Soccer Football - Europa League - Group B - Arsenal v Dundalk - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain- October 29, 2020 Arsenal's Eddie Nketiah celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
LONDON (Reuters) - A flurry of goals either side of halftime from Eddie Nketiah, Joe Willock and Nicolas Pepe gave Arsenal a comfortable 3-0 Europa League win over Irish side Dundalk on Thursday that puts them top of their group after two games.
The 2019 League of Ireland champions defended bravely, but their resolve was broken in the 42nd minute as goalkeeper Gary Rogers failed to get enough on the ball when punching away a corner and Nketiah fired home from close range.
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