LONDON. Arsenal was eventually too much to handle for Brentford with the goal of W. Saliba (17′), G. Jesus (28′) and F. Vieira (49′). Arsenal was surely better in terms of ball possession (64%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Brentford Community Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was David Coote assisted by Nicholas Hopton and Tim Wood. The 4th official was John Brooks. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17 degrees Celsius or 62.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 55%.
Match Statistics
- ! 36 Ball Possession 64
Shots
- 5 Total 13
- 2 On Target 7
- 3 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 2
- 79 Attack 152
- 34 Dangerous attack 49
- 100 Ball safe 100
- 11 Free Kicks 13
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Arsenal had a strong ball possession 64% while Brentford was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.
Brentford shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Arsenal shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Brentford didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (G. Xhaka and G. Jesus).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Brentford will stay with 9 points like Liverpool to sit in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Arsenal will have 18 points to sit in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Brentford will host West Ham United on the 13th of May with a 2-2 head to head record.
Arsenal will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 13th of May with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).
Brentford – Formation
Brentford started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Thomas Frank decided to play with the following team: David Raya
, Kristoffer Ajer , Pontus Jansson , Ben Mee , Aaron Hickey , Joshua Dasilva , Vitaly Janelt , Mathias Jensen , Rico Henry , Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney .The home team had on the bench: Zanka, Yoane Wissa
, Shandon Baptiste , Saman Ghoddos, Sergi Canós, Mads Roerslev Rasmussen, Frank Onyeka , Mikkel Damsgaard and Thomas Strakosha.Brentford could not rely on the presence of S. Baptiste (injured).
Substitutions
Brentford made 4 changes: V. Janelt for F. Onyeka (63′), J. Dasilva for M. Damsgaard (63′), M. Jensen for S. Baptiste (69′) and B. Mbeumo for Y. Wissa (76′).
Best player: Aaron Hickey
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Brentford was Aaron Hickey.
His rating is
with 27 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale
, Benjamin White , William Saliba , Gabriel Magalhães , Kieran Tierney , Thomas Partey , Granit Xhaka , Bukayo Saka , Fábio Vieira , Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus .These were the players on the bench: Matt Turner, Matthew Smith, Takehiro Tomiyasu
, Albert Sambi Lokonga , Rob Holding, Lino Sousa, Marquinhos, Edward Nketiah and Ethan Nwaneri.Substitutions
Arsenal made 5 changes: G. Martinelli for E. Nketiah (78′), T. Partey for A. S. Lokonga (78′), B. White for T. Tomiyasu (86′), F. Vieira for E. Nwaneri (90′) and B. Saka for Marquinhos (90′).
Best player: Granit Xhaka
The most impressive player for Arsenal was Granit Xhaka even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 56 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.