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Newcastle United Hit Aston Villa For 5 In Opening Premier League Game

Arsenal began their Premier League title challenge by beating Nottingham Forest 2-1 on Saturday as Alexander Isak scored twice in Newcastle's 5-1 thrashing of Aston Villa. After finishing second to Manchester City last season, Arsenal have splashed over & GBP 200 million ($254 million) on new signings to try and claim their first title for 20 years. Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber all made their debuts at the Emirates and the Gunners should have had a far more convincing scoreline to show for their performance.

Awoniyi’s goal not enough as Arsenal begin with victory over Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest’s Swedish midfielder #21 Anthony Elanga celebrates scoring the team’s first goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Nottingham Forest at the Emirates Stadium in London on August 12, 2023. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP).

Arsenal Survive Nottingham Forest Scare To Make Winning Premier League Start

Arsenal's Premier League title challenge got off to a winning start on Saturday but the big-spending Gunners were made to sweat in a 2-1 victory over Nottingham Forest. First-half goals from Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka had the home side cruising at the Emirates. But they were made to suffer a nervy finale after Taiwo Awoniyi came off the bench to pull a goal back for Forest seven minutes from time. The day got off to an embarrassing start for Arsenal as kick-off was delayed by 30 minutes due to issues with an e-ticketing scheme that left tens of thousands of fans unable to take their seats in time for the scheduled 11:30 PM (GMT) kick-off.