Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League with a comfortable victory against Nottingham Forest at the Emirates Stadium despite losing Buyako Saka to injury in the first half, with Reiss Nelson an unlikely hero.
After a relatively relaxed first few minutes, the hosts sprung into action with Gabriel Martinelli stooping to head a Bukayo Saka cross into the bottom corner of Dean Henderson's net. The hosts' 10 outfield players all came together to dedicate the goal to team-mate Pablo Mari, who was discharged from hospital after being stabbed in a random attack on Friday.
Mikel Arteta's side continued to have plenty of joy down Saka's right flank, with the midfielder feeding Gabriel Jesus to curl one past the far post, before switching things up for Granit Xhaka to get free down the left and tee up Martinelli for an effort which Renan Lodi cleared off the line.
