Arsenal’s tough run of type within the Premier League continued. Re-live an entertaining encounter with the most effective info and reside Opta information in our Arsenal vs Brentford stats web page.
Yoane Wissa’s sensible end 16 minutes from time earned Brentford a 1-1 draw at Arsenal, who dropped factors for the fifth time in seven Premier League matches to take Liverpool a step nearer to the title.
Mikel Arteta’s males claimed a well-known 3-0 Champions League win over Actual Madrid in midweek and went into Saturday’s sport on a excessive consequently, however they had been annoyed after which pegged again by their guests on the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal lastly made the breakthrough simply previous the hour; Declan Rice – the hero in opposition to Madrid – once more taking part in a pivotal position as he reached a career-best 16 aim involvements (all comps) for the season when teeing up Thomas Partey.
However Brentford made probably the most of a uncommon sight of aim, Wissa taking his Premier League tally for the marketing campaign to fifteen.
In consequence, Arsenal did not stoke the dying embers of their title hopes, with Liverpool now needing simply three extra victories to be confirmed as champions.
Nonetheless, there was all the time a way Arteta had one eye on subsequent week’s UCL quarter-final second leg on the Santiago Bernabéu, with the likes of Bukayo Saka and Martin Ødegaard solely turned to as substitutes within the second half.
After all, the Gunners may have anticipated to come back up in opposition to cussed opposition contemplating Brentford had extra away factors (15) within the Premier League this calendar 12 months than some other workforce forward of this weekend.
However they’ll nonetheless seemingly have been stunned at how little they created in entrance of their very own followers within the first half, with Brentford tough to interrupt down.
Arsenal did put the ball behind the web within the first interval, although Kieran Tierney – beginning for the primary time within the league since Might 2023 – noticed his header disallowed for straying simply offside.
Their solely different clear opening fell to Gabriel Martinelli, however his goal-bound effort was crucially blocked by Kristoffer Ajer.
Clearly, the presence of Saka and Gabriel Magalhães was lacking for Arsenal, who recorded their most corners (10) within the first half of a Premier League sport since March 2012 (11), and but the famed set-piece specialists didn’t significantly fear Mark Flekken.
They did ultimately rating from a nook – it simply occurred to be from one in all Brentford’s.
David Raya claimed the supply and shortly launched to Rice, who galloped all the way in which to the sting of the guests’ field earlier than slipping a go into Partey’s path for a reasonably simple end.
Given Brentford had mustered simply two photographs till that time, it ought to’ve been sufficient.
However the Bees’ subsequent nook wasn’t cleared fairly as nicely, and when Michael Kayode’s cross was nodded again into the hazard space by Nathan Collins, Wissa shifted his physique brilliantly earlier than hooking a end over his shoulder and past Raya.
Arsenal’s incapability to seize a late winner leaves them 10 factors adrift of Liverpool, who face West Ham on Sunday.
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