FA Cup 2017/18, Nottingham Forest 4-2 Arsenal: 5 talking points

#1 Stand-out performance from Ben Brereton

Ben Brereton was head and shoulders above every other player on the pitch.

What a way to make a name for yourself. He may have only scored one goal tonight, but Ben Brereton was head and shoulders above every other player on the pitch. The 18-year-old was often at times the sole figure up front against the two centre-backs Per Mertesacker and Rob Holding. Subsequently, he bullied them, outsmarted them, outran them and outworked the duo, basically winning the game on his own.

The 18-year-old impressively completed 4 successful take-ons, completed 90% of his passes attempted 5 shots on goal and scored 1 penalty. For a youngster, that’s a massive performance to put on against the most successful team in FA Cup history.