With around 20 minutes to play, Merino ought to have doubled his personal tally for the night and Arsenal’s lead. When Kelleher parried a low strike from Declan Rice, the rebound fell for Merino, only for him to stumble as he stretched for the loose ball and knock it out of play.

Arsenal and Manchester City meet in the Premier League this afternoon, the latest contest in a modern rivalry. There’s been plenty of needle between these sides in recent campaigns, as the two compete for the big prizes. Ahead of their showdown in North ...

Mikel Merino scored the opening goal of the game, heading home a cross midway through the first half, and Bukayo Saka sealed the win late on. The win means Arsenal are now five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.

Manchester City mustn't go back home empty-handed after Sunday's clash with Arsenal if they want anything to do with the title race this season. City are already nine points behind Liverpool, who are enjoying a perfect start to their Premier League campaign.

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.

Manchester City puts its imperious Premier League home form on the line on Wednesday against a Sunderland team proving a problem for traditional powers.

The top team in the English Premier League looks to grab a midweek victory on Wednesday, as Arsenal gets set to host Brentford. Arsenal has not quite found a way to distance itself from the pack, but the club that has come close to finishing at the top of the mountain in recent years is doing its best to stay in first place.

Premier League leaders Arsenal have been held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. After a fiery start to the match that saw four bookings handed out in the opening half hour, Moises Caicedo was sent off for a bad tackle on Mikel Merino late in the first half.

Chelsea vs Arsenal will kick off at 11:30 a.m. ET/ 8:30 a.m. PT in the United States. The match will kick off at 4:30 p.m. local time in London, England, at Stamford Bridge. The match will be available to watch across select TV channels in the United States and the UK.

After a rocky start to the season, Manchester City have become exactly what we expected Pep Guardiola's side to be: a goal-scoring juggernaut with defensive issues.