Arsenal Thrash Forest To Reclaim EPL Top Spot, Lose Saka To Injury
It was an afternoon of mixed emotions for Arsenals, who maintained their impressive start to the 2022/2023 English Premier League with a 5-0 thrashing of Nottingham Forest at the Emirate Stadium on Sunday.
Mikel Arteta’s side have now won nine home league games in a row – a run stretching back to the end of last season – and, after last weekend’s disappointing 1-1 draw at Southampton and a 2-0 Europa League loss at PSV in midweek, they came flying out of the traps back on their own patch: Saka teed up Gabriel Martinelli for the opening goal just five minutes in.
The match which saw substitute Reiss Nelson score a double on Sunday, pushed the Gunners ahead of champion’s Manchester City with 31 points.Gabriel Martinelli gave the early opener in the first five minutes and the game went into half time with Arsenal only one goal ahead.