Arsenal 3-0 FK Bodo/Glimt: Eddie Nketiah, Rob Holding and Fabio Vieira score for Mikel Arteta's side

Arsenal moved top of Europa League Group A with a straightforward 3-0 win against Bodo/Glimt at the Emirates. After an emphatic north London derby victory at the weekend, Mikel Arteta’s side came into this game full of confidence. Ad As expected, though, Arteta made wholesale changes to the side which beat Tottenham, keeping one eye on Arsenal’s big game against Liverpool on Sunday.

Ballon d'OrBallon d’Or predictions: No De Bruyne or Haaland in our top five – this year, anyway11 HOURS AGO Matt Turner swapped in for Aaron Ramsdale in goal, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Rob Holding and Kieran Tierney came in for Ben White, William Saliba and Oleksandr Zinchenko in defence, while Fabio Vieira and Albert Sambi Lokonga replaced Martin Odegaard and Thomas Partey in midfield. In attack, Marquinhos and Eddie Nketiah got the nod while Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus dropped to the bench. Even with their alternative line-up, it didn’t take long for Arsenal to find their rhythm.

Vieira and Nketiah had chances to score early on before, with nine minutes on the clock, the former glanced the crossbar with a rising shot following a clever flick-on from the latter. Bodo/Glimt tried to drop deep and frustrate their hosts, falling back into a 4-5-1 without the ball in an effort to close off the space in midfield. Europa League group standings Europa League fixtures / results Europa League top scorers Arsenal refused to rush things, however, and were rewarded for their patience when, with a little over 20 minutes gone, they got their opener.

Gabriel Martinelli dropped deep, picked up the ball and charged forwards before sliding a pass to Tierney on his left. He rattled the post with a belting shot, but Nketiah followed up for a simple tap-in. Five