Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

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“Big teams need to respond” - Arteta on Forest thrashing as Arsenal are back at the summit

Arsenal thrashed Nottingham Forest 5-0 at the Emirates on Sunday to return to the top of the Premier League, but the win may have come at a cost after Bukayo Saka limped off midway through the first half.

Saka’s replacement Reiss Nelson scored a brace to go with goals from Gabriel Martinelli, Thomas Partey and Martin Odegaard. But the injury to the winger will be a major concern for manager Mikel Arteta and his England counterpart Gareth Southgate three weeks ahead of the start of the World Cup in Qatar.

Arsenal move to 31 points from their 12 games, two ahead of Manchester City, while an outclassed Forest remain rooted to the bottom of the table with nine points having played a game more.

Saka was excellent in the opening minutes and it was his cross that was headed into the net by Martinelli for the opener, but he went down injured shortly afterwards after a challenge from Forest’s Renan Lodi. Saka tried to continue but came off after 27 minutes.

Arsenal should have been further ahead at halftime but made sure of the points within the first 15 minutes of the second period as Nelson scored twice in quick succession, before Partey netted a stunning fourth with a curling shot from outside the box. Odegaard later blasted into the top corner from close-range.

Arsenal’s next Premier League fixture is a trip across London to Chelsea next Sunday, while Forest host Brentford the day before.

Arsenal vs Nottingham Forest LIVE: Premier League updates

• Arsenal XI: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu; Partey, Xhaka; Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli; Jesus.
• Nottingham Forest XI: Henderson; Aurier, Cook, McKenna, Lodi; Yates, Kouyate, Freuler; Gibbs-White, Awoniyi, Lingard.
• GOAL! Gabriel Martinelli heads Gunners into early lead, 1-0
• GOAL! Reiss Nelson with quickfire brace to kill game, 3-0
• GOAL! Thomas Partey adds brilliant fourth, 4-0

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There were two years and 107 days between Nelson's first and second goals in the Premier League, and just three minutes and one second between his third and second.

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Substitution Morgan Anthony Gibbs-White Brennan Price Johnson

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Goal Reiss Luke Nelson

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Tomiyasu gets the better of Aurier down the left flank and he lifts a cross into the box on his weaker left foot. Jesus attacks the cross, but he can only send a weak header straight at Henderson.

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Goal Reiss Luke Nelson

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Arsenal have stopped the opposition from scoring a first-half goal in 9 of their 12 games, only Newcastle United (11) and Manchester City (10) have done this more often in the Premier League this season.

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