Viktor Gyokeres believes Arsenal are short on creativity at the moment. Responding to the weekend's defeat at Villa Park, the Swede urged his team-mates to be more inventive in the final third and to take more shots if they want to revive their title push.

Viktor Gyokeres admitted there was only one positive after a bitterly disappointing Arsenal defeat to Aston Villa on Saturday.Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty ImagesThere were very few reasons to be

Emiliano Buendia struck deep into injury-time to hand Unai Emery’s side victory over the leaders at Villa Park.

Arsenal have beaten Brentford 2-0 in the Premier League, extending their lead atop the table to five points over Manchester City. Mikel Merino headed the hosts into the lead in the 11th minute, scoring for the second time in four days. The lead remained 1-0 until second-half stoppage time, when Bukayo Saka scored to put the game to bed.

Arsenal eased past Brentford to restore their five-point advantage at the Premier League summit while Villa were made to work harder by Brighton, going 2-0 down before hitting back to win 4-3. Unai Emery’s side have won their last six in all competitions and should provide a stern test of Arsenal’s title credentials.

An early header from Mikel Merino and second-half stoppage-time strike from Bukayo Saka condemned Brentford to a 2-0 defeat against Premier League leaders Arsenal at Emirates Stadium.Kevin Schade

Kaye Furo, the son of a former Nigerian star Furo Iyenemi, has disclosed that his Club Brugge side will be ready to battle Arsenal in the Champions League.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has responded to Arsenal dropping points in the Premier League title race today with their 2-1 defeat against Aston Villa.