The grandstand finale looked a distant prospect as Brentford trailed to Reiss Nelson’s eighth minute goal and did little more than go through the motions during a tepid first-half.
But this Carabao Cup third-round tie heated up after the hour mark and Arsenal would be indebted to the goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale and some robust defending from those in front of him.
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