HIGHLIGHTS | Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest (5-0) | Martinelli, Nelson (2), Partey, Odegaard
- 2 years ago
We returned to winning ways in convincing fashion at Emirates Stadium, with Reiss Nelson coming off the bench to claim a brace.
Gabriel Martinelli set us on the way early on with a flying header, but it wasn’t until the second half that we took control.
Nelson netted twice in quick succession before a Thomas Partey screamer made it 4-0.
Martin Odegaard crashed home the fifth after being set up by Gabriel Jesus, as we recorded our biggest win of the season.
The victory was our 300th all-time at the Emirates, and took us back to the top of the Premier League table.
We scored with our first foray into the visitors’ penalty box. Bukayo Saka received the ball just outside the area from Martinelli. The Brazilian continued his run to get on the end of Saka’s low cross with a great diving header, darting in ahead of his marker.
We kept up the pace after taking the lead. Gabriel Jesus chopped the ball wonderfully onto his left foot shortly afterwards, but his curled effort was just over. Partey was next to try his luck, but his shot from the edge of the box was blocked, and Takehiro Tomiyasu had a volley deflected behind in a lively opening ten minutes.
Midway through the half Martinelli had a low shot cleared off the line by Renan Lodi after Granit Xhaka’s cut back fell to him near the penalty spot.
Saka was withdrawn before the half hour mark. The winger was on the wrong end of a kick in the first couple of minutes, and spent the next 25 minutes or so trying to run it off. But he was clearly in some discomfort, and he was replaced by Nelson – his first Premier League appearance since the opening day of last season.
But after our impressive start, some sloppiness began to creep into our play.
We were loose in possession a couple of times and late in the first half, Saliba had to make a well-timed tackle at the near post. Immediately though Gabriel’s pass fell straight to Lingard, only for Ben White to slide in with a crucial block.
Gabriel Martinelli set us on the way early on with a flying header, but it wasn’t until the second half that we took control.
Nelson netted twice in quick succession before a Thomas Partey screamer made it 4-0.
Martin Odegaard crashed home the fifth after being set up by Gabriel Jesus, as we recorded our biggest win of the season.
The victory was our 300th all-time at the Emirates, and took us back to the top of the Premier League table.
We scored with our first foray into the visitors’ penalty box. Bukayo Saka received the ball just outside the area from Martinelli. The Brazilian continued his run to get on the end of Saka’s low cross with a great diving header, darting in ahead of his marker.
We kept up the pace after taking the lead. Gabriel Jesus chopped the ball wonderfully onto his left foot shortly afterwards, but his curled effort was just over. Partey was next to try his luck, but his shot from the edge of the box was blocked, and Takehiro Tomiyasu had a volley deflected behind in a lively opening ten minutes.
Midway through the half Martinelli had a low shot cleared off the line by Renan Lodi after Granit Xhaka’s cut back fell to him near the penalty spot.
Saka was withdrawn before the half hour mark. The winger was on the wrong end of a kick in the first couple of minutes, and spent the next 25 minutes or so trying to run it off. But he was clearly in some discomfort, and he was replaced by Nelson – his first Premier League appearance since the opening day of last season.
But after our impressive start, some sloppiness began to creep into our play.
We were loose in possession a couple of times and late in the first half, Saliba had to make a well-timed tackle at the near post. Immediately though Gabriel’s pass fell straight to Lingard, only for Ben White to slide in with a crucial block.