English Premier League: Arsenal beat Nottingham 5-0 at the top
After 23 years, Arsenal faced Nottingham Forest in the English Premier League. Arsenal beat Nottingham Not memorable for Nottingham in this match at the Emirates, on the contrary, Nottingham will want to forget what happened!
Arsenal won 5-0 against Nottingham by showing dominance at home. With this win, Arsenal moved to the top of the points table once again, removing Manchester City.
Despite being at the bottom of the points table, Nottingham should have been confident ahead of this match. They won 1-0 against Liverpool in the last match in the league. In terms of confidence, it was Arsenal who was lagging behind. The Gunners bounced back from a point away from Southampton in their previous match in the league. Then lost in the Europa League. Arsenal beat Nottingham
But this match was a bit special for the Gunners. A few days ago, Arsenal defender Pablo Mari was injured in a random stabbing incident in a shopping mall in Italy. The Gunners took to the field today out of respect for this defender. Arsenal came to the field with the aim of doing something great in the match to honor him. Arsenal beat Nottingham
Arsenal was also in the field from the start. Nottingham scored before realizing anything at the Emirates. Arsenal began to press in the opponent’s attacking third from the start. Nottingham quickly cornered under Mikel Arteta’s team pressing.
The match was 5 minutes old when Gabriel Martinelli sent the ball into the Nottingham net from a Bucayo soccer pass. Arsenal had a chance to increase the gap by 20 minutes. Sakai, who assisted on the first goal, squandered the chance. It has to be said that Saka’s luck was quite bad that day. This footballer had to leave the field in the 27th minute due to an ankle injury. Arsenal dominated pressing football throughout the first half. Despite having 72 percent possession, they did not score more than one goal.
Arsenal wasted no time coming back from the break. They scored 2 more goals in 8 minutes of the second half. Reyes Nelson scored 2 goals. Arsenal did not stop the attack even after leading 3-0. Thomas Party made it 4-0. Martin Odegaard put the final nail in Nottingham’s coffin in the 78th minute. After this great victory, Arsenal’s points in 12 matches are 31.