Madueke off the bench, Forest beaten 1–0
Noni Madueke came on and settled it. Nottingham Forest 0–1 Arsenal at the City Ground on Sunday, the winner arriving ten minutes from time off a deflection (5). Your team were not good for long spells. They won anyway.
Madueke was clear about what he thinks of the squad around him: "If you look at the quality of our starting XI and bench, it's absurd" (1).
Three points behind City
Arsenal sit second on 18 points from seven games, three behind leaders Manchester City (3) (5). Form reads W L W W W, with that Brighton 3–0 defeat the one blot. Grinding out a scrappy away win in October is how title races get won, and this one did not need to be pretty (1) (5).
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"A champion's spirit"
Madueke did not pretend it was a classic. "This place is so hard to come to, everybody knows it. They make it so difficult for you. It was a really tough game but we are really happy as we did it all together. We showed grit and determination and a champion's spirit" (4).
Bayern away on Wednesday
Champions League next. Bayern Munich away at 21:00 CEST on Wednesday, then Everton at home in the league on Saturday (Oct 24), then Liverpool away on Nov 1. Big week, and it starts in Munich.
Tresoldi linked, Ruiz talk too
Italian reports have Arsenal moving forward as a candidate for Club Brugge's Tresoldi (6). Separately, Arsenal are named among the Premier League clubs monitoring PSG midfielder Fabian Ruiz, with Chelsea reportedly preparing a €70m bid (8). Both unconfirmed.
Fan reactions
Supporters are enjoying Jurrien Timber's Instagram post after his 100th Arsenal appearance in the Forest win, and Declan Rice topping the assist charts with four, all from open play. The other talking point is Murillo's dribble and near miss in stoppage time, which had plenty of people holding their breath. Thread on Timber's milestone
