Arsenal vs Brentford LIVE: Gunners seek for late winner after Wissa’s essential equaliser
Arsenal host Brentford in Saturday’s late Premier League kick off with the aim of keeping the pressure on Liverpool in the title race.
A 1-1 draw with Everton last weekend initially looked as though the Gunners would drop more ground to Arne Slot’s Reds but Liverpool were beaten by Fulham and Arsenal moved a point closer to their rivals. Mikel Arteta’s men will need something similar to happen this week as well though their task will be to claim all three points at home to the Bees.
Arsenal come into the match on the back of a 3-0 demolition of Real Madrid but Arteta will have one eye on the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie so could rest some of his key players.
Brentford, meanwhile, sit 12th in the table and are attempting to end the season on a high. They held Chelsea to a goalless draw last time out but will face a trickier time of things at the Emirates this evening.
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Arsenal 1-1 Brentford
90+2 mins: Saka gets in down the right and tries to fire one towards the penalty spot, cut out by a Brentford man.
Martinelli then has space on the left but takes too long with it and loses possession.
Arsenal 1-1 Brentford
90+1 mins: SIX minutes of added time.
Brentford are bringing off Norgaard for Gustavo Nunes, who makes his Premier League debut. He was signed in August but has been out the entire season so far with a back injury.
Great to see him finally get his moment.
Arsenal 1-1 Brentford
89 mins: Brentford had a break on there as Mbeumo found himself in space down the right.
It comes to Norgaard on the edge of the box who slips at the worse possible time.
Arsenal 1-1 Brentford
86 mins: Jorginho is down the tunnel – but after Merino came on 10 minutes earlier, Arsenal are out of substitutes.
They’ll stay a man down for the remainder of this contest.
Arsenal 1-1 Brentford
83 mins: Jorginho is on the deck and in some discomfort. He’s receiving treatment and with the game already a bit flat, this stoppage will not help Arsenal.
Arsenal 1-1 Brentford
81 mins: This will be a really good point for Brentford if they can see it out, but an even better result for Liverpool.
A reminder they’ll require just nine points from seven games if it stays like this.
Arsenal 1-1 Brentford
76 mins: CHANCE! Nearly an absolute disaster from Mark Flekken, who is off his line in no man’s land and gets caught by Bukayo Saka in the box.
The England man can’t make it count, though.
GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Brentford
74 mins: GOAL! Wissa hooks in a MASSIVE equaliser at the Emirates!
A poacher’s finish from the Bees talisman, who pegs Arsenal back with 16 minutes to play.
Arsenal 1-0 Brentford
72 mins: A big opportunity wasted there as Mbeumo led a rare counter up the field.
He tries to pick out Schade, who is marked by two men – but Damsgaard was behind him in acres.
Instead, it’s intercepted and goes out for a corner.
Arsenal 1-0 Brentford
69 mins: Arsenal’s goalscorer Partey has picked up an injury and comes off for Jurrien Timber.
It’s Arsenal’s fourth change of the day – with Odegaard, Lewis-Skelly and Saka all entering the fray after the opener.
Kayode and Yarmoliuk are also on for Brentford.
