Arsenal 0-0 Brentford
25. A couple of Arsenal corners cause chaos in the Brentford six-yard box.
The second, in particular, is curled right on top of Flekken, and is bundled wide by a crowd of players.
From Jordan Davies at the Emirates
Arsenal have gone short with both their corners so far, clearly feeling they aren’t able to compete with Brentford’s giant of a team in the air.
But just like the rest of this game, it has been scruffy, while the warm weather has this feeling like a pre-season clash.
As for those attempting to force Mikel Arteta’s hand when it comes to his starting XI in Madrid next week, no one is doing that so far.
Ethan Nwaneri has been disappointing, while Leandro Trossard is struggling to impose himself physically against the likes of Kristoffer Ajer and Sepp Van Den Berg.
Arsenal 0-0 Brentford
22. Raya denies Ajer (which is very fun to say aloud)!
The Brentford right-back gets in beyond Tierney on the overlap, only to shoot straight at the home goalkeeper.
Arsenal 0-0 Brentford
18. Bryan Mbeumo has been in sparkling goalscoring form this season, but his defensive work tonight has not gone unnoticed.
In fact, he has only made more tackles than he has today (3) in one Premier League match this season (4 vs Everton) despite this match being only 18 minutes in.
Arsenal 0-0 Brentford
16. Kai Havertz is at the Emirates.
The talk around here is that he may be back in action before the end of the season.
You would never have imagined that Arsenal would be desperate for him to return, but here we are.
Arsenal 0-0 Brentford
13. William Saliba is an absolute Rolls Royce of a player.
He makes defending look effortless, even whether covering on the left flank as he has just had to do.