Arsenal survived a late scare to beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 and get their Premier League season off to a winning start.
Expectation is high in north London after last season’s title bid and a summer of strong recruitment, and for much of the afternoon it looked like being a cruise to three points. Eddie Nketiah opened the scoring after great work from Gabriel Martinelli before a wonderful strike from Bukayo Saka put Arsenal in complete control before the break.
