Many Arsenal fans were unlikely to be thrilled when they saw Reiss Nelson as the player selected to replace the injured Bukayo Saka in their Premier League match against Nottingham Forest over the weekend. But no less than an hour later, Arsenal fans were likely singing his name in unison after he grabbed two goals and an assist in a 5-0 victory.
Nelson had predominantly featured in Arsenal's Europa League campaign up to this point, although only 72 minutes of action had seen him not particularly catch the eye and his introduction in the 27th minute made it his first league appearance when he took to the field on Sunday afternoon in place of Saka.
After a quiet first 20 minutes on the pitch, Nelson exploded into life grabbing two goals in the space of three minutes, he then also set up Thomas Partey's goal and Arsenal's fourth.
