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Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka scored as Arsenal beat Brentford to restore their five point lead at the top of the Premier League table.
Manager Mikel Arteta made three changes to the side that drew with Chelsea on Sunday with Ben White, Noni Madueke and captain Martin Odegaard coming in.
And it was White and Madueke who combined in the build up on 11 minutes with right-back White crossing for
Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United (captain), £8.9m – West Ham (h)
Fernandes is never a bad call in FPL – it’s just trying to predict his hauls.
The Portugal midfielder has created 35 chances this season, five more than Jeremy Doku and 10 more than anyone else.
His xG of 4.81 is the third highest among midfielders – Antoine Semenyo has 4.82 and has scored six goals compared to the United
Arteta will be delighted to welcome back both Gyokeres and Brazilian Gabriel Jesus from injury as it gives him more options in attack. But there would not appear to be any guarantee that the big-money signing from Sweden will walk back into the team.
Gyokeres, who returned as a substitute at Chelsea after almost a month out with a hamstring problem, will need time to build up his fitness. In
Mikel Merino scored the only goal of the game as Arsenal beat Chelsea to move 12 points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Both of these sides came into the match without their first-choice striker, with Kai Havertz ruled out for the season with a hamstring injury for Arsenal and Nicolas Jackson missing for Chelsea.
Chelsea were also without their most important player in Cole Palmer, who was out of the
The 6ft 2in Merino’s height and stature make him an obvious threat and so it proved. He stole in to head home powerfully from Ethan Nwaneri’s right-wing cross with nine minutes left, before finishing with confidence after 87 minutes to wrap up the win that leaves Arsenal four points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool having played a game more.
The player himself played down the notion he might figure more
Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz (Liverpool): Another game, another goal, another assist. Both of them just look like football is too easy for them.
They’re really enjoying themselves, Liverpool are enjoying themselves. We’re in the midst of seeing something special with this team on 45 points with a game in hand at the turn of the year. They could break 100 very, very easily and they could run away with
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says new signing Mikel Merino will be out for a “few weeks” after injuring his shoulder during his first training session with the club.
The Spaniard completed a £31.6m move to the Gunners from Real Sociedad on Tuesday.
Merino, Arsenal’s second signing of the summer following the arrival of Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna, trained with his new club for the first time on Thursday.
The 28-year-old
Arsenal have agreed a deal in principle worth up to 38.5m euros (£32.67m) to sign Spain midfielder Mikel Merino from Real Sociedad.
The fee is an initial 33.5m euros (£28.43m), plus 5m euros (£4.24m) euros in add-ons.
Merino was part of the Spain team that won Euro 2024 and featured in all seven matches in the tournament, scoring a late winner against Germany in the quarter-final.
The 28-year-old has less
Arsenal are in talks with Real Sociedad about signing Spain midfielder Mikel Merino.
Merino was part of the Spain team that won Euro 2024 and featured in all seven matches in the tournament, scoring a late winner against Germany in the quarter-final.
The 28-year-old has less than one year remaining on his contract and that may help Arsenal to complete a deal, as he would be able to speak to