuler
Squad number21Player nameKouyaté
Squad number10Player nameGibbs-White
Squad number9Player nameAwoniyi
Squad number11Player nameLingard
Squad number4Player nameWorrall
Squad number7Player nameN Williams
Squad number14Player nameO'Brien
Squad number20Player nameJohnson
Squad number25Player nameDennis
Line-ups
Arsenal
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Ramsdale
- 4White
- 12SalibaSubstituted forTierneyat 76'minutes
- 6Gabriel
- 18TomiyasuSubstituted forCédric Soaresat 63'minutes
- 8Ødegaard
- 5Partey
- 34XhakaSubstituted forNketiahat 75'minutes
- 7SakaSubstituted forNelsonat 27'minutes
- 9Gabriel Jesus
- 11MartinelliSubstituted forFábio Vieiraat 63'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Tierney
- 14Nketiah
- 16Holding
- 17Cédric Soares
- 21Fábio Vieira
- 23Sambi Lokonga
- 24Nelson
- 27Marquinhos
- 31Hein
Nottm Forest
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Henderson
- 24Aurier
- 3S Cook
- 26McKenna
- 32LodiSubstituted forN Williamsat 64'minutes
- 22Yates
- 23Freuler
- 21KouyatéSubstituted forO'Brienat 81'minutes
- 10Gibbs-WhiteBooked astatine 44minsSubstituted forJohnsonat 56'minutes
- 9AwoniyiSubstituted forWorrallat 64'minutes
- 11LingardSubstituted forDennisat 56'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Worrall
- 5Mangala
- 7N Williams
- 13Hennessey
- 14O'Brien
- 16Surridge
- 20Johnson
- 25Dennis
- 30Boly
Referee:Simon Hooper
Attendance:60,263
Live Text
Match ends, Arsenal 5, Nottingham Forest 0.
Second Half ends, Arsenal 5, Nottingham Forest 0.
Attempt saved. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the apical centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott McKenna with a headed pass.
Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
Foul by Kieran Tierney (Arsenal).
Sèrge Aurier (Nottingham Forest) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is precocious and wide to the right.
Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
Attempt blocked. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) near footed changeable from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
Foul by Cédric Soares (Arsenal).
Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Attempt missed. Ben White (Arsenal) header from the centre of the container is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a transverse pursuing a corner.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Neco Williams.
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lewis O'Brien replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté.
Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
Goal! Arsenal 5, Nottingham Forest 0. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) near footed changeable from the centre of the container to the apical near corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
Offside, Nottingham Forest. Dean Henderson tries a done ball, but Ryan Yates is caught offside.
Foul by Fábio Vieira (Arsenal).
Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
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