LONDON. Arsenal defeated Brentford to win 2-1. A goal from C. Norgaard was decisive in the 90min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Arsenal to strike first with a goal of E. Smith Rowe at the 48′. Then B. Saka scored again for Arsenal in the 79′ minute. Eventually, C. Norgaard reduced the distance for Brentford (90′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Arsenal was definitely better in terms of ball possession (67%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jonathan Moss who had the assistance of Marc Perry and Tim Wood. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.7 degrees Celsius or 49.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 67% while Brentford was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was putting more pressure with 89 dangerous attacks and 26 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.
Arsenal shot 26 times, 8 on target, 18 off target. On the opposite side, Brentford shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Arsenal received 1 yellow card (Gabriel). On the opposite side, Brentford received 1 yellow card (P. Jansson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Arsenal will have 42 points like West Ham United to remain in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Brentford will stay with 24 points to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will host Liverpool on the 16th of March with a 14-13 head to head statistic in favor of Liverpool (17 draws).
Brentford will host Newcastle United on the 26th of February with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Newcastle United (1 draw).
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale , Cédric Soares , Ben White , Gabriel Magalhães , Kieran Tierney , Thomas Partey , Granit Xhaka , Bukayo Saka , Martin Ødegaard , Emile Smith Rowe and Alexandre Lacazette .
The home team had on the bench: Nuno Tavares, Bernd Leno, Omari Giraud-Hutchinson, Rob Holding, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Edward Nketiah , Mohamed Elneny, Nicolas Pépé and Albert Sambi Lokonga.
Substitutions
Arsenal made 2 changes: E. Smith Rowe for N. Pepe (75′) and A. Lacazette for E. Nketiah (84′).
Best player: Bukayo Saka
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Bukayo Saka.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 7 crosses.
Brentford – Formation
Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Thomas Frank played with: David Raya , Kristoffer Ajer , Pontus Jansson , Ethan Pinnock , Sergi Canós , Joshua Dasilva , Christian Nørgaard , Mathias Jensen , Rico Henry , Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa .
These were the players on the bench: Frank Onyeka, Finley Stevens, Mads Roerslev Rasmussen, Mads Bech Sörensen, Shandon Baptiste , Saman Ghoddos , Nathan Young-Coombes, Álvaro Fernández and Vitaly Janelt .
Brentford could not rely on the presence of V. Janelt (injured).
Substitutions
Brentford made 3 changes: M. Jensen for V. Janelt (44′), J. Dasilva for S. Baptiste (68′) and S. Canos for S. Ghoddos (84′).
Best player: Christian Nørgaard
The player that probably impressed the most for Brentford was Christian Nørgaard.
His rating is with 1 goal, 33 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Arsenal – Brentford – 2-1
- Aston Villa – Watford – 0-1
- Brighton & Hove Albion – Burnley – 0-3
- Crystal Palace – Chelsea – 0-1
- Liverpool – Norwich City – 3-1
- Manchester City – Tottenham Hotspur – 2-3
- Southampton – Everton – 2-0
- West Ham United – Newcastle United – 1-1