English Premier League

Arsenal vs Brentford, 2024-25 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Arsenal
  • 61': Thomas Partey
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Brentford
  • 74': Yoane Wissa

Arsenal share points with Brentford as Liverpool close on title

Arsenal had to settle for a 1-1 draw at home to Brentford after Yoane Wissa's fine finish to leave Liverpool within three wins of the title.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
  • 2': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal).
  • 3': Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
  • 5': Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
  • 6': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 10': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
  • 13': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
  • 19': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 22': Attempt saved. Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a through ball.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 23': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Christian Nørgaard.
  • 24': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Keane Lewis-Potter.
  • 25': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Yoane Wissa.
  • 26': Offside, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney is caught offside.
  • 26': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 27': VAR Decision: No Goal Arsenal 0-0 Brentford.
  • 28': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
  • 28': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 28': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 32': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 33': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
  • 33': Offside, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri is caught offside.
  • 34': Foul by Kevin Schade (Brentford).
  • 34': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Kevin Schade (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by William Saliba with a through ball.
  • 37': Offside, Arsenal. Kieran Tierney is caught offside.
  • 41': Attempt saved. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
  • 41': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
  • 41': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) header from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by Ethan Nwaneri with a cross following a corner.
  • 43': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
  • 43': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by William Saliba.
  • 44': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Saliba.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Brentford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Brentford 0.
  • 50': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
  • 51': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
  • 52': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
  • 57': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
  • 57': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 59': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
  • 61': Goal! Arsenal 1, Brentford 0. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice following a fast break.
  • 62': Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Oleksandr Zinchenko.
  • 62': Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Kieran Tierney.
  • 63': Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Ethan Nwaneri.
  • 63': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sepp van den Berg.
  • 65': Foul by Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal).
  • 65': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
  • 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber replaces Thomas Partey because of an injury.
  • 69': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  • 69': Substitution, Brentford. Michael Kayode replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 73': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Myles Lewis-Skelly.
  • 74': Goal! Arsenal 1, Brentford 1. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Collins with a headed pass following a corner.
  • 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Declan Rice.
  • 76': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Michael Kayode.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Jorginho (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
  • 78': Foul by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
  • 78': Mikel Merino (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 78': Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 79': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
  • 79': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 81': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 81': Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Offside, Brentford. Kevin Schade is caught offside.
  • 82': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
  • 82': Myles Lewis-Skelly (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Jorginho (Arsenal).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 86': Jorginho went off injured after Arsenal had used all subs.
  • 87': Foul by Michael Kayode (Brentford).
  • 87': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Brentford. Gustavo Nunes replaces Christian Nørgaard.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  • 90'+4': Kevin Schade (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Brentford 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 1, Brentford 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 7
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 13
2 Saves 1
36.4 Possession 63.6
3 SHOTS 14
2 ON GOAL 3
0.7 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
219 Accurate Passes 418
280 Passes 480
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 6
10 Crosses 21
0.2 Cross % 0.3
47 Long Balls 30
22 Accurate Long Balls 8
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
0 Blocked Shots 6
10 Effective Tackles 2
17 Tackles 4
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 7
35 Effective Clearances 14
35 Clearances 14

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,184

Premier League Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 11 +15 26
2 Chelsea 11 +10 20
3 Manchester City 10 +12 19
4 Sunderland 11 +4 19
Full Standings

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 David Raya (GK)
15 Jakub Kiwior
2 William Saliba
3 Kieran Tierney
5 Thomas Partey
20 Jorginho
41 Declan Rice
17 Oleksandr Zinchenko
19 Leandro Trossard
11 Gabriel Martinelli
53 Ethan Nwaneri
Arsenal Substitutes:
Raheem Sterling, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Jack Francis, Martin Ødegaard, Mikel Merino, Neto, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Jurriën Timber, Bukayo Saka.

BRE Brentford (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Mark Flekken (GK)
4 Sepp van den Berg
22 Nathan Collins
23 Keane Lewis-Potter
20 Kristoffer Ajer
27 Vitaly Janelt
6 Christian Nørgaard Yellow Card
24 Mikkel Damsgaard
19 Bryan Mbeumo
7 Kevin Schade Yellow Card
11 Yoane Wissa
Brentford Substitutes:
Mathias Jensen, Ethan Pinnock, Ben Mee, Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Rico Henry, Gustavo Nunes, Michael Kayode, Yunus Konak.

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