Arteta’s focus won’t be on making Rice Arsenal’s Kayode with long throws. Instead, he will continue to make him Arsenal’s Action Man in midfield, their Mr Everything, capable in both open-play and from set pieces.

Arsenal are back at the Emirates for their first midweek Premier League fixture of the season, as they take on Brentford. The Gunners retained their six-point lead over Chelsea at the top of the table on Sunday, but Manchester City‘s 3–2 win against Leeds United the day before means their advantage at the summit was trimmed to five.

Trevoh Chalobah was immense against Arsenal in the draw yesterday, scoring Chelsea’s only goal and then keeping a numerically superior Gunners team at bay.Chelsea dig deep for result against

Berta and Arsenal have been effective at securing extensions for key players, and sources expect that trend to continue as we move into 2026. Next summer, Declan Rice will be two years away from expiry, which is typically when clubs look to re-sign a player.

Mikel Merino scored Arsenal's equaliser against Chelsea on Sunday. Is he the right man to start up front in big games? Or should Viktor Gyökeres get the nod?

A wrench was thrown into Arsenal’s plans before kick-off with William Saliba ruled out with a knock adding to their injury concerns. Cristhian Mosquera partnered Piero Hincapié in defence, while Viktor Gyökeres and Gabriel Jesus were both back in the matchday squad.

A string of top European sides, including Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, have been watching the pair, but Arsenal appear to have won the race. Burbano, who previously coached the pair, has compared them to Brazilian icon Ronaldinho. He told EL COMERCIO: "People pay to see good football.