Arsenal vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction

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Eddie Nketiah gets on the ball for Arsenal (AP)

New signing Leandro Trossard scored his first goal for Premier League leaders Arsenal but they were left frustrated as Ivan Toney secured a deserved 1-1 draw for Brentford on Saturday.

The Belgian forward replaced Gabriel Martinelli just past the hour mark with his side struggling and made an almost instant impact to convert a low cross by Bukayo Saka.

An eight-point lead in the table beckoned for Mikel Arteta’s side but they never looked comfortable against an enterprising Brentford who should have been ahead by halftime.

Toney, guilty of missing a sitter in the first half, pounced in the 72nd minute to nod in Christian Norgaard’s cross.

Despite dropping points for the second week in a row Arsenal lead the table by six points from champions Manchester City with both clubs having played the same amount of games.

Arsenal have 51 points from 21 games with City, who play Aston Villa on Sunday, on 45.

Arsenal vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League updates

• FT: Arsenal 1-1 Brentford
• GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Brentford (Toney)
• GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Brentford (Trossard)
• Half-time: Arsenal 0-0 Brentford
• Crossbar! Ivan Toney goes close to breaking the deadlock
• Arsenal: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard(C), Partey, Xhaka; Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli.
• Brentford — Raya; Ajer, Pinnock, Mee; Roerslev, Janelt, Norgaard(C), Jensen, Henry; Toney, Mbeumo.

Arsenal vs Brentford

Nketiah draws a foul in his own half to relieve some of the pressure that Brentford were putting on the hosts. The game is becoming a bit more even now.

11 February 2023 15:28

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CROSSBAR! Brentford once again create a good chance from nothing, and this time Toney smashes the bar! The striker plays Mbeumo into the box before making a good run into the middle. He shoots first time and just misses the top right corner.

11 February 2023 15:26

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11 February 2023 15:26

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11 February 2023 15:25

Arsenal vs Brentford

Odegaard tries to find Martinelli on the edge of the box from a corner, but his pass is too high for the winger to control and Brentford clear their lines.

11 February 2023 15:24

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Mbeumo takes two quick corners for Brentford but neither lead to a decent chance for the visitors. They struggling to get a foothold in this game despite producing the best opportunity to score so far.

11 February 2023 15:22

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11 February 2023 15:20

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Arsenal continue to move the ball around to try and break Brentford down. Odegaard sends in a looping cross to back post, but Zinchenko's header back across the box is stopped by Raya.

11 February 2023 15:20

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Zinchenko uses his pace well to burst into the box and get a cross in. Nketiah thinks he is about to get on the end of a good pass but Raya jumps across and catches the ball.

11 February 2023 15:18

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CHANCE! Saka plays a good give-and-go with Odegaard before bearing down on goal. He only pokes the ball at Raya as he stumbles to the ground while shooting. There are a few shouts for a penalty but nothing is given.

11 February 2023 15:16