EPL table: Arsenal draw at Brentford, now 4pts ahead of Man City

by · Daily Post

Arsenal on Thursday night, saw their lead at the top of the Premier League table cut to four points, after they were held to a 1-1 draw at Brentford.

The Gunners came into the game knowing Manchester City had closed the gap with a 3-0 thrashing of Fulham a day before.

But it proved to be a tough encounter for Mikel Arteta’s men at the GTech Stadium, as they failed to register a shot on target in the second half.

However, Noni Madueke opened the scoring, heading home Piero Hincapie’s cross after the break.

Keane Lewis-Potter levelled for the hosts 10 minutes later.

Although the closing minutes of the match were end-to-end, there were no further goals in the game.