Winner: Reiss Nelson
What a day for the 22-year-old.
There have been a number of apprehensive faces across the Emirates when Bukayo Saka limped up within the first half, however Reiss Nelson quickly calmed any fears a few nervy second half.
The winger scored twice in three minutes quickly after the interval, his first league targets for Arsenal since he scored the winner in opposition to Liverpool 837 days in the past.
It was an enormous second for Nelson and it was clear by his response how a lot the targets meant to him.
And with Saka doubtlessly set for a spell on the sidelines, he has certainly now put himself proper on the prime of the pecking order to switch the 21-year-old on the right-hand aspect of the assault.
Winner: Gabriel Martinelli
If ever somebody wanted a aim, it was Gabriel Martinelli.
The Brazilian endured a torrid night in the course of the defeat at PSV Eindhoven on Thursday night time, producing by far his worst efficiency of the season.
However he bounced again in spectacular vogue in opposition to Forest, scoring the early aim that received Arsenal off to the right begin.
Martinelli began the transfer along with his sweeping ball out vast to Bukayo Saka after which completed it with a superb header on the run.
It was simply what was wanted after his horror present in Eindhoven.
Winner: Mikel Arteta
This was the kind of efficiency Arteta would have been dreaming of forward of kick-off.
After drawing at Southampton and dropping at PSV, all eyes have been on Arsenal going into the sport – particularly with Manchester Metropolis knocking them off prime spot within the Premier League 24 hours earlier.
It felt like a extremely large recreation for Arsenal given the previous couple of performances and Arteta would have been barely nervy going into it.
So he would have been delighted by the response from his gamers, who have been beneath a little bit of stress for the primary time this season.
It was the right means to enter subsequent weekend’s recreation at Chelsea.