Arsenal began their new Premier League campaign with a nervy 2-1 home win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday after first-half goals from Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka.
due to turnstile issues at Emirates Stadium which prevented fans from getting in on time. But once the game kicked off Arsenal shot out of the blocks, dominating possession and cutting through Forest's defence.
Arsenal's persistence paid off and they put an end to Forest's stubborn resistance when a sublime pirouette from Gabriel Martinelli put two defenders in a spin and set up Nketiah, who fired home past former Arsenal keeper Matt Turner. "It was a great bit of skill by Martinelli to get through... It's about being calm and getting that half a yard. I'm happy it went in," Nketiah told TNT Sports.The second half began on a sour note for Arsenal when their new 40-million-euro signing Jurrien Timber hobbled off holding the back of his knee having suffered a knock just before halftime.
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