Arsenal 0-0 Brentford
6. It’s been a confident start from Brentford, who are giving this makeshift Arsenal defence plenty to think about.
Wissa is putting himself about, and the late runs of Schade are catching Tierney and Kiwior out.
Arsenal 0-0 Brentford
3. David Raya finds himself pressurised by his former teammate Yoane Wissa, and subsequently panics his clearance straight to Mikkel Damsgaard.
Before the Dane can pounce, however, a sea of red shirts come to the rescue.
Kick-off – Arsenal v Brentford
1. North London Forever gets the full treatment ahead of kick-off, and these home fans are still on a high after the midweek heroics.
And after the final notes ring out, the players take the knee, and then get up so that Brentford can get this contest underway.
From Jordan Davies at the Emirates
The noise is not as great, the stands are not as full, but the memories of that stunning win over Real Madrid are still in the minds of these Arsenal fans today.
With Nottingham Forest losing earlier today, this one is even more dead-rubbery, with a chance to give some fringe players some much-needed air in the lungs, like Oleksandr Zinchenko, Kieran Tierney and Jorginho.
And yet, Raheem Sterling STILL cannot get a start… why?
Mikel Arteta probably feels it is better to give Leandro Trossard and Ethan Nwaneri more minutes today given they will likely be used off the bench at the Bernabeu next week.
But if you’re Sterling, those frustrations will be bubbling away…
