Martin Zubimendi struck twice as Arsenal cruised to a commanding 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest, spoiling Ange Postecoglou’s Premier League return.
Again within the dugout after his Tottenham dismissal, Postecoglou endured a nightmare begin along with his new membership. Zubimendi opened the scoring on 32 minutes with a surprising 20-yard volley, setting the tone for a dominant Arsenal show.
Viktor Gyökeres doubled the lead simply 46 seconds after the restart, earlier than Zubimendi sealed the win with a scientific header 11 minutes from time.
The outcome will get Arsenal’s title problem again on observe following their 1-0 defeat to Liverpool earlier than the worldwide break. Nonetheless, an obvious shoulder harm to captain Martin Ødegaard was the one blemish on an in any other case excellent afternoon for Mikel Arteta’s facet.
Forest’s poor document on the Emirates continued, their final away win at Arsenal got here 36 years in the past, and Postecoglou’s poor document in north London derbies stays intact. His new facet almost fell behind inside seven minutes, however Matz Sels denied Mikel Merino’s close-range effort.
Regardless of a rising harm record, Arteta will likely be thrilled with the management and high quality his facet displayed, led by Zubimendi, who delivered a man-of-the-match efficiency.
