Another unremarkable win shows Arsenal’s strength is in depth rather than creativity | Jonathan Wilson

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Source: The Guardian Sport · NewTimes editorial text based on the source feed.

Champions so risk-averse Forest were lured into thinking they had a chance, until bench was used to see them off Pass.

Pass.

Pass.

Pass.

Sideways.

Square.

Backwards.

Pass.

Pass.

Recycle.

Pass.

It wasn’t much of a spectacle.

But in the end, for the second week running, thanks in no small part of their bench, Arsenal won.

Fireworks in the autumn are for Bonfire Night; titles require relentless accumulation.

Since the international break, Arsenal have won three games out of three despite not being in the lead at half-time in any of them.

Hammered at Brighton and having endured a drab first hour at home to Leeds last week, there has been a rare sense, for the first time really since Manchester City dropped points at Everton at the beginning of May, of Arsenal not be