Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Brentford
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Brentford were competitive against Arsenal on Wednesday but they have now lost six of their seven away games this season. That should be good news for Spurs, but right now it is impossible to back them at home.
The stats also underlined the sense of progress. Spurs’ xG difference of +1.9 was their most comfortable winning margin of the Premier League season and it was only the second time they have generated an xG of 2 or more in a league game under Frank. Spurs also won the ball in the attacking third seven times — their most in a game under Frank.
In the battle of the two Brazilian strikers, Richarlison won to give Tottenham a priceless win. Opened the scoring with a controlled finish from Simons’ cross. A busy performance. Looked to drop deep and get involved in the play. Denied by Kelleher with a header from a corner in the first half.
The top team in the English Premier League looks to grab a midweek victory on Wednesday, as Arsenal gets set to host Brentford. Arsenal has not quite found a way to distance itself from the pack, but the club that has come close to finishing at the top of the mountain in recent years is doing its best to stay in first place.
Arsenal have beaten Brentford 2-0 in the Premier League, extending their lead atop the table to five points over Manchester City. Mikel Merino headed the hosts into the lead in the 11th minute, scoring for the second time in four days. The lead remained 1-0 until second-half stoppage time, when Bukayo Saka scored to put the game to bed.
Arsenal's third-straight London derby sees the Gunners hoping to get back to winning ways as they return home and host Brentford on Wednesday at the Emirates Stadium.
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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.
Keith Andrews says his Brentford side "got what they deserved" in their 2-0 Premier League defeat to Tottenham.