Declan Rice said Arsenal’s 1-1 draw away to Brentford could prove decisive in the title race after the league leaders were pegged back at the Gtech Community Stadium. Noni Madueke’s header early in the second half put Arsenal in front, but Keane Lewis-Potter levelled 10 minutes later as Brentford earned a share of the spoils. “They’re an amazing team, they’re seventh in the league and Keith Andrews has got them playing really, really well. If you look at the amount of games we’ve played and how many we’ve won, we’ve lost three in all competitions all season. “Then we started the second half really well, got the goal which was fully deserved, and then they probably had the last 25 minutes.

Source: Punch February 13, 2026 13:59 UTC