Nottingham Forest 0-1 Arsenal: Noni Madueke's late deflected strike secures vital win for defending champions at the City Ground

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TOM COLLOMOSSE AT THE CITY GROUND: Noni Madueke came off the bench to net a late winner for Arsenal away at Nottingham Forest.

Noni Madueke came off the bench to net a late winner for Arsenal away at Nottingham Forest as they closed the gap to the top of the table to three points.

The Gunners winger was drafted in after the interval at the City Ground and found the top corner in the 80th minute with Arsenal's very first shot on target.

Madueke cut in off the left-hand side, with frustration in the away end behind the goal growing, before producing a couple of stepovers and whipping a strike at goal. It took a slight deflection off Jair Cunha before finding the back of the net.

The victory takes Mikel Arteta 's defending champions above Brighton and into second place, behind leaders Manchester City .

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Arsenal leaped back into second in the Premier League after victory over Nottingham Forest

Noni Madueke came off the bench to score an 80th minute winner for the Mikel Arteta's side

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