Eight consecutive home wins for Arsenal (two goals conceded). Now 18 matches unbeaten in all competitions. That's the power of their deep squad: this run would never have been possible with these injuries last season.

Another goal and assist for Mikel Merino. Since moving to centre-forward a month ago, he has scored four and assisted three. And Arsenal have produced their best attacking football with him up front (admittedly not in second half tonight). Merino is the man right now. The nine.

Cristhian Mosquera off injured. Yet another example of Arsenal suffering injuries in positional clusters. They were missing three strikers and now they're missing three centre-backs.

Left-back Riccardo Calafiori there, backheeling the ball to right-back Ben White in the Brentford penalty area.

Noni Madueke and Ben White have started this game brilliantly. I have a theory that, for all Jurrien Timber's obvious brilliance, there is something about White (movement? intelligence?) that brings out the best of the right winger. I think we're seeing that already tonight.

Teams at the Emirates #AFC Raya; White, Mosquera, Hincapie, Calafiori; Odegaard, Zubimendi, Rice; Madueke, Merino, Martinelli #BrentfordFC Kelleher; Kayode, Ajer, Pinnock, Van den Berg, Henry; Janelt, Yarmoliuk, Jensen; Ouattara, Schade

Injury update from Mikel Arteta 🇫🇷William Saliba: "A matter of days" 🇧🇪Leandro Trossard: "A matter of days" 🇩🇪Kai Havertz: "A matter of weeks" 🇧🇷Gabriel: "A matter of weeks"

The disconnect between the #THFC players and fans leaves Thomas Frank in a delicate, dangerous position. He is walking the trickiest of tightropes. With Daniel Levy gone, Frank must avoid becoming the new lightning rod. www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

Arteta on Trossard’s fitness: "With Leo there is another test today. It didn’t look like much. There is a potential chance [he could be available]." #AFC

Interesting that Arsenal have produced their best two performances of the season (in my opinion) with Mikel Merino up front. He brings the best out of the attacking players around him. Such a smart player.

Fun fact: Bayern's starting lineup at the Emirates tonight contains as many London-born players as Munich-born.

Luis Munoz, a 13-year-old attacking midfielder in the Arsenal academy, has just become the youngest player in the history of the Uefa Youth League. He’s come onto the pitch as a 86th minute substitute for #AFC against Bayern Munich. Born December 2011.

Arsenal are closely monitoring Spanish midfielder Rodrigo Mendoza and are weighing up a potential move for the 20-year-old. #AFC face intense competition from other European giants if they decide to formalise their interest. www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

Arsenal goal involvements in all competitions: 10 - Trossard 8 - Eze, Rice 6 - Saka, Gyokeres 5 - Martinelli, Merino, Timber, Gabriel

Teams at the Emirates: #AFC Raya; Timber, Saliba, Hincapie, Calafiori; Eze, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Merino, Trossard #THFC Vicario; Spence, Danso, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Kudus, Palhinha, Bentancur, Odobert; Richarlison

On the streets of Morocco, thousands of dogs are being brutally killed. Shot, poisoned, starved, beaten and burned. Animal rights groups say the massacre is a gruesome clean-up operation ahead of the World Cup/AFCON. Morocco denies that. Special report: www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

Mikel Merino's success as an emergency striker says a lot about his quality as a footballer, but probably says even more about his character. There's a reason he was promoted to Arsenal's leadership group this season.

Arteta on Dowman: "The first ball he gets, he takes people on. He starts to dribble and gets a foul. That is personality, that is courage. You cannot teach that—you either have it or you don’t. It doesn’t matter what his passport says, you throw him in and he is able to adapt."

Arsenal have now gone 776 minutes without conceding in any competition. The last player to score against them was Newcastle's Nick Woltemade in September.

Here’s Arsenal’s lineup in Prague: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie; Nwaneri, Norgaard, Rice; Saka, Merino, Trossard #AFC

Arteta on the Palace Cup game being played on 23 December: “Hopefully then they will move our Premier League match. I am sure they will change the Premier League date as well.” #AFC

Mikel Arteta, speaking in Prague, says Viktor Gyokeres is definitely not available for tomorrow night. “We need to do some more tests and scans to understand the extent of the injury.” #AFC

Arteta: "Gyokeres was feeling a little of niggle, muscular. Zubi asked to be subbed, so we have to wait." #AFC

Seven consecutive clean sheets for Arsenal, who have not conceded a goal in 686 minutes of action. In three of their last four Premier League games, they have not even allowed a single shot on target. They are ridiculously solid right now.

Attacking stats at half-time.

This has surely been the best half of football that Vikor Gyokeres has played for Arsenal, and probably by some distance? Holding it up, switching play, finding through balls.

The Arsenal fans at Burnley are celebrating every corner like it's a goal. I suspect they're finding this "Set Piece FC" thing even more enjoyable now that rival fans keep complaining about it.

Here’s the #AFC team at Turf Moor. Arsenal: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Eze, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Gyokeres, Trossard

Since he started taking corners and free-kicks, Declan Rice has been the best set-piece taker in Europe. Renowned dead-ball specialists aren't even close to matching his output. Here's how he does it & how #AFC's happy accident became a crucial weapon www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

Moments after Max Dowman sends Diego Gomez to Tottenham with a lovely drop of the shoulder, Gomez clatters into Dowman with a painful late foul. I suspect those two events might have been linked.

Arsenal's bench tonight is... seriously, seriously strong. Is it the best bench in their history? Genuine question. Raya, Gabriel, Timber, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Rice, Trossard, Saka, Gyokeres

Dowman becomes the youngest player to start a match in Arsenal's history.

Max Dowman and Andre Harriman-Annous start for #AFC against Brighton tonight. Kepa; White, Mosquera, Hincapie, Lewis-Skelly; Nwaneri, Norgaard, Merino; Dowman, Harriman-Annous, Eze

Sunderland, Leeds and Burnley are on course to win a combined 160 points in the Premier League this season. Last year, the three promoted teams won a combined 59 points. It's a huge shift.

Seven consecutive wins for Arsenal. Five consecutive clean sheets. Three goals conceded all season. It's all looking quite serious.

Almost 30 minutes played at the Emirates, where Arsenal have had most of the ball but none of the shots. Palace are closing down all of Arsenal's usual avenues of attack, and then countering with menace. It's getting a bit edgy already.

Here’s a fun fact: Arsenal are the most left-footed team in Europe’s major leagues. This is not by chance — it’s a deliberate recruitment strategy. You might even call it an obsession for Arteta. Piece here on why it matters and how #AFC have done it www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

Teams at the Emirates: #AFC Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori; Eze, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Gyokeres, Trossard #CPFC Henderson; Richards, Lacroix, Guehi; Munoz, Wharton, Kamada, Mitchell; Sarr, Mateta, Pino

Arsenal have now won seven matches in a row against Spanish opposition. No team has ever done that before in the Champions League.

Arsenal haven't unpicked the Atletico defence. They have smashed it to pieces. Better in every department: bigger, stronger, faster, smarter. Monstrous second-half performance.

Declan Rice's set-piece delivery is absurdly good/consistent. So much whip on that one.

Martin Zubimendi is so much more dynamic and aggressive than I thought he would be when he joined the club. He has adapted ridiculously well to probably the most complicated/demanding position in Arteta's system.

Here’s the #AFC lineup for tonight’s game against Atletico Madrid. Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Lewis-Skelly; Eze, Zubimendi, Rice; Saka, Gyokeres, Martinelli

The leading defensive coach in Europe will be on the touchline at the Emirates tonight. Hint: it's not Diego Simeone. Arsenal have the best defensive record in Europe's major leagues since 2023. This season, they have become even stronger. Here's how: www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

Is Arsenal now the Josh Kroenke show? Not quite. Stan remains the ultimate boss. But there is no doubt that Josh's influence is growing. The dynamics are shifting at #AFC, a club that has been further "Kroenke-fied", and Josh is more powerful than ever. www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

Antoine Semenyo: probably the best all-round attacking force in the Premier League this season? Here's how he reached this point in his career (after quitting football at 15) and why his "blockbuster" two-footedness is such a formidable weapon. #AFCB www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

Always good to hear from Jack Wilshere and he was as engaging as ever at his Luton Town unveiling today. He said this is a "new Jack Wilshere, a different Jack Wilshere" — and revealed a nice piece of advice from Mikel Arteta: jump and swim www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

Curious to see Sir Jim Ratcliffe backing Ruben Amorim by citing the early struggles of Mikel Arteta. It feels like a terrible comparison. In terms of playing style, tactics and "philosophy" in the first year, Amorim has basically taken the exact opposite approach to Arteta.

Arsenal built the Emirates Stadium for a future that never materialised. Just as they committed to the new arena, football's financial landscape mutated. It left them lagging behind. Now the game is changing again — and they need a better Emirates. #AFC www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...

Ten games, three goals and a growing divide in the fanbase. It has been a curious start for Viktor Gyokeres at #AFC. His performance metrics have declined massively from last season (stats in piece), but how much does that matter? Analysis here www.telegraph.co.uk/football/202...