LONDON: Mikel Merino's powerful header and Bukayo Saka's late strike gave Arsenal a 2-0 victory over Brentford to extend our unbeaten run to 18 matches in all competitions.
Merino kept up his scoring run with the opening goal in the 11th minute, and although it was not until stoppage time that Bukayo Saka made the points safe, Brentford failed to register a shot on target all game.
Good link-up play between Noni Madueke and Ben White allowed the full-back to find the Merino, who netted for the second game in a row.
As the game opened up late on, Saka latched onto Merino's inch-perfect through ball to make it 2-0 and move Arsenal five points clear at the top of the Premier League table.