Arsenal lost more ground on leaders Liverpool in the Premier League title race after being held to a 0-0 draw by Nottingham Forest. In a contest between second and third at the City Ground, neither side were able to claim the win needed to boost their lofty ambitions this season.

Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League - Mikel Arteta has made a big decision to make in attack for London derby at Emirates Stadium

David Raya has suggested that Mikel Merino is unlikely to start up ... with the opportunity to move within five points of Premier League leaders Liverpool, but with none of their attackers back ...

Arsenal could make three key changes ahead of their Premier League clash with West Ham with chances for Mikel Merino and Riccardo Calafiori

Premier League team news and line-ups as Gunners face Mikel Merino decision - The Gunners hope to close the gap on Liverpool with win over the Hammers

Liverpool are 13 points clear of Arsenal with 10 matches left to play. Nobody has ever lost the title from a position of such strength so late into a season. Only once has a team overturned a 13-point deficit. That team was Arsenal in 1997/98, but they started to cut the lead in December, not in February.

Chris Sutton explains why Mikel Merino cannot be tasked with leading the line for Arsenal regularly - but he doesn't mind if he's wrong.

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