{"id":454489,"date":"2023-08-12T18:02:50","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T14:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=454489"},"modified":"2023-08-12T18:05:49","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T14:05:49","slug":"arsenal-clinches-three-points-vs-forest-with-2-1-at-emirates","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/arsenal-clinches-three-points-vs-forest-with-2-1-at-emirates\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal clinches three points vs Forest with 2-1 at Emirates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal won 2-1 against Nottingham Forest in their opening game of the new Premier League season. The London side scored both goals before the half-time break and the away team brought back the tension for the last 10 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal needed 26 minutes to open the scoring when Gabriel Martinelli showed great dribbling and found Nketiah who found himself in space to shoot and scored for 1-0.<\/p>\n<p>Six minutes later Gunners&#8217; lead was doubled. Bukayo Saka controlled a pass with a killer first touch on the edge of the box and curled the ball inside the left post for 2-0.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"in\">? GOAL | Arsenal 2-0 Nottingham Forest | Bukayo Saka <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uGw84Bd3Y6\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/uGw84Bd3Y6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 VAR T\u00e1tico (@vartatico) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vartatico\/status\/1690340766361485312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nQuarter of an hour before the full time Declan Rice had a chance to finish things off with a third goal, but his shot met the right post, giving Nottingham a lifeline. Forest started to believe in the comeback six minutes later when Anthony Elanga produced a great counter attack getting into the penalty area and finding Taiwo Awoniyi, who didn&#8217;t hesitate to send the ball past Ramsdale for 2-1.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"in\">? GOAL | Arsenal 2-1 Nottingham Forest | Taiwo Awoniyi<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CuMnF4mRBy\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/CuMnF4mRBy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 VAR T\u00e1tico (@vartatico) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/vartatico\/status\/1690359040310734848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This goal made the final 10+ minutes very nervous for the home side as Nottingham went &#8216;all in&#8217;, including all offensive players from the bench. The Gunners managed to hold on to their lead and started their new Premier League campaign the right way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal won 2-1 against Nottingham Forest in their opening game of the new Premier League season. 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