Arsenal 2–0 Brentford · Total Bound Football

Arsenal

2–0

HT 1–0

Brentford

Premier League Wed 3 Dec, 19:30London Emirates Stadium, London Tony Harrington 60,110 attendance

Timeline

11' Mikel Merino assist Ben White
44' Jurriën Timber for Cristhian Mosquera
60' Igor Thiago for Kevin Schade
61' Mikkel Damsgaard for Mathias Jensen
61' Jordan Henderson for Vitaly Janelt
61' Bukayo Saka for Noni Madueke
61' Eberechi Eze for Gabriel Martinelli
65' Yehor Yarmoliuk Yellow Card
74' Keane Lewis-Potter for Rico Henry
74' Nathan Collins for Ethan Pinnock
83' Viktor Gyökeres for Declan Rice
90'+1' Bukayo Saka assist Mikel Merino

Match stats

61.9% Possession 38.1%

15 Shots 6

7 On target 1

7 Fouls 9

0 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

0 Offsides 0

1 Saves 5

456 Accurate passes 255

Lineups

Arsenal 4-3-3

1 Raya

33 Calafiori 5 Hincapié 3 Mosquera 4 White

41 Rice 36 Zubimendi 8 Ødegaard

11 Martinelli 23 Merino 20 Madueke

Brentford 5-3-2

1 Kelleher

3 Henry 4 den Berg 5 Pinnock 20 Ajer 33 Kayode

8 Jensen 27 Janelt 18 Yarmoliuk

7 Schade 19 Ouattara

Arsenal 4-3-3

1 David Raya G
5 Piero Hincapié CD-L
3 Cristhian Mosquera ▼ CD-R
33 Riccardo Calafiori LB
4 Ben White RB
36 Martín Zubimendi CM
41 Declan Rice ▼ LM
8 Martin Ødegaard RM
23 Mikel Merino F
11 Gabriel Martinelli ▼ LF
20 Noni Madueke ▼ RF

Came on

12 Jurriën Timber ▲ SUB
14 Viktor Gyökeres ▲ SUB
10 Eberechi Eze ▲ SUB
7 Bukayo Saka ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (5)

13 Kepa Arrizabalaga SUB
22 Ethan Nwaneri SUB
16 Christian Nørgaard SUB
9 Gabriel Jesus SUB
49 Myles Lewis-Skelly SUB

Brentford 5-3-2

1 Caoimhín Kelleher G
5 Ethan Pinnock ▼ CD
4 Sepp van den Berg CD-L
20 Kristoffer Ajer CD-R
3 Rico Henry ▼ LB
33 Michael Kayode RB
27 Vitaly Janelt ▼ CM
8 Mathias Jensen ▼ CM-L
18 Yehor Yarmoliuk CM-R
7 Kevin Schade ▼ CF-L
19 Dango Ouattara CF-R

Came on

22 Nathan Collins ▲ SUB
9 Igor Thiago ▲ SUB
23 Keane Lewis-Potter ▲ SUB
6 Jordan Henderson ▲ SUB
24 Mikkel Damsgaard ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (4)

45 Romelle Donovan SUB
12 Hákon Valdimarsson SUB
15 Frank Onyeka SUB
43 Benjamin Arthur SUB

Commentary

Match ends, Arsenal 2, Brentford 0.
90'+7' Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Brentford 0.
90'+6' Attempt blocked. Sepp van den Berg (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Igor Thiago with a headed pass.
90'+3' Attempt missed. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.
90'+1' Goal! Arsenal 2, Brentford 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Merino with a through ball following a fast break.
90' Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
89' Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford).
89' Attempt saved. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
86' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
84' Delay in match because of an injury Piero Hincapié (Arsenal).
84' Delay in match because of an injury Igor Thiago (Brentford).
83' Delay over. They are ready to continue.

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83' Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Declan Rice because of an injury.
82' Delay in match because of an injury Declan Rice (Arsenal).
80' Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.
79' Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79' Foul by Eberechi Eze (Arsenal).
77' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
74' Substitution, Brentford. Nathan Collins replaces Ethan Pinnock.
74' Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Rico Henry.
70' Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
70' Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69' Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
69' Attempt saved. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Mikel Merino.
66' Attempt saved. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Declan Rice.
65' Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65' Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
65' Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
64' Foul by Michael Kayode (Brentford).
64' Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61' Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
61' Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Noni Madueke.
61' Substitution, Brentford. Jordan Henderson replaces Vitaly Janelt.
61' Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Mathias Jensen.
60' Substitution, Brentford. Igor Thiago replaces Kevin Schade.
52' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jurriën Timber.
51' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ben White.
50' Attempt missed. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) header from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross following a corner.
49' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ben White.
46' Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
46' Foul by Jurriën Timber (Arsenal).
45' Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Brentford 0.
45'+3' First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Brentford 0.
45'+2' Foul by Piero Hincapié (Arsenal).
45'+2' Dango Ouattara (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
44' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44' Substitution, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber replaces Cristhian Mosquera because of an injury.
42' Delay in match because of an injury Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal).
41' Handball by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
40' Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a headed pass.
40' Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40' Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
37' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Rico Henry.
37' Attempt blocked. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross.
33' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
33' Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
31' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
30' Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30' Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
27' Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben White.
27' Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27' Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
27' Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
27' Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26' Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26' Foul by Noni Madueke (Arsenal).
24' Foul by Rico Henry (Brentford).
24' Cristhian Mosquera (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21' Attempt saved. Kevin Schade (Brentford) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by David Raya (Arsenal). Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross.
20' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ben White.
20' Attempt blocked. Dango Ouattara (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
20' Attempt blocked. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
19' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Cristhian Mosquera.
19' Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19' Foul by Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal).
17' Attempt missed. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
17' Attempt saved. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
13' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Riccardo Calafiori.
11' Goal! Arsenal 1, Brentford 0. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben White with a cross.
10' Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
6' Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Riccardo Calafiori.
5' Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5' Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
4' Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
2' Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2' Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.