Arsenal steals a 2-1 win against Brentford. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Arsenal prevailed over Brentford to win 2-1. A goal from K. Havertz was decisive in the 86min.

March 10, 2024

LONDON. Arsenal bested Brentford to win 2-1. A goal from K. Havertz was decisive in the 86min. It was Arsenal to strike first with a goal of Declan Rice at the 19′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Kai Havertz gave the win to Arsenal in the 86′ minute with a goal. Arsenal was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (72%) 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 5:30 pm local time. In front of 60,331 spectators. The referee was Robert Jones who had the assistance of James Mainwaring and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.05 degrees Celsius or 50.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.

Match Statistics

Arsenal

2 - 1

Brentford

! 72 Ball Possession 28

Shots

17 Total 9
6 On Target 4
6 Off Target 2
5 Shots blocked 3

114 Attack 70
91 Dangerous attack 22
68 Ball safe 65

11 Free Kicks 9
0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 4
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

9 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Arsenal had a strong ball possession 72% while Brentford was struggling with a 28% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more aggressive with 91 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.

Arsenal shot 17 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Brentford shot 9 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (Kai Havertz and Gabriel Magalhães). On the opposite side, Brentford received 4 yellow cards (Nathan Collins, Frank Onyeka, Yoane Wissa and Zanka).

Match Timeline

Frank Onyeka- Yellow

Gabriel Magalhães- Yellow

10'

Declan Rice(goal)Ben White

19'

21'

Zanka- Yellow

34'

Mathias Jensen- sub ->Christian Nørgaard

Kai Havertz- Yellow

45'

Yoane Wissa(goal)

Gabriel Jesus- sub ->Jorginho

70'

72'

Yoane Wissa- Yellow

78'

Neal Maupay- sub ->Yoane Wissa

78'

Yehor Yarmoliuk- sub ->Frank Onyeka

Oleksandr Zinchenko - sub ->Jakub Kiwior

79'

Reiss Nelson- sub ->Leandro Trossard

79'

Kai Havertz(goal)Ben White

86'

90'

Mikkel Damsgaard- sub ->Zanka

90'

Saman Ghoddos- sub ->Vitaly Janelt

Thomas Partey- sub ->Martin Ødegaard

90'

Nathan Collins- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Brighton & Hove Albion

After playing this contest, Arsenal has 64 points to hold in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Brentford will stays with 26 points to hold in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will host Chelsea on the 16th of March with a 24-15 head to head statistic in favor of Chelsea (11 draws).

Brentford will play away against Burnley on the 16th of March with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Burnley (0 draws).

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal

Aaron Ramsdale 1.England

6.8

William Saliba 2.France

7.0

Ben White 4.England

8.2

Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil

7.5

10'

Jakub Kiwior 15.Poland

7.0

79'

Martin Ødegaard 8.Norway

7.7

90'

Jorginho 20.Italy

7.3

70'

Declan Rice 41.England

7.8

19'

Leandro Trossard 19.Belgium

7.5

79'

Bukayo Saka 7.England

7.9

Gabriel Martinelli 11.Brazil

Kai Havertz 29.Germany

7.9

45'

86'

Substitutes

Karl Hein 31.Estonia

Cédric Soares 17.Portugal

Oleksandr Zinchenko 35.Ukraine

6.4

79'

Thomas Partey 5.Ghana

90'

Emile Smith Rowe 10.England

Fábio Vieira 21.Portugal

Gabriel Jesus 9.Brazil

6.3

70'

Edward Nketiah 14.England

Reiss Nelson 24.England

6.4

79'

Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Gabriel Martinelli, Aaron Ramsdale (6.8), Ben White (8.2), William Saliba (7.0), Gabriel Magalhães (7.5), Jakub Kiwior (7.0), Martin Ødegaard (7.7), Jorginho (7.3), Declan Rice (7.8), Bukayo Saka (7.9), Kai Havertz (7.9) and Leandro Trossard (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Thomas Partey, Gabriel Jesus (6.3), Emile Smith Rowe, Edward Nketiah, Cédric Soares, Fábio Vieira, R. Nelson (6.4), K. Hein and Oleksandr Zinchenko (6.4).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 4 changes: Jakub Kiwior for Oleksandr Zinchenko (79′), Leandro Trossard for R. Nelson (79′), Jorginho for Gabriel Jesus (70′) and Martin Ødegaard for Thomas Partey (90′).

Player of the match: Ben White

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Ben White even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.2 with 71 passes (90% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 5 crosses.

Brentford – Formation

Brentford

Mark Flekken 1.Netherlands

7.5

Zanka 13.Denmark

6.4

90'

21'

Kristoffer Ajer 20.Norway

7.3

Nathan Collins 22.Republic of Ireland

6.4

90'

Keane Lewis-Potter 23.England

6.6

Christian Nørgaard 6.Denmark

6.4

34'

Sergio Reguilón 12.Spain

Frank Onyeka 15.Nigeria

6.3

78'

Vitaly Janelt 27.Germany

7.5

90'

Mads Roerslev 30.Denmark

6.3

Yoane Wissa 11.DR Congo

7.5

78'

72'

45'

Ivan Toney 17.England

7.5

Substitutes

Thomas Strakosha 21.Albania

Kim Ji-Soo 36.South Korea

Mathias Jensen 8.Denmark

6.4

34'

Mikkel Damsgaard 24.Denmark

6.3

90'

Shandon Baptiste 26.Grenada

Yehor Yarmoliuk 33.Ukraine

6.3

78'

Neal Maupay 7.France

6.6

78'

Saman Ghoddos 14.Iran

6.3

90'

Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Thomas Frank played with: Sergio Reguilón, Mark Flekken (7.5), Zanka (6.4), Kristoffer Ajer (7.3), Nathan Collins (6.4), Mads Roerslev (6.3), Frank Onyeka (6.3), Christian Nørgaard (6.4), Vitaly Janelt (7.5), Keane Lewis-Potter (6.6), Ivan Toney (7.5) and Yoane Wissa (7.5).

They had on the bench: Neal Maupay (6.6), Mathias Jensen (6.4), Saman Ghoddos (6.3), Thomas Strakosha, Mikkel Damsgaard (6.3), Shandon Baptiste, Yegor Yarmolyuk (6.3), Ji-soo Kim and Benjamin Arthur.

Brentford could not rely on the presence of Mathias Jensen (injured).

Substitutions

Brentford made 5 changes: Christian Nørgaard for Mathias Jensen (34′), Yoane Wissa for Neal Maupay (78′), Frank Onyeka for Yegor Yarmolyuk (78′), Zanka for Mikkel Damsgaard (90′) and Vitaly Janelt for Saman Ghoddos (90′).