Arsenal prevails over Brentford 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Arsenal was eventually too much to handle for Brentford.

Arsenal prevails over Brentford 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

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

17'
W. Saliba(goal)B. Saka
28'
Gabriel Jesus(goal)G. Xhaka
49'
Fábio Vieira(goal)B. Saka
58'
Mikkel Damsgaard- sub ->Josh Dasilva
63'
Frank Onyeka- sub ->Vitaly Janelt
63'
Shandon Baptiste- sub ->M. Jensen
69'
Yoane Wissa- sub ->B. Mbeumo
76'
78'
78'
Edward Nketiah- sub ->G. Martinelli
86'
Takehiro Tomiyasu- sub ->B. White
90'
90'
Ethan Nwaneri- sub ->F. Vieira
90'
Gabriel Jesus- Yellow

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
G
David Raya 1.Spain
6.7
D
P. Jansson 18.Sweden
6.2
D
Ben Mee 16.England
6.6
D
Kristoffer Ajer 20.Norway
6.1
M
Rico Henry 3.England
6.5
M
Aaron Hickey 2.Scotland
7.3
M
Josh Dasilva 10.England
6.2
63'
M
Mathias Jensen 8.Denmark
7.3
69'
M
Vitaly Janelt 27.Germany
6.8
63'
F
I. Toney 17.England
6.8
F
Bryan Mbeumo 19.Cameroon
6.2
76'
Substitutes
G
Thomas Strakosha 22.Albania
D
Zanka 13.Denmark
D
Mads Roerslev 30.Denmark
M
Yoane Wissa 11.DR Congo
6.4
76'
M
Shandon Baptiste 26.Grenada
6.9
69'
M
Frank Onyeka 15.Nigeria
6.5
63'
M
Mikkel Damsgaard 24.Denmark
6.7
63'
F
Saman Ghoddos 14.Iran
F
Sergi Canós 7.Spain

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 (6.7), Kristoffer Ajer (6.1), Pontus Jansson (6.2), Ben Mee (6.6), Aaron Hickey (7.3), Joshua Dasilva (6.2), Vitaly Janelt (6.7), Mathias Jensen (7.2), Rico Henry (6.5), Bryan Mbeumo (6.4) and Ivan Toney (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Zanka, Yoane Wissa (6.6), Shandon Baptiste (7.1), Saman Ghoddos, Sergi Canós, Mads Roerslev Rasmussen, Frank Onyeka (6.4), Mikkel Damsgaard (6.5) 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 (7.3) with 27 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal
G
A. Ramsdale 1.England
7.5
D
K. Tierney 3.Scotland
7.4
D
7.1
D
Ben White 4.England
7.3
86'
D
W. Saliba 12.France
7.8
Goals17'
M
Granit Xhaka  34.Switzerland
7.8
58'
M
Thomas Partey 5.Ghana
7.0
78'
M
Bukayo Saka 7.England
7.7
90'
M
Fábio Vieira 21.Portugal
7.4
90' Goals49'
F
Gabriel Jesus 9.Brazil
7.4
90' Goals28'
F
Gabriel Martinelli 11.Brazil
7.0
78'
Substitutes
G
Matt Turner 30.United States
D
6.4
86'
D
Rob Holding 16.England
D
L. Sousa 96.England
M
Matt Smith 72.England
M
6.6
78'
M
Ethan Nwaneri 83.England
90'
F
Marquinhos 27.Brazil
90'
F
Edward Nketiah 14.England
6.7
78'

Arsenal started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale (7.5), Benjamin White (7.4), William Saliba (7.8), Gabriel Magalhães (7.1), Kieran Tierney (7.4), Thomas Partey (6.8), Granit Xhaka (7.8), Bukayo Saka (7.7), Fábio Vieira (7.4), Gabriel Martinelli (7.1) and Gabriel Jesus (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: Matt Turner, Matthew Smith, Takehiro Tomiyasu (6.8), Albert Sambi Lokonga (6.6), Rob Holding, Lino Sousa, Marquinhos, Edward Nketiah (6.6) 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 (7.8) 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.​