According to The Times, the reason why White and Zinchenko expressed dissatisfaction with their teammates stemmed from Nottingham Forest’s late goal. Arsenal’s defense lacked concentration and conceded a goal in the 89th minute, fortunately they still preserved the victory.

The defender duo got angry, refused to give in to each other and forced their teammates and coaching staff to intervene. Coach Mikel Arteta even had to pull Zinchenko aside for a private conversation to calm the situation.

The English international had reason to question Zinchenko because the Ukrainian player’s handling of the ball was somewhat superficial in Arsenal’s loss.

After the match, the Spanish coach confirmed to TNT Sports about the incident: “They motivated each other. The team is not happy when they concede goals and I have to encourage and promote that in the right way. I like that. The players are demanding more. They tried to resolve the situation on the field.”

Returning to the progress of the match, Arsenal appeared superior to Forest. The “Gunners” controlled the ball 74% and launched 19 shots. However, the away team’s finishing ability was problematic as the ball only hit the target 3 times, on par with Forest.

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Arsenal’s rate of creating dangerous opportunities (xT) is up to 2.33 but expected goals (xG) only stops at 1.11. The home team at Emirates Stadium had to wait until the 65th minute to break the deadlock thanks to Gabriel Jesus. This is a highly difficult shot with a very narrow angle.

7 minutes later, Bukayo Saka doubled the gap. From an error by the Forest defender in the middle of the field, Arsenal counterattacked and scored their second goal in the match.

In the 89th minute, Zinchenko superficially marked the left wing, allowing Gonzalo Montiel to get the ball into the penalty area. Taiwo Awoniyi took advantage of the opportunity to score an honorable goal for Forest.

Winning this match, Arsenal temporarily rose to second place on the Premier League rankings. They are 2 points behind Liverpool and 3 points ahead of Man City but have played 1 more match.