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Arsenal showed the power of their transfer window as their new signings stole the show to earn a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest, and a debut defeat for Ange Postecoglou.
Martin Zubimendi got the ball rolling with a stunning volley from the edge of the penalty area after the electric Noni Madueke's corner was cleared.
It was a deserved lead for Mikel Arteta's side - though their best chances still came from set-pieces as Mikel Merino, Riccardo Calafiori and Jurrien Timber all went close from dead balls before the opener.
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That narrative changed just seconds into the second half as two new signings combined to double the lead. Eberechi Eze, on his full Arsenal debut, raced down the left from a Calafiori pass to feed Viktor Gyokeres, who had an easy finish from close range.
Postecoglou's Forest only started looking dangerous when they were two goals down. Chris Wood nearly scored an audacious effort but it forced a superb save onto the bar from David Raya, who kept a clean sheet on his 100th appearance for the club.
Yet Arsenal kept stepping on the gears as Gyokeres walloped a near-post effort onto the post, while substitute Declan Rice was inches away from connecting with a Timber cross for a third.
But the third did come through another set-piece, and another goal involving in a new signing as Zubimendi nodded in Leandro Trossard's cross from a free-kick routine to seal the points.
It was back-to-back 3-0 defeats for Forest - under two different head coaches. Their current boss in Postecoglou - who faced chants of 'sacked in the morning' and 'are you Tottenham in disguise?' - has a bit of work to get 'Angeball' in motion.
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