LONDON. Arsenal and Brentford draw 1-1. L. Trossard scored the first goal (67′) for Arsenal. I. Toney settled the score (74′). Arsenal was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (69%)
The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 60,254 spectators. The referee was Peter Bankes who was helped by Edward Smart and Nick Greenhalgh. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Arsenal had a superior ball possession 69% while Brentford was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was putting more pressure with 118 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Arsenal to win the match.
Arsenal shot 23 times, 6 on target, 16 off target. Talking about the opposition, Brentford shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Arsenal didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Brentford received 3 yellow cards (K. Schade, Christian Nörgaard and K. Schade).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Arsenal will have 51 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Brentford will have 34 points to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 28th of May with a 9-3 head to head in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).
Brentford will host Manchester City on the 28th of May with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester City (0 draws).
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale , Benjamin White , William Saliba , Gabriel Magalhães , Oleksandr Zinchenko , Martin Ødegaard , Thomas Partey , Granit Xhaka , Bukayo Saka , Edward Nketiah and Gabriel Martinelli .
The home team had on the bench: Leandro Trossard , Jakub Kiwior, Fábio Vieira , Matt Turner, Jorginho, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Rob Holding, Kieran Tierney and Takehiro Tomiyasu.
Substitutions
Arsenal made 2 changes: Gabriel Martinelli for Leandro Trossard (62′) and Granit Xhaka for Fabio Vieira (81′).
Best player: Thomas Partey
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Thomas Partey.
His rating is with 85 passes (89% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11.
Brentford – Formation
Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Thomas Frank played with: David Raya , Kristoffer Ajer , Ethan Pinnock , Ben Mee , Mads Roerslev Rasmussen , Vitaly Janelt , Christian Nørgaard , Mathias Jensen , Rico Henry , Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Yoane Wissa , Kevin Schade, Keane Lewis-Potter, Mikkel Damsgaard, Shandon Baptiste, Joshua Dasilva , Matthew Cox, Aaron Hickey and Zanka.
Brentford could not rely on the presence of K. Schade (injured).
Substitutions
Brentford made 3 changes: Vitaly Janelt for Joshua Da Silva (71′), Bryan Mbeumo for Yoane Wissa (72′) and Ivan Toney for Kevin Schade (90′).
Best player: Ivan Toney
The player that probably impressed the most for Brentford was Ivan Toney.
His rating is with 1 goal, 34 passes (52% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 15 duels out of 17. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- West Ham United – Chelsea – 1-1
- Southampton – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-2
- Leicester City – Tottenham Hotspur – 4-1
- Fulham – Nottingham Forest – 2-0
- Crystal Palace – Brighton & Hove Albion – 1-1
- Arsenal – Brentford – 1-1
- AFC Bournemouth – Newcastle United – 1-1