October 30, (THEWILL) – Arsenal whipped Nottingham Forest 5-nil with a substitute, Reiss Nelson, scoring twice and providing an assist to help the Gunners get back on track and reclaim first place in the English Premier League.
Despite losing Bukayo Saka to injury after the young forward assisted with Gabriel Martinelli’s first-half goal on Sunday, Mikel Arteta’s team dominated at Emirates Stadium to retake a two-point lead over Manchester City.
Saka’s replacement Nelson added a quick-fire second-half brace before setting up Thomas Partey for the fourth, and Martin Odegaard completed the triumph with a strong finish after 78 minutes.
After a 1-1 draw at Southampton and a Europa League loss to PSV, Arsenal’s victory was a decisive response by the league leaders. Steve Cooper’s team, on the other hand, is still in last place with two league games left before the World Cup break in November.
On Thursday, Arsenal play host to Zurich in the Europa League, before playing Chelsea in the crucial London derby, and on Saturday, Forest hosts Brentford at home in their next fixture in the EPL.
Jude Obafemi is a versatile senior Correspondent at THEWILL Newspapers, excelling in sourcing, researching, and delivering sports news stories for both print and digital publications.
