Arsenal edged out Nottingham Forest 2-1 of their Premier League opener on Saturday.© AFP
Arsenal edged out Nottingham Forest 2-1 of their Premier League opener on Saturday on the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners took management of the proceedings after Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka discovered the web within the first-half. Mikel Arteta’s males, nevertheless, noticed an nervy finish to the match after Taiwo Awoniyi pulled one again for the guests with simply seven minutes of regulation time remaining. But, Arsenal, who completed second final season, held on to get the brand new season off to an ideal begin.
However, the beginning of the match was delayed after issues with an e-ticketing system left 1000’s of followers stranded exterior the Emirates Stadium.
Broadcasters TNT estimated there have been nonetheless 35,000 supporters unable to get to their seats by the scheduled kick-off time of 1130GMT.
“This afternoon’s game with Nottingham Forest will now kick off at 1pm (UK), due to a delay at the turnstiles,” Arsenal stated in an announcement.
The Gunners are aiming for a quick begin as they appear to go one higher than ending second to Manchester City final season.
New signings Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber all made league debuts from the beginning after costing Arsenal over a mixed 200 million ($254 million) within the switch market.
City received their title defence off to the right begin by beating Burnley 3-Zero on Friday.
“We deserved to be in front but we didn’t kill the game,” stated Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta. “We had a lack of concentration, conceded a goal, and so it is game on.
“You can not give groups something and we gave them hope. Then the sensation is we wish the sport to finish and take the three factors.”
(With AFP Inputs)
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