Arsenal got back to winning ways in the Premier League with Bukayo Saka and captain Martin Ødegaard inspiring a comfortable 3-0 home victory against Nottingham Forest on Saturday.

Mikel Arteta's side needed to get back to winning ways after four league games without a win. They were always in the driving seat after Saka's early goal.

England forward Saka teamed up with the influential Ødegaard to finish in style after 15 minutes, and the hosts should have been further ahead before halftime with Forest keeper Matz Sels making several impressive saves to keep his side in the game.

Forest were level with Arsenal on points at the start of the game, but their hopes disappeared when halftime substitute Thomas Partey made it 2-0 with a curled finish in the 52nd minute. Teenage substitute Ethan Nwaneri added a late third.

The win kept Arsenal in fourth place with 22 points from 12 games, six points behind leaders Liverpool, who face bottom club Southampton on Sunday. Forest dropped to sixth place.

Arteta was celebrating his 250th game in charge, and it was great to see Ødegaard and Saka back to their best after a disappointing run of form.

Ødegaard made a comeback after a long injury lay-off in the draw at Chelsea before the international break and he was back to his best, controlling the game for Arsenal.

Saka also looked back to his best after missing the latest England camp because of injury, working well with Odegaard before both were substituted late on. Arteta then turned his attention to Tuesday's Champions League clash away to Sporting.

Forest have been the surprise package this season, looking threatening on the counter-attack at times, but it was mostly one-way traffic in the rain in north London.

Arsenal had an early goal by Jurriën Timber disallowed for offside after a lengthy VAR review, but they were soon in front when Ödegaard laid the ball off to Saka, who skipped past three Forest players before firing a superb shot past Sels.

Sels made some great saves to keep out Leandro Trossard and Saka as Arsenal couldn't add to their lead before half-time.

Midfielder Partey, who came on for Jorginho, was given too much space to bend a superb effort past Sels. And 17-year-old Nwaneri put the icing on the cake with his first Premier League goal, a clinical low finish inside the post in the 86th minute.