The London derby was accompanied by the epic arrival of Aaron Rusdale, after which the team won three points.

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Arsenal - Brentford 2:1 Goals: Rice, 19, Gaverts, 86 - Vissa, 45+4 Arsenal: Ramsdale - White, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior (Zinchenko, 79) - Edegor (Parti, 90+5), Rice, Jorginho.

Brentford: Flekken - Zanka (Damsgaard 90), Ayer, Collins - Roerslev, Onjeka (Yarmolyuk 78), Nergaard (Jensen 34), Janelt (Goddos 90), Lewis-Potter - Tawny, Wessa (Maupay 78).

Preceding: Gabriel, Gaverts - Onjeka, Zanka, Vissa, Ayer.