"Arsenal had the better of the chances early in Saturday night's game, with a set piece almost producing an early goal in the seventh minute as Ibrahim Sangaré headed a Martin Ødegaard down in the direction of Mike Merino. The Arsenal midfielder couldn't execute, however, with a great effort from Matz Sels in goals saving the day. Arsenal had another opportunity minutes later off a corner as Riccardo Calafiori got a relatively clean look at the ball, only to head it wide."
"The Gunners continued to look the most likely to score, with both Ethan Nwaneri and Noni Madueke finding space down the right, but suffered a setback midway through the opening half as an injured Ødegaard couldn't continue. That brought Nwaneri into the action and the chances kept coming for Arsenal, with a Madueke corner finding Jurrien Timber but his header was deflected wide."
Ange Postecoglou's Nottingham Forest trailed Arsenal 1-0 at halftime in Postecoglou's first game in charge. Arsenal created the clearer early chances from set pieces and corners, with Matz Sels making a key save to deny an early opportunity and Riccardo Calafiori heading wide from another corner. Martin Ødegaard left injured and was replaced by Ethan Nwaneri, who helped sustain Arsenal pressure. The breakthrough arrived when Martin Zubimendi struck a sensational volley that took a slight deflection and beat Sels. Forest also lost centre-back Murillo to injury before halftime.
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