09/03/2024 - Brentford - Premier League - Men - H

Match ends, Arsenal 2, Brentford 1.

Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Brentford 1.

Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.

Foul by Saman Ghoddos (Brentford).

Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).

Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Martin Ødegaard.

Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).

Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Zanka.

Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Vitaly Janelt.

Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).

Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).

Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Delay in match because of an injury Zanka (Brentford).

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Leandro Trossard.

Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Jakub Kiwior.

Offside, Brentford. Neal Maupay is caught offside.

Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Yoane Wissa.

Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Frank Onyeka.

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nathan Collins.

Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).

Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Declan Rice (Arsenal) hits the woodwork with a right footed shot from outside the box following a corner.

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.

Attempt blocked. Zanka (Brentford) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.

Yoane Wissa (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).

Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt saved. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer.

Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.

Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Jorginho.

Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).

Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior with a cross.

Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben White.

Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mark Flekken.

Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mark Flekken.

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nathan Collins.

Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.

Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.

Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.

Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Zanka.

Attempt missed. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.

Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Toney.

Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.

Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.

Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.

Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Brentford 1.

Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).

First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Brentford 1.

Delay in match because of an injury Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Delay in match because of an injury Yoane Wissa (Brentford).

Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.

Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.

Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.

Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.

Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Christian Nørgaard because of an injury.

Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).

Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

Delay in match because of an injury Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).

Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved.

Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).

Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.

Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.

Zanka (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Foul by Zanka (Brentford).

Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a headed pass.

Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.

Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross.

Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.

Offside, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt is caught offside.

Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).

Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).

Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).

Frank Onyeka (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Toney.

Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).

Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Havertz has both scored and assisted in his last two matches, with Cesc Fabregas the last Gunner to achieve the feat three times in a row back in September 2007

Our two London derbies in 2024 have seen us beat Crystal Palace 5-0 and West Ham 6-0. Only ourselves in 1934/35 have ever scored 5+ goals in three consecutive London derby matches in English league history

We have only lost one of our last 10 meetings with Brentford in all competitions (W7 D2), a 2-0 defeat in the Bees’ first-ever Premier League game in August 2021

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