Premiere with… the right and a “message” sent to Manchester City Arsenal! Mikel Arteta’s team was storming in the first half against Nottingham and with the goals of Enketia in the 26th minute and Saka in the 34th minute, they prevailed 2-1 in the premiership of in Premier League starting the year with the “right”.
Very good performance from Cooper’s team in the second half, but despite Avonigi’s goal in the 81′ failed to reach the upset.
Tremendous action from the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium, in a match that was delayed due to a problem with the stadium’s turnstiles, which delayed thousands of fans from entering the stands.
In the competitive part, Mikel Arteta’s team put pressure on Steve Cooper’s team from the start and in the 26th minute managed to open the scoring after a “sick” assist from him Martinelli. The Brazilian took the ball from the left, was closed by two defenders and with a… roulette he fed Enketia for 1-0, rousing the fans of the “gunners”.
The home side’s pressure continued and six minutes later she made her task easier. THE Satchel took the ball from the right, converged and with a deflected shot in the right corner of Turner reached the 2-0 which was also the score for the first half.
Nottingham’s image changed in the second half, with the visitors taking steps up the pitch. In the 70′ Aina warned Ramsdale with a shot from outside the area with the ball going wide. Six minutes later Arsenal came close to 3-0 with Rice to unleash a powerful shot and Turner to make an impressive save keeping his team in the match.
In the 80th minute Cooper replaced the injured Johnson with Elanga and seconds later the Emirates… froze. Beautiful action by the young English winger, who made the turn and the Avonigi with a close projection he made it 2-1 which stayed until the end.
The program of the 1st matchday
Friday (11/08)
Burnley-Manchester S. 0-3
(4′ 36′ Haaland, 74′ Rodri)
Saturday (12/08)
Arsenal-Nottingham 2-1
(26′ Enketia, 32′ Saka – 81′ Avonigi)
Bournemouth-West Ham (17:00)
Brighton-Luton (17:00)
Everton-Fulham (17:00)
Sheffield United – Crystal Palace (17:00)
Newcastle-Aston Villa (19:30)
Sunday (13/08)
Brentford-Tottenham (16:00)
Chelsea-Liverpool (18:30)
Monday (14/08)
Manchester United – Wolves (22:00)
The next (2nd) matchday:
Friday (18/08)
Nottingham-Sheffield W. (21:45)
Saturday (19/08)
Fulham-Bradford (17:00)
Liverpool-Bournemouth (17:00)
Wolves-Brighton (17:00)
Tottenham-Manchester W. (19:30)
Manchester S.-Newcastle (22:00)
Sunday (20/08)
Aston Villa-Everton (16:00)
West Ham-Chelsea (18:30)
Monday (21/08)
Crystal Palace-Arsenal (22:00)
Source: Sport Fm
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