Arsenal vs Brentford
Ref: Tony Harrington, EnglandEmirates Stadium, London · 60,383 cap
Match recap
Arsenal beat Brentford 2–0 in their Premier League fixture. Merino and Saka scored for Arsenal. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.77 for Arsenal versus 0.35 for Brentford. Arsenal sit 1st in the Premier League table while Brentford are 9th.
First Half
⚽
Merino
Assist: White
⇄
Cristhian Mosquera
Second Half
60'
⇄
Schade
⇄
Madueke
61'
⇄
Janelt
61'
⇄
Jensen
⇄
Gabriel Martinelli
65'
Yarmolyuk
Yellow Card
74'
⇄
Henry
74'
⇄
Pinnock
⇄
Rice
⚽
Saka
Assist: Merino
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 7 | 5 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 |  Manchester City | 38 | 23 | 9 | 6 | +42 | 78 |
| 8 |  Brighton | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +6 | 53 |
| 9 |  Brentford | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | +3 | 53 |
| 10 |  Chelsea | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | +6 | 52 |
As of 19 Apr 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
ArsenalBrentford
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.77VS0.35
Attack5 · 1 won
15
Shots
6
7
Shots on target
1
10
Shots in the box
5
5
Shots outside box
1
4
Shots off goal
2
4
Corners
8
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
542
Total passes
333
456
Accurate passes
255
84%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline2 · 0 won
7
Fouls
9
0
Yellow cards
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
5
4
Blocked shots
3
0
Goals prevented
0
Arsenal
4-3-3
Brentford
5-3-2
Arsenal
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1David RayaG
- 3Cristhian MosqueraD
- 4B. WhiteD
- 5P. HincapiéD
- 8M. ØdegaardM
- 11Gabriel MartinelliF
- 20N. MaduekeF
- 23Mikel MerinoF
- 33R. CalafioriD
- 36Martín ZubimendiM
- 41D. RiceM
Substitutes
- 7B. SakaF
- 9Gabriel JesusF
- 10E. EzeM
- 12J. TimberD
- 13KepaG
- 14V. GyökeresF
- 16C. NørgaardM
- 22E. NwaneriM
- 49M. Lewis-SkellyD
Brentford
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1C. KelleherG
- 3R. HenryD
- 4S. van den BergD
- 5E. PinnockD
- 7K. SchadeF
- 8M. JensenM
- 18Y. YarmolyukM
- 19D. OuattaraF
- 20K. AjerD
- 27V. JaneltM
- 33M. KayodeD
Substitutes
- 6J. HendersonM
- 9ThiagoF
- 12H. ValdimarssonG
- 15F. OnyekaM
- 22N. CollinsD
- 23K. Lewis-PotterF
- 24M. DamsgaardM
- 43Benjamin ArthurD
- 49R. DonovanM
Arsenal
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikel Merino | F | 90 | 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Ben White | D | 90 | 7.6 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Riccardo Calafiori | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2/3 |
| Piero Hincapié | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noni Madueke | F | 61 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/4 |
| Declan Rice | M | 83 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/1 |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cristhian Mosquera | D | 44 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Raya | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Ødegaard(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1/1 |
| Gabriel Martinelli | F | 61 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gabriel Jesus | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Nørgaard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ethan Nwaneri | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Myles Lewis-Skelly | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bukayo Saka | F | 29 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Eberechi Eze | M | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Jurriën Timber | D | 46 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viktor Gyökeres | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Brentford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Pinnock | D | 74 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Caoimhin Kelleher | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rico Henry | D | 74 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Vitaly Janelt | M | 61 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Michael Kayode | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Dango Ouattara | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Kevin Schade | F | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Sepp van den Berg | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yehor Yarmolyuk | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Mathias Jensen(C) | M | 61 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kristoffer Ajer | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Frank Onyeka | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Romelle Donovan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Arthur | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikkel Damsgaard | M | 29 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Igor Thiago | F | 30 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jordan Henderson | M | 29 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keane Lewis-Potter | F | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nathan Collins | D | 16 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |