Arsenal beat Forest 3-0 as Zubimendi nets twice

Arsenal defeated Nottingham Forest 3-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, with new signing Martin Zubimendi scoring twice and Viktor Gyokeres adding a close-range finish as Mikel Arteta's side bounced back from a 1-0 loss to Liverpool before the international break. The victory came in Ange Postecoglou's first game as Forest manager and left Arsenal top of the Premier League with nine points from four matches.

Zubimendi opened the scoring in the 32nd minute, thumping a volley past Forest goalkeeper Matz Sels after Chris Wood failed to fully clear a Noni Madueke corner. Eberechi Eze, making his first start for Arsenal, played a key role in the second goal, beating the offside trap and squaring for Gyokeres to tap in 47 seconds into the second half. Zubimendi completed his brace late in the match, heading home from a Leandro Trossard cross to seal the win.

Arteta fielded an attack-minded lineup with Eze and Madueke on either side of Gyokeres after criticism of the team's display against Liverpool. Madueke, starting on the right in place of the injured Bukayo Saka, was lively throughout and repeatedly troubled Forest's defenders, while Eze provided a creative spark in midfield....