Before I write about the Gunners, I have to note that our North London rivals beat Manchester City four goals to nil at the Etihad. Pep has never lost five in a row before. City hasn't lost at home for two years. Well.
Palace got a good point at Villa Park, but still slid into the relegation zone after Wolves beat Fulham. Other teams played today too, but I wasn't as interested.
Arsenal was dominant today, weaving complex patterns that left Forest defenders confused and outmaneuvered. We could have had more goals, but for some errant finishing and some fine saves from Sels, the Forest keeper. Rice's broken toe kept him on the bench. Martinelli was rested too. Saka looked very good today, especially on his goal, our first. Partey made it 2-0 early in the second half with a screamer from 25 yards. Nwaneri scored the third, sending the hometown fans into delirium--he's already a big fan favorite at 17 years old. Forest was never in the game. Here are some stats:
That actually understates Arsenal's control of this game. We have a run of fixtures now that isn't as tough as the one that tripped us up recently, and Odegaard is back. He bossed this game and he can do it against almost anybody. We didn't have Havertz today either. I'll give a shout-out to Mikel Merino too--he was quite good.
I know nine points is a big gap, but it's just one team with a significant lead on us and Liverpool could easily stumble a few times. They play City next weekend. Let's see how the table looks after the New Year.
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