At 23 o'clock in the evening of November 23, Beijing time, in the 12th round of the Premier League, Arsenal hosted Nottingham Forest.
In the first half, Odegaard assisted, Saka cut to break the deadlock on the field, Arsenal led 1-0 at half-time; In the second half, Bukayo Saka played back from the right, Thomas scored to extend the score, Arsenal came off the bench, Raheem Sterling assisted, and 17-year-old Nwaneri scored his maiden goal to seal the win.
In the end, Arsenal 3-0 Nottingham Forest, ending a four-game winless run in the league, with 22 points and still in fourth place, Nottingham Forest dropped to seventh with 19 points.
Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest,Arteta lined up 433, with Saka, Jesus and Trossard forming a trident, Odegaard, Jorginho and Merino forming a three-midfielder, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel and Calafiori forming a back four, and Raya in goal, starting at 675 million euros; Nuno lined up in a 4,231 formation, with Callum Hudson-Odoi and Elanga, two former big6 wingers, flying on both wings, and starting at €216 million.
Before the game, they were both Premier League teams with 19 points, but the difference in quality was huge. Arsenal comprehensively suppressed Nottingham Forest at home, the latter's offensive skills and tactics were seriously lacking, and the dark horse met a strong team and was beaten back to its original form. Of course, Arsenal also has shortcomings, that is, the center forward, Jesus can't play the main team in the middle of the Premier League, there is no fulcrum, and there is no speed. Arsenal's biggest attacking explosion was Bukayo Saka, England star crossed and Thomas scored his first goal of the season from distance, and after leading 2-0, Arsenal won the game and replaced some substitutes. Raheem Sterling set up Nwaneri's maiden goal to seal the win. With the return of Odegaard, combined with Merino, Arsenal's midfield is now in full swing and in control of the game. In the end, Arsenal beat Nottingham Forest 3-0 to end a four-game winless run in the league.
Full game,Arsenal managed a whopping 66% possession and a total of 19 attempts at goal with 7 of them on target; Nottingham Forest had a total of 7 shots on goal with 0 on target。 With the same score before the game, in fact, the difference in strength between the two teams is huge.