With around 20 minutes to play, Merino ought to have doubled his personal tally for the night and Arsenal’s lead. When Kelleher parried a low strike from Declan Rice, the rebound fell for Merino, only for him to stumble as he stretched for the loose ball and knock it out of play.

Mikel Arteta said an unprecedented fixture calendar is responsible for Arsenal's ongoing injury problems after two more players limped off in Wednesday's win over Brentford.

Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka score as Arsenal beat Brentford to restore their five point lead at the top of the Premier League table.

Arsenal hope to bounce back from a weekend slip as they return home to meet fellow London side Brentford on Wednesday.

Arsenal are cursing their bad luck with injuries to center backs, and Gunners fans will be sweating on the latest Cristhian Mosquera injury news. The Spanish center back had to go off injured in the first half of their game against Brentford on Wednesday after appearing to suffer an ankle injury as he landed awkwardly.

Arsenal has regained its five-point lead in the Premier League by beating Brentford 2-0 despite being without a slew of its top players because of injury or rotation.

Preview the matchup between Arsenal FC and Brentford FC with predictions, odds, over/under, betting lines and more.

Arsenal re-opened a five point lead at the top of the Premier League thanks to a win over their London rivals Brentford.

English Premier League leader Arsenal is back at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday to kick off a big day of league action with a match against 12th-place Brentford.

Rashford isn’t the only Mancunian on Arsenal’s radar. The Gunners have also been tipped to make a shock loan offer for Man Utd’s out-of-favor midfielder Kobbie Mainoo this January. (Source: Mark Ogden) Chelsea have “jumped to the front of the queue” in the race to sign Juventus forward Kenan Yıldız. (Source: Ranks FC)