Arsenal vs Nottm Forest 2023-24 English Premier League

Arsenal

26': Eddie Nketiah
32': Bukayo Saka

FT
2 - 1

Nottingham Forest

82': Taiwo Awoniyi

Arsenal beat Forest 2-1 in Premier League opener

Bukayo Saka Arsenal goal celeb vs. Nottingham Forest August 2023 [1296x729]

Arsenal began their new Premier League campaign with a 2-1 home win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday thanks to first-half goals from Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
26': Goal! Arsenal 1, Nottingham Forest 0. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli following a corner.
28': Ola Aina (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Goal! Arsenal 2, Nottingham Forest 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by William Saliba.
45'+5': Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+7': First Half ends, Arsenal 2, Nottingham Forest 0.
45': Second Half begins Arsenal 2, Nottingham Forest 0.
50': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Jurriën Timber because of an injury.
71': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Taiwo Awoniyi replaces Danilo.
72': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Neco Williams replaces Ola Aina.
74': Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Eddie Nketiah.
80': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Anthony Elanga replaces Brennan Johnson because of an injury.
81': Orel Mangala (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
82': Goal! Arsenal 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Taiwo Awoniyi (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Elanga following a fast break.
86': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Magalhães replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
90': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris Wood replaces Joe Worrall.
90': Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cheikhou Kouyaté replaces Orel Mangala.
90'+2': Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,984

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+46	Liverpool	35	82	3
+33	Arsenal	35	67	4
+24	Manchester City	35	64	9
+21	Newcastle United	35	63	10

Full Table

Statistics

NFO		ARS
12	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	8
5	Saves	1
21.7	Possession	78.3
6	SHOTS	15
2	ON GOAL	7
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
137	Accurate Passes	693
200	Passes	769
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	3
6	Crosses	14
0.2	Cross %	0.2
43	Long Balls	33
19	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
1	Blocked Shots	5
10	Effective Tackles	15
17	Tackles	19
0.6	Tackle %	0.8
8	Interceptions	7
16	Effective Clearances	9
16	Clearances	9

Line-Ups

Arsenal (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
2	William Saliba
4	Ben White
12	Jurriën Timber
5	Thomas Partey
41	Declan Rice
29	Kai Havertz
8	Martin Ødegaard
14	Eddie Nketiah
11	Gabriel Martinelli
7	Bukayo Saka

Substitutes:

Jorginho, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Fabio Vieira, Karl Hein, Emile Smith Rowe, Reiss Nelson, Gabriel Magalhães, Jakub Kiwior, Leandro Trossard.

Nottingham Forest (3-4-3)

No.	Name
1	Matt Turner (GK)
4	Joe Worrall
26	Scott McKenna
30	Willy Boly
5	Orel Mangala
22	Ryan Yates
43	Ola Aina
24	Sèrge Aurier
20	Brennan Johnson
10	Morgan Gibbs-White
28	Danilo