Premier League title contenders Arsenal look to rebound from their first major speed bump when they host a Nottingham Forest team coming off an historic ...
Forest is none of these teams, having found the net only once on their travels so far. But it’s hardly the first time Forest could’ve made life easier on themselves. They’ll be playing on less than 72 hours rest now for the fourth consecutive Sunday, part of what makes competing in the Europa League so difficult. Forest shocked Liverpool 1-0 a week ago at The City Ground, snapping an eight-match league winless run. Arsenal have gone two matches without a victory for the first time, drawing Southampton away 1-1 last weekend before taking a frustrating 2-0 defeat at PSV Eindhoven in Thursday’s UEFA Europa League action. And it could’ve even been 2-0 without Alisson’s late 1-on-1 denial of Ryan Yates.
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“Arsenal started really brightly and opened the scoring with a well-worked move, finished by Martinelli. Simon Collings at Emirates Stadium No need for alarm bells just yet, but another slip up today may change that after a few less-than-impressive performances.
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Tomiyasu is the latest Arsenal player to have a dig, this from a corner. The Gunners are suddenly in need of a lift. he sees Martinelli darting in, making a diagonal run across, he fires it in towards him and the Brazilian gets a clinical header on it, beyond Henderson. All of Forest's threat has come from Arsenal errors, including that moment of insanity from Gabriel a few minutes before the break. Arsenal are top of the league. Worrying moments for Arsenal and England as Bukayo Saka limps off the pitch. More pain was to come for Forest, with Martin Odegaard soon lashing a fine finish high into the net after he had combined with Jesus inside the area. Nelson scored his second just three minutes later, converting a cross from Jesus, before the winger rolled a simple pass into Partey on the edge of the box. Nelson ended the day with two goals and an assist to his name, playing a major role in three of Arsenal’s five strikes past Forest’s alarmingly flimsy defence. The 22-year-old had not featured in the Premier League since August last year, but here he played with the same daring and skill that Saka so often provides. Not only that: Nelson went on to contribute in the same decisive manner that Saka has done so regularly in an Arsenal shirt. For much of Reiss Nelson’s time in the Arsenal academy, he was regarded as the club’s most outrageously talented young attacker.