Mikel Arteta's team extended its lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points on Saturday with a 2-0 victory against Burnley. Liverpool won by the same scoreline against Aston Villa to end a four-game losing run in England's top flight.

LIVEArsenal continue their Champions League campaign with a home game against Atletico Madrid tonight. Last season's semi-finalists have won both of their fixtures in the league phase so far, without conceding and are aiming to make it six straight wins across all competitions.

In many ways, Arsenal have two Merinos. One is the combative midfielder they signed from Real Sociedad in the summer of 2024. The other is an endearingly old-school centre-forward who serves as a target man and a consistently deadly finisher in the penalty area. He might even be the best finisher in Arsenal’s squad.

Prediction: Arsenal to win 2-1. Last season’s league meetings between these sides both ended 1-1, with Declan Rice controversially sent off at the Emirates and Ethan Nwaneri scoring in the reverse fixture. Their last Carabao Cup encounter came in November 2022, when Brighton stunned Arsenal 3-1 in North London.

With that in mind, here’s a look at the latest Arsenal injury news. After ending his Premier League goal drought by breaking the deadlock in the 14th minute at Turf Moor, Viktor Gyokeres was forced off at half-time and replaced by Mikel Merino.

Arsenal extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table to four points on Sunday, but the victory came at a cost.

Arsenal secured another win and another clean sheet away to Burnley on Saturday, but there were a couple of fitness concerns after the game. Mikel Arteta played down Viktor Gyokeres’ withdrawal as a “little niggle”,

Despite Arsenal’s latest win over Burnley, there were further concerns as an injury to Viktor Gyokeres leaves the side facing a spell without a striker if it’s a serious absence. There was one other injury for Arsenal that should worry Mikel Arteta just as much.

Director Andrea Berta is taking a leading role in negotiations, having already secured fresh terms for Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba, Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri this season. The former Atletico Madrid director will be hoping to replicate his success in order to strengthen Arsenal 's core for the foreseeable future.