Arsenal 1-1 Brentford: Leandro Trossard scores but Gunners held

Leandro Trossard joined Arsenal from Brighton successful the January transportation window

Substitute Leandro Trossard scored his archetypal extremity for Arsenal but the Premier League leaders missed the accidental to determination 8 points wide astatine the apical arsenic Ivan Toney earned resilient Brentford a deserved point.

But Brentford got the reward their fantabulous distant show astatine Emirates Stadium deserved erstwhile Toney nodded successful Christian Norgaard's transverse from adjacent range.

There was a lengthy cheque by the video adjunct referee for a imaginable offside successful the build-up but the extremity was yet confirmed.

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Arsenal raised the tempo successful the closing stages - including 7 minutes of added clip - arsenic they searched for a victor but Brentford completed an fantabulous antiaircraft show by holding steadfast for a point.

Arsenal look Manchester City - six points down earlier their crippled connected Sunday day against Aston Villa - successful a top-of-the array showdown connected 15 February.

Brentford, meanwhile, are eighth and conscionable 5 points disconnected 5th place.

Gunners rubric hopes dented by resilient Bees

Arsenal person been formidable astatine location this season, winning 8 and drafting 1 of their 9 games astatine the Emirates earlier the sojourn of Brentford.

They are 1 of 2 sides, on with Newcastle United, successful the apical formation who are unbeaten connected their ain turf - but that grounds was fixed a stern trial against in-form Brentford, who had won 4 of their erstwhile 5 league games.

Mikel Arteta's broadside had plentifulness of possession but recovered small joyousness successful unlocking a disciplined Bees defence until their patience was rewarded erstwhile Trossard struck midway done the 2nd half.

The Belgium guardant has looked a good summation since joining from Brighton & Hove Albion for £27m past period and helium was adjacent to adding a 2nd soon aft with a changeable from distance.

But a one-goal pb seldom looked similar it would beryllium capable against a Brentford broadside who had been crisp successful attack, and truthful it proved erstwhile Toney equalised.

The gully for Arsenal follows successive defeats successful the league and FA Cup to Everton and Manchester City respectively.

How they respond to this comparative stumble - not slightest successful Wednesday's location crippled against City - volition beryllium cardinal successful determining whether they tin triumph a archetypal Premier League rubric since 2003-04.

In-form Bees eyeing Europe

After finishing a commendable 13th successful their archetypal Premier League play past term, Brentford are having different good run and are pushing for a European place.

Thomas Franks' broadside had not conceded a extremity successful their 3 league games earlier the travel to Arsenal and it was wide to spot astatine Emirates wherefore they are specified a hard broadside to interruption down.

They kept their signifier contempt Arsenal enjoying the bulk of possession and responded brilliantly to the Gunners taking the pb to go 1 of lone 2 sides this play to instrumentality thing from the Emirates.

Toney's extremity was his 15th of the play - lone Erling Haaland and Harry Kane person scored much - and with the Bees having an fantabulous defence allied to his threat, determination is each accidental they tin unafraid European shot adjacent season.

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