English Premier League

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest, 2022-23 English Premier League

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  • 5': Gabriel Martinelli
  • 49': Reiss Nelson
  • 52': Reiss Nelson
  • 57': Thomas Partey
  • 78': Martin Ødegaard
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Reiss Nelson brace leads Arsenal to 5-0 rout over Nottingham Forest

Reiss Nelson scored two as Arsenal dominated in a 5-0 win over Nottingham Forest at the Emirates on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 1': Foul by Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest).
  • 3': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 3': Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Goal! Arsenal 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
  • 7': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ryan Yates.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka following a corner.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 10': Attempt blocked. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 11': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Renan Lodi.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
  • 11': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Renan Lodi.
  • 15': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 17': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
  • 17': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 20': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
  • 20': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 21': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Steve Cook (Nottingham Forest).
  • 25': Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).
  • 25': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Bukayo Saka because of an injury.
  • 28': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Renan Lodi.
  • 29': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
  • 29': Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 32': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Morgan Gibbs-White tries a through ball, but Taiwo Awoniyi is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Jesse Lingard (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 35': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sèrge Aurier.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 37': Foul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
  • 37': Renan Lodi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Steve Cook (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a cross following a corner.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Jesse Lingard (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 43': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Foul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
  • 44': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest).
  • 44': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Remo Freuler (Nottingham Forest).
  • 45'+2': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Nottingham Forest 0.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu with a cross.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 49': Goal! Arsenal 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  • 52': Goal! Arsenal 3, Nottingham Forest 0. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 55': Hand ball by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Nottingham Forest).
  • 56': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Brennan Johnson replaces Morgan Gibbs-White.
  • 56': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Jesse Lingard.
  • 57': Goal! Arsenal 4, Nottingham Forest 0. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 59': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Saliba.
  • 61': Offside, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka tries a through ball, but Gabriel Martinelli is caught offside.
  • 61': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
  • 61': Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Substitution, Arsenal. Cédric Soares replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
  • 63': Substitution, Arsenal. Fábio Vieira replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 64': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Joe Worrall replaces Taiwo Awoniyi.
  • 64': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams replaces Renan Lodi.
  • 64': Foul by Joe Worrall (Nottingham Forest).
  • 64': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Neco Williams.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Thomas Partey with a through ball.
  • 67': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Dean Henderson.
  • 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Granit Xhaka.
  • 76': Substitution, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney replaces William Saliba.
  • 76': Foul by Fábio Vieira (Arsenal).
  • 76': Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 77': Offside, Nottingham Forest. Dean Henderson tries a through ball, but Ryan Yates is caught offside.
  • 78': Goal! Arsenal 5, Nottingham Forest 0. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 79': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
  • 80': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
  • 81': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Lewis O'Brien replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté.
  • 85': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Neco Williams.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Ben White (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a corner.
  • 86': Foul by Cédric Soares (Arsenal).
  • 86': Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 88': Foul by Kieran Tierney (Arsenal).
  • 88': Sèrge Aurier (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Neco Williams (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott McKenna with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Arsenal 5, Nottingham Forest 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 5, Nottingham Forest 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
4 Corner Kicks 9
4 Saves 2
30.9 Possession 69.1
5 SHOTS 24
2 ON GOAL 10
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
207 Accurate Passes 551
275 Passes 618
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 6
11 Crosses 23
0.3 Cross % 0.3
52 Long Balls 32
24 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
1 Blocked Shots 9
14 Effective Tackles 9
25 Tackles 14
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
5 Interceptions 7
30 Effective Clearances 11
30 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,263

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 22 +33 53
2 Arsenal 23 +23 47
3 Nottingham Forest 23 +6 44
4 Manchester City 23 +17 41
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães
12 William Saliba
18 Takehiro Tomiyasu
4 Ben White
5 Thomas Partey
34 Granit Xhaka
8 Martin Ødegaard
9 Gabriel Jesus
11 Gabriel Martinelli
7 Bukayo Saka

NFO Nottingham Forest (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Dean Henderson (GK)
26 Scott McKenna
3 Steve Cook
32 Renan Lodi
24 Sèrge Aurier
23 Remo Freuler
21 Cheikhou Kouyaté
22 Ryan Yates
9 Taiwo Awoniyi
11 Jesse Lingard
10 Morgan Gibbs-White Yellow Card

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