Nottingham Forest could rival Arsenal for the signing of in-form Brentford striker Yoane Wissa before the January transfer window closes. Both clubs are looking at strengthening their forward lines for different reasons following encouraging midweek results.

The likes of Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, both in the top four, are vying for his signature. Per The Telegraph, any potential move may depend on a domino effect of other transfers. For instance, West Ham United are assessing Taiwo Awoniyi from Forest this month. If they bring him in, then Forest would go after Wissa as his long-term replacement.

Arsenal showed they can cope without the injured Bukayo Saka as they began the year in style to move back into second place in the Premier League.

Arsenal vs. Brentford has been one of the more underrated fixtures in the Premier League since the Bees got promoted under Thomas Frank. The Bees dominated the Gunners in their first game back in the top flight back in 2021, but since then the Gunners are 5-1-0. Don't let the overall record deceive you, this fixture is tightly contested.

Arsenal closed the gap on Premier League leader Liverpool to four points after a 2-1 victory over Tottenham on Wednesday. Mikel Arteta’s team took advantage of Liverpool’s draw with Nottingham Forest on Tuesday,