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Liverpool contract saga with Mo Salah takes fresh twist amid Saudi Pro League transfer claim Liverpool reportedly believe they can convince Mohamed Salah to extend his stay at the club, despite speculation the 32-year-old has agreed to move to the Saudi Pro League. Former Aston Villa forward Gabriel Agbonlahor claimed this week the Egyptian international had set his sights on heading to the Middle East in 2025 after being offered “money he can’t turn down”. However,  Football Insider  states that Liverpool are ‘not worried’ about such rumours and believe they can agree a new contract with the winger. Salah, who has been with the Merseyside outfit since signing from Roma in 2017, is out of contract next summer and in January he can negotiate with teams over a possible Anfield exit. Whether he decides to remain a Liverpool player for 2025/26 remains to be seen. Salah’s future remains uncertain PaperTalk revealed earlier this month that Liverpool expect...

Arsenal 4-2 Leicester Full-time What a game! 35 MINUTES AGO GOAL! Arsenal 4-2 Leicester | Kai Havertz 98' 98 mins:  The icing on the cake! Jesus’ low strike is kept out by Hermansen, but Justin’s attempted clearance cannons in off Havertz. The offside flag is raised initially, but the goal stands after a VAR check. Arsenal 3-2 Leicester Standard Sport’s Simon Collings at the Emirates Stadium Set-piece FC at it again. A standing ovation for likely match-winner Trossard as, having been credited with that goal, he’s replaced by Jesus. Leicester throw on Edouard for Ndidi and Fatawu for Okoli. 43 MINUTES AGO GOAL! Arsenal 3-2 Leicester | Leandro Trossard 94' 94 mins:  They’ve done it! Leicester can’t hold on as Arsenal make their 16th corner of the day count. Trossard’s back-post volley from a Saka corner goes in off Ndidi. The Emirates erupts! 46 MINUTES AGO Arsenal 2-2 Leicester Arsenal have a late, late corner won by Saka... Arsenal 2-2 ...

GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Leicester | Gabriel Martinelli 19' 19 mins:  There’s the breakthrough! Saka comes down the right flank and ends up finding an overlapping Timber, whose low delivery is diverted into the bottom corner by Martinelli. It wasn’t the cleanest of strikes by any means, but ended up right in the corner with Hermansen having no chance. Leicester defenders like statues inside the box. Vardy and Cooper are furious - they feel Leicester should have had a free-kick in the build-up. Vardy into the book for his protests. 8 MINUTES AGO Arsenal 0-0 Leicester 15 mins:  Arsenal are really turning the screw now as Saka tests Hermansen with a swerving low strike before turning provider for Martinelli, who misses the target at the back post. This will be a long, long afternoon for Leicester if they can’t find some sort of out ball and fast. 10 MINUTES AGO Arsenal 0-0 Leicester 13 mins:  Arsenal are absolutely dominating proceedings here now and are camped o...

Arsenal 0-0 Leicester Ben White is here watching on today, sat with his wife in a box. A sign of how far Arsenal have come that they can cope without a player who has been superb over the past two years. 4 MINUTES AGO Arsenal vs Leicester The teams are out and we are underway at the Emirates! Sam Barrott is today’s referee. 18 MINUTES AGO Arsenal fans cheer Man City dropping points again Standard Sport’s Simon Collings at the Emirates Stadium Cheers around the ground as the PA announcer says: "Let's take a look at the score from today's early kick-off...Newcastle 1-1 Manchester City." Bukayo Saka collects Arsenal player of the month award Standard Sport’s Simon Collings at the Emirates Stadium Bukayo Saka is currently picking up the award for Arsenal's player of the month. If he grabs an assist today he will be the first player in history to start a Premier League season by assisting in each of his first six games. 22 MINUTES AGO Arsenal ...

Arsenal XI vs Leicester: David Raya injury latest, confirmed team news, predicted lineup for Premier League Mikel Arteta must again contend with significant injury list Arsenal should be boosted by the return of Ben White and Jurrien Timber for Saturday’s showdown with Leicester, but David Raya remains a doubt. The defenders missed the Gunners’ Carabao Cup win over Bolton on Wednesday night and were left out of the squad entirely. Arteta, however, has revealed that the pair are doing well and should be involved this weekend when Arsenal host Leicester. “Jurrien was able to take part in training today, that’s good news, so he’ll be available in the squad,” said Arteta. “Hopefully Ben, too.” Arsenal are sweating on the fitness of goalkeeper Raya, though, who also missed Wednesday’s win over Bolton with a thigh injury. “We have to wait another 24 hours,” said Arteta. “We have to wait 24 hours to see if it’s looking good or not that good. “It’s not about a r...

Arsenal vs Leicester: Prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds The sides meet for the first time since February 2023 this weekend Arsenal and Leicester City clash this weekend with the two teams at opposite ends of the Premier League table and in need of points for very different reasons. Mikel Arteta’s side were denied a famous 10-man victory at Manchester City in the final minute of added time of a controversial 2-2 draw. However, they did return to winning ways midweek with a 5-1 victory against Bolton Wanderers in the Carabao Cup. Leicester also progressed to the fourth round of the same competition, albeit in contrasting fashion, needing penalties to get past League One Walsall. The Foxes are yet to win on their return to the top flight, with last Saturday’s 1-1 draw with Everton being their third of the season. Date, kick-off time and venue Arsenal vs Leicester City is scheduled for a 3pm BST kick-o...

Arsenal: Gabriel breaks silence on Erling Haaland ball incident with ominous warning for Man City The striker threw the ball at Gabriel’s head after John Stones’ equaliser Gabriel has told Manchester City that Arsenal are “waiting for them at our ground” after their “battle” at Etihad Stadium. The Gunners and City played out an enthralling 2-2 draw on Sunday afternoon, with Jones Stones scoring a last-minute equaliser for Pep Guardiola’s side. Arsenal had been holding onto a 2-1 lead until that point, fighting hard in the second half despite being down to 10 men following Leandro Trossard’s red card. Tempers flared at full-time and had already threatened to boil over after Stones’ goal, with Haaland throwing the ball at the back of Gabriel’s head. The Brazilian defender insists he was unfazed by that, but he is expecting another feisty affair at Emirates Stadium later this season when the two sides meet again. “It’s normal, they were happy after...

Arsenal: Premier League explain ‘stupid’ Leandro Trossard red card against Man City Trossard was sent off by referee Michael Oliver when he was given a second yellow card at the Etihad Arsenal were left furious after Leandro Trossard was shown a controversial red card in their showdown with Manchester City. Trossard was sent off by referee Michael Oliver when he was given a second yellow card for kicking the ball away after the whistle had gone in first-half stoppage time at the Etihad. The Belgium was already on a booking for a foul earlier in the half. CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW MAN CITY VS ARSENAL LIVE! Mikel Arteta was incensed and complained to the fourth official and Arsenal players were unhappy with official Oliver. Confirming why Trossard was sent off, the Premier League Match Centre tweeted: “The referee issued a second yellow card to Leandro Trossard for delaying the restart.” Sky Sports commentator Gary Neville described the red card as “stupidity” from Tross...

Man City vs Arsenal LIVE! Premier League result, match stream and latest updates today Gunners reduced to ten men before half-time but still nearly took all three points John Stones struck in the 98th-minute to earn Manchester city a point and break Arsenal hearts in a remarkable encounter at the Etihad. The Gunners played the entire second period with ten men after Leandro Trossard’s red card and were seconds away from a first win at the ground in nine years, but Stones delivered late on to make it 2-2 with near enough the final kick. It had been a sensational start from City, who took the lead through Erling Haaland and threatened to run away with it in the early stages, as Ilkay Gundogan then smacked a free-kick against the outside of the post. The momentum of the match turned on an injury to Rodri, who jarred his knee at a corner and was forced off, with that delay allowing Arsenal to reset and slow the City charge. Riccardo Calafiori, making his full debut, whipped in ...

GOAL! Man City 1-2 Arsenal | Gabriel 45+1' ARSENAL IN FRONT! City had their warning, this time they are punished. The same routine. Saka to the back post, Gabriel with the header and the Gunners take the lead! 1 MINUTE AGO Man City 1-1 Arsenal 45 mins:  Saka slides in Rice on the overlap, he gets to the byline and has a couple of players to pick out. Has to settle for a corner... 4 MINUTES AGO Simon Collings at the Etihad Arsenal playing with a bit of swagger as this half comes to an end. Look a different team from that opening 15 minutes. GOAL! Man City 1-2 Arsenal | Gabriel 45+1' ARSENAL IN FRONT! City had their warning, this time they are punished. The same routine. Saka to the back post, Gabriel with the header and the Gunners take the lead! 1 MINUTE AGO Man City 1-1 Arsenal 45 mins:  Saka slides in Rice on the overlap, he gets to the byline and has a couple of players to pick out. Has to settle for a corner... 4 MINUTES AGO Simon Collings at...

Man City 1-1 Arsenal 26 mins:  City back to dominating the possession, Arsenal happy to sit back for now after that goal. Threat is coming down City’s right, Silva drifting out to combine with Savinho. Martinelli doing well to get back and help Calafiori out. 2 MINUTES AGO Man City 1-1 Arsenal 24 mins:  City players were furious after that goal. Came from a free-kick, which they felt was taken well in front of where it should have been. Ederson booked for his complaints. 2 MINUTES AGO Simon Collings at the Etihad So much for it being a snoozefest... Dan Kilpatrick at the Etihad What a moment from Riccardo Calafiori, who clearly was not about to let his full Arsenal debut be defined by his part in City's goal. A wonderful finish from the left-back. Arsenal now level in the game and facing a City side without Rodri or Kevin de Bruyne. This feels like a huge opportunity for the Gunners. 5 MINUTES AGO GOAL! Man City 1-1 Arsenal | Riccardo Calafiori 22' ST...

GOAL! Man City 1-0 Arsenal | Erling Haaland 9' Perfect start for City! There’s a huge amount of space between Gabriel and Saliba... don’t want to be doing that with Haaland around. Savinho plays him clean through on goal and there’s no doubt about the outcome from that point. Ruthless finish. 4 MINUTES AGO Man City 0-0 Arsenal 7 mins:  First chance... big chance, too. Savinho fires the ball into the box, it’s a brilliant first touch for Gundogan. Waits for it to drop, should do better with the volley but it’s wide. Man City 0-0 Arsenal 3 mins:  Well, that was a dramatic start. VAR has cleared it and on we go. Fair to say Rodri isn’t looking too thrilled with life as he waits on the touchline, before eventually being called back on. 3 MINUTES AGO Simon Collings at the Etihad My esteemed colleague and I are sat right behind the Arsenal analysts. Will see how quickly they turn round and ask for our insight. 3 MINUTES AGO Man City 0-0 Arsenal 1 min : We’ve played ...

GOAL! Liverpool 3-0 Bournemouth | Nunez '37 37 mins:  Kluivert’s effort flies over the bar and at the other end of the pitch Nunez scores a great goal to make it three for Liverpool. The Uruguayan links up well with Sala after Konate’s long downfield ball and cuts inside to fire a curling effort past Kepa. That is Nunez’s first goal for Liverpool since April! Liverpool 2-0 Bournemouth 33 mins:  Evanilson fires a shot over, before Semenyo earns a free-kick after being stamped on by Diaz. However, the ball is eventually cleared after a bit of pinball in the box. GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 Bournemouth | Diaz '28 28 mins:  Diaz doubles Liverpool’s lead after a stunning breakaway goal. Trent Alexander-Arnold runs unchecked towards the Bournemouth box and picks out Diaz who fires past Kepa again just minutes after his opener. GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Bournemouth | Diaz '26 26 mins:  Bournemouth switch off for just a second and are punished by Diaz. Konate plays a long ball...

Liverpool 2-0 Bournemouth 33 mins:  Evanilson fires a shot over, before Semenyo earns a free-kick after being stamped on by Diaz. However, the ball is eventually cleared after a bit of pinball in the box. GOAL! Liverpool 2-0 Bournemouth | Diaz '28 28 mins:  Diaz doubles Liverpool’s lead after a stunning breakaway goal. Trent Alexander-Arnold runs unchecked towards the Bournemouth box and picks out Diaz who fires past Kepa again just minutes after his opener. GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Bournemouth | Diaz '26 26 mins:  Bournemouth switch off for just a second and are punished by Diaz. Konate plays a long ball upfield and Kepa rushes out of his goal, allowing Diaz to easily control the ball and finish. Liverpool 0-0 Bournemouth 25 mins:  Bournemouth boss Androni Iraola has been shown a yellow card and will face a touchline ban for their next game against Southampton. 11 MINUTES AGO Liverpool 0-0 Bournemouth 22 mins:  CHANCE! Diaz shoots straight at Kepa after...

Liverpool 0-0 Bournemouth 5 mins: DISALLOWED GOAL! Liverpool are given a big let-off after Antoine Semenyo is adjudged to be offside by VAR after tapping home Justin Kluivert’s cross. The Reds have started slowly here. 4 MINUTES AGO Liverpool 0-0 Bournemouth 3 mins:  Liverpool nearly had an early chance after a poor clearance from Kepa, but it came to nothing. Evanilson is looking a threat already today and he will keep Ibrahim Konate busy. 7 MINUTES AGO KICK-OFF! Bournemouth get us underway at Anfield after a belting rendition of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ from the home crowd. First start of the season for Kelleher Caoimhin Kelleher makes his first start of the season for Liverpool today. The Republic of Ireland international could look to leave the club in January, with Georgia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili arriving from Valencia in a deal worth up to £29m next summer. But Kelleher will hope to help the Reds keep a clean sheet today.

Liverpool XI vs Bournemouth: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Premier League today Reds return from successful trip to Milan in the Champions League Liverpool could today be without goalkeeper Alisson for their Premier League clash with Bournemouth. The Brazilian international is struggling with a minor muscle complaint and could miss the game at Anfield as a result. CLICK HERE TO FOLLOW LIVERPOOL VS BOURNEMOUTH LIVE Slot, meanwhile, has urged caution in regards to Federico Chiesa. The Italian international made a brief debut for the club during Tuesday night’s 3-1 win over AC Milan in the Champions League and is in contention to make his Premier League bow against Bournemouth this weekend. Still, having barely featured since Italy’s Euro 2024 campaign, Chiesa will need to build up his fitness. “Federico Chiesa will be a big asset for us,” said the Reds boss. “That's clear, that's what we knew before w...

Liverpool, Man City eye £126m-rated midfielder for 2025 as likely winners of transfer race named Liverpool and Manchester City are interested in Bayer Leverkusen superstar Florian Wirtz but they face stiff competition for his signature, per reports. The 21-year-old attacking midfielder is widely considered to be one of the most promising youngsters in European football and impressed at Euro 2024 for Germany. Wirtz helped fire Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen side to an undefeated Bundesliga, DFB-Pokal domestic double last season and now some of the world’s biggest sides are tracking him. According to reputable journalist Christian Falk, Liverpool and Man City are ‘interested’ in Wirtz but Real Madrid are the team leading the charge for his services. “Florian Wirtz made it very clear that he wants to make the next step in 2025,” Wirtz wrote in his  Fact Files  column. “He has a contract now until 2027, so Leverkusen want a big fee for his services – €...

Arsenal transfers: Club chief reveals star could be sold ‘another time’, prompting second Gunners swoop Espanyol director Fran Garagarza has revealed that while the club could not lose Joan Garcia in the summer, he could be sold “another time” and PaperTalk sources have reinforced that view on the Arsenal target. The Gunners saw Aaron Ramsdale leave in the summer, and thus had to secure a second-choice goalkeeper. The likes of Sam Tickle, Daniel Bentley and Garcia were on the radar. Arsenal ended up with Bournemouth stopper Neto for the season. But that was only after a reported €20million (approx £17m) bid for Garcia was turned away. Garagarza has stated Espanyol could not afford to lose him, but they may have to sell in the future. “For this exercise we have understood that Joan is an asset and that he is necessary to achieve the objective because he plays in a very specific position. We could not weaken there, we could not,” he told  AS . “The interest in him will no...

Raya the hero as stunning save helps Arsenal to Atalanta draw David Raya proved the hero for Arsenal as the Gunners began their Champions League campaign with a 0-0 draw away at Atalanta. The Spanish international saved a second-half penalty from Mateo Retegui before pulling off a remarkable stop to deny the striker on the rebound. Read our full report here! FT: Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal It’s over! A decent point for Arsenal and David Raya to thank for it. Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal 90 mins: 4 minutes added on here and little to report about. Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal 86 mins: Brilliant tackle from Saliba to deny Lookman before Arsenal clear the resulting corner. Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal 85 mins: The hosts seeing an awful lot of the ball in closing stages but Arsenal are not giving them an inch. Standard Sport's Simon Collings Arsenal not clicked going Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal 72 mins: Calafiori and Sterling on for Timber and Saka. Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal 70 mins: Ar...

Standard Sport's Simon Collings Not sure how, but in the space of a month Raya has bettered his heroic save against Ollie Watkins. Remarkable goalkeeping. 4 MINUTES AGO Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal 50 mins: SAVED! Raya denies Retegui! A tame penalty but the save on the follow up was remarkable! He gets up off the floor to scoop a header off the line! 7 MINUTES AGO Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal 48 mins: Penalty confirmed! 3 MINUTES AGO Standard Sport's Simon Collings Not sure how, but in the space of a month Raya has bettered his heroic save against Ollie Watkins. Remarkable goalkeeping. 4 MINUTES AGO Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal 50 mins: SAVED! Raya denies Retegui! A tame penalty but the save on the follow up was remarkable! He gets up off the floor to scoop a header off the line! 7 MINUTES AGO Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal 48 mins: Penalty confirmed! 9 MINUTES AGO Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal 47 mins: PENALTY TO ATALANTA! Partey brings down Ederson. VAR checking... 11 MINUTES AGO ...

Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal 06 mins: Decent run from deep from Havertz but the German shoots just wide. 6 MINUTES AGO Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal 04 mins: Rice swings in the corner but its dealt with well. 6 MINUTES AGO Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal 03 mins: Good pass from Partey into Jesus, who turns well and lays it off to Saka but his shot is deflected out for a corner. 8 MINUTES AGO Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal 02 mins: Arsenal seeing a lot of the ball in the opening stages. 10 MINUTES AGO Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal Kick-off! 24 MINUTES AGO Atalanta vs Arsenal Mikel Arteta’s pre-match message...

Arsenal XI vs Atalanta: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for Champions League today Mikel Arteta has received both good news and bad ahead of the trip to Italy Arsenal have tonight been boosted by the return of Declan Rice and Riccardo Calafiori for their Champions League opener against Atalanta. The pair missed Sunday’s north London derby win over Tottenham, with Calafiori injured and Rice suspended. Calafiori has recovered from the calf injury he picked up on international duty with Italy earlier this month and trained on Wednesday morning. Rice has served his one-match domestic suspension after being sent off against Brighton at the end of last month. Arsenal have been further boosted after Bukayo Saka trained on Wednesday morning. The winger limped off during the win over Spurs, but that was due to cramp. However, captain Martin Odegaard is facing an extended period out of action after damaging li...

AC Milan 1-2 Liverpool 45 mins : Five minutes added on. Roughly five more than Milan want. They have offered nothing since Liverpool equalised. 4 MINUTES AGO AC Milan 1-2 Liverpool 43 mins:  Home fans getting pretty fed up with what they’re seeing. Space for Tsimikas to get a shot away, didn’t ever look like troubling Maignan. 5 MINUTES AGO GOAL! AC Milan 1-2 Liverpool | Virgil van Dijk 41' Liverpool do take the lead! Would be fair to say Milan have absolutely no idea how to defend corners. Tottenham would be proud. Tsimikas swings it in, Van Dijk allowed to get up a few yards out and nod home. Maignan didn’t move. AC Milan 1-1 Liverpool 41 mins:  Milan could have conceded four or five in this half. Will do very well to get to half-time with it still level. Jota leads the counter, Calabria knows he can’t bring him down. Ball clipped through to Salah, who works it onto his left foot and gets the shot away. Heading for the bottom corner, but Maignan gets d...

GOAL! AC Milan 1-1 Liverpool | Ibrahima Konate 23' And it proves costly! Free-kick clipped in from out wide, Konate rises highest and nods past Maignan. Great delivery from Alexander-Arnold, Maignan came but got nowhere near it. 4 MINUTES AGO AC Milan 1-0 Liverpool 22 mins : Calabria absolutely flies in on Gakpo, thinks he got the ball... the referee does not. Yellow card. Gakpo just about got his body in the way, Calabria came threw him. Not sure there was any need for him to go charging in like that. 7 MINUTES AGO AC Milan 1-0 Liverpool 20 mins:  Gakpo plays Tsimikas in down the left, stands up a cross to the back post but it has too much on it. Few groans from the home fans as Milan turn back, rather than breaking through Leao. And that chorus is swiftly added to when the ball is played straight to Gravenberch. AC Milan 1-0 Liverpool 17 mins:  Off the bar! Nearly stunning from Salah. Jota slides the ball through to him, on his right foot from a fairly t...

AC Milan 1-0 Liverpool 8 mins:  Back underway, Maignan fine to continue for now. Milan are letting the Liverpool defenders have the ball, but the likes of Leao and Pulisic are ready to pounce as soon as it’s turned over. Liverpool could do with Tsimikas being somewhere within 30 yards of where he’s needed. 6 MINUTES AGO GOAL! AC Milan 1-0 Liverpool | Christian Pulisic 3' San Siro erupts! That was so, so easy for Milan. Morata plays the ball through to Pulisic, and Liverpool have absolutely nobody even close to him. Tsimikas nowhere to be seen, Pulisic strolls into the box and fires into the far corner 8 MINUTES AGO AC Milan 0-0 Liverpool 2 mins:  Concern for Liverpool as Leao plays the ball in behind, Reijnders   has made a great run. Plays the ball across the face of goal, Van Dijk has to hack it away under his own bar. And then the offside flag goes up. 11 MINUTES AGO KICK-OFF! We’re up and running! 13 MINUTES AGO Handshakes done...

Liverpool XI vs AC Milan: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Champions League today Arne Slot could hand Federico Chiesa his debut back in Italy Liverpool could hand summer signing Federico Chiesa a debut against AC Milan in the Champions League tonight. The summer signing failed to make the squad for Saturday's home loss to Nottingham Forest despite training with his new team during the international break. Chiesa has travelled to Italy for the match, with Arne Slot confirming at his pre-match press conference that the 26-year-old could feature off the bench. The Liverpool boss said: “Too early to play 90 mins but hopefully some minutes in the upcoming fixtures." Harvey Elliott is out for the foreseeable with a foot injury, but there are otherwise plenty of options for Slot to choose from. The Dutchman has a decision to make in attack with who partners Mohamed Salah, after Diogo Jota, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nu...

Martin Odegaard breaks silence after injury update as Arsenal captain shows true colours Arsenal moved second in the Premier League after their 1-0 win over Tottenham Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard was among the high-profile absentees from the 1-0 win over rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. The Gunners playmaker suffered a suspected ankle injury during the international break while on duty with Norway. He joined Declan Rice on the touchline as Mikel Arteta was forced to select a starting 11 without two of his starting midfielders after Rice was suspended, following his dismissal at home to Brighton & Hove Albion. Italian Jorginho deputised alongside Thomas Partey with Kai Havertz in the attacking midfield role for Sunday's North London Derby triumph. Gabriel's second-half header was enough to see Arsenal return to winning ways. Ahead of their Premier League showdown with league leaders Manchester City, next Sunday, the Gunners sit second following...

Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal: Gabriel settles North London Derby for Gunners as Spurs underwhelm Arsenal back to winning ways ahead of huge trip to Manchester City next weekend Gabriel Magalhaes scored the only goal of the game as Arsenal beat Tottenham in the Premier League’s first north London derby of the season. After both team had wasted chances in the first-half, Gabriel nodded in from a corner as set-piece issues continued to undermine Spurs. With an away tie at Manchester City in seven days, Arsenal's fixture at their rivals was already being described as a make-or-break game in their quest to be champions following a home draw against Brighton prior to the international break. But without key duo Martin Odegaard and Declan Rice, the Gunners secured all three points following Gabriel's 64th-minute goal to stake their title credentials and leave Spurs with just one win so far this term. Odegaard and Rice were absent from Arsenal's ...