Thomas Partey Scores Belter as Arsenal Thump Nottingham Forest, Fans React

• Thomas Partey netted his second goal of the season for Arsenal as they thrashed Nottingham Forest
• The Black Stars midfielder was immense for the Gunners in the 5-0 victory at the Emirates on Sunday
• Fans have taken social media to rate his performance, with some describing him as the best defensive midfielder

Thomas Partey registered his name on the scoresheet after netting a screamer in Arsenal's thumping victory over Nottingham Forest.

The 29-year-old fired from outside the box to score the fourth goal of the game for Arsenal, who won the match 5-0 at the Emirates Stadium.

Winger Gabriel Martenelli broke the deadlock after just five minutes, but the Gunners laboured for an elusive second in the first half.

After the break however, Reiss Nelson netted two quickfire goals to give Arsenal a 3-0 lead before Partey fired home from long range.

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Captain Martin Odergaard put the icing on the cake with a fifth, with 12 minutes remaining.

Social media reacts to Partey

@Sagnaofficial wrote:

Omg !!!!! Partey’s goal...some deja vu .. Reiss Nelson impacting the game perfectly

@GhConcra also posted:

Thomas Partey just scored goal of the decade, What a Goal. Arsenal is cooking

@UPYOURARSENALO4 tweeted:

Partey is streets ahead of Fabinho. Partey benched Rodri at Atletico Madrid. Best DM in the Premier League

@Hojay_Sax also posted:

Thomas Partey completed 103 passes today, the most accurate passes in a match by an Arsenal player in over two years, ever since Xhaka completed 106 passes in a 2-1 win over West Ham in 2020. I'm sure he didn't do that in the last 2games combine

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@DarrenBent wrote:

Thomas Partey is key to this Arsenal team, more control more protection for the back line

@otiadjei added:

Some of the passing options Partey picks eh. Big brain.

@iamrahmanosman wrote:

Honestly Thomas Partey is by some distance the best DM in the Premier League at the moment. He’s so good you literally feel things fall apart when he’s not in the team. Taken him time to settle but he’s now playing his best football.

Rio Ferdinand picks between Thomas Partey and Casimero

Earlier, Sports Brief reported on Rio Ferdinand saying that Manchester United midfielder Casemiro has performed significantly better than Arsenal star Thomas Partey.

Casemiro joined United from Real Madrid in the summer and has slowly developed into an important player for the club. Meanwhile, Partey has played a key role for Arsenal this season.

As the season started, it looked as if it would be tough for the Brazil international to dislodge Scott McTominay from the starting line-up, but the five-time Champions League is now one of the first names on the team sheet, according to Football365.