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Having seen Manchester United drop points at home to Everton, they won at Tottenham before watching Arsenal huff and puff but fail to blow West Ham down. Injuries happened with Tomiyasu and Saliba. We are really restricted with the changes because we only have one window to do one and we didn't have the subs left.
Martin Odegaard claimed the second in a collective defensive brain freeze from West Ham but he, too, then became more and more indulgent and stopped playing with the incision that has so marked him out during his captaincy.Ramsdale had clearly not learned from Manchester United keeper David de Gea's error the day before. On Kai Havertz: "I do not know anybody who is not happy for him. He fully deserves it. He is a tremendous football player. He was the right player and won the game for us." Arsenal raised the tempo in the closing stages - including seven minutes of added time - as they searched for a winner but Brentford completed an excellent defensive display by holding firm for a point.
The Gunners hierarchy showed their faith in the Swede earlier this week by handing him a new long-term deal, and this may be the start of a turnaround in fortunes. For all Arteta's talk of competition for places, it is clear he was installing the 28-year-old Spain international as his main keeper and much was riding on his choice. Arsenal looked certain to slump to their first Premier League defeat of the season when Mykhailo Mudryk's speculative effort from out wide caught Arsenal keeper David Raya stranded and out of position three minutes after the break.
While Arsenal have been affected badly by absences - Granit Xhaka missed this match through illness, while key defender William Saliba remains out injured - this draw, more than those against Liverpool and West Ham, indicated the pressure may be getting to them in the title race. And, remarkably, they were level seven minutes later when substitute Leandro Trossard made a decisive first contribution, stealing in at the far post to score as Chelsea hesitated in dealing with Bukayo Saka's cross.