English Premier League

Arsenal vs Brentford, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Arsenal
  • 48': Emile Smith Rowe
  • 79': Bukayo Saka
FT
2 - 1
Brentford
  • 90'+3': Christian Nørgaard

Emile Smith Rowe, Bukayo Saka fire Arsenal to win over Brentford

Arsenal returned to winning ways at the Emirates with a comfortable 2-0 victory against Brentford.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Rico Henry.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Benjamin White (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin White.
  • 4': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 10': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Benjamin White.
  • 12': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Dasilva.
  • 12': Offside, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe tries a through ball, but Granit Xhaka is caught offside.
  • 13': VAR Decision: No Goal Arsenal 0-0 Brentford.
  • 15': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
  • 15': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
  • 18': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
  • 21': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Rico Henry.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 27': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sergi Canós.
  • 28': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Sergi Canós.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
  • 29': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
  • 32': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
  • 33': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 37': Attempt saved. Benjamin White (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Cédric Soares (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 38': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Yoane Wissa.
  • 38': VAR Decision: No Penalty Arsenal.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 41': Hand ball by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 44': Substitution, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt replaces Mathias Jensen because of an injury.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a headed pass.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Brentford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Brentford 0.
  • 46': Offside, Brentford. Kristoffer Ajer tries a through ball, but Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
  • 48': Goal! Arsenal 1, Brentford 0. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 50': Attempt saved. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Dasilva.
  • 51': Foul by Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal).
  • 51': Josh Dasilva (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 53': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
  • 53': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Foul by Cédric Soares (Arsenal).
  • 55': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 56': Foul by Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
  • 56': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Josh Dasilva.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 62': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 63': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
  • 63': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ethan Pinnock.
  • 68': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Josh Dasilva.
  • 70': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Pontus Jansson.
  • 72': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
  • 72': Sergi Canós (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 75': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 77': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Christian Nørgaard.
  • 78': Hand ball by Kieran Tierney (Arsenal).
  • 79': Goal! Arsenal 2, Brentford 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Partey following a fast break.
  • 81': Pontus Jansson (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 84': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Sergi Canós.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 86': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 86': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 86': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 90'+2': Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Arsenal 2, Brentford 1. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 90'+4': VAR Decision: Goal Arsenal 2-1 Brentford (Christian Nørgaard).
  • 90'+5': Offside, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt tries a through ball, but Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Brentford 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 2, Brentford 1.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 14
5 Saves 1
33.6 Possession 66.4
6 SHOTS 24
2 ON GOAL 8
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
213 Accurate Passes 482
294 Passes 562
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 10
8 Crosses 43
0.1 Cross % 0.2
56 Long Balls 43
20 Accurate Long Balls 24
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 8
6 Effective Tackles 11
14 Tackles 14
0.4 Tackle % 0.8
12 Interceptions 8
45 Effective Clearances 7
45 Clearances 7

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,015

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 22 +26 50
2 Manchester City 22 +24 43
3 Aston Villa 22 +8 43
4 Liverpool 22 +4 36
Full Table

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
32 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães Yellow Card
4 Ben White
3 Kieran Tierney
17 Cédric
8 Martin Ødegaard
34 Granit Xhaka
5 Thomas Partey
9 Alexandre Lacazette
10 Emile Smith Rowe
7 Bukayo Saka
Arsenal Substitutes:
Mohamed Elneny, Nuno Tavares, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Omari Hutchinson, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Eddie Nketiah, Nicolas Pépé, Bernd Leno, Rob Holding.

BRE Brentford (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 David Raya (GK)
18 Pontus Jansson Yellow Card
5 Ethan Pinnock
20 Kristoffer Ajer
8 Mathias Jensen
10 Josh Dasilva
6 Christian Nørgaard
3 Rico Henry
7 Sergi Canós
11 Yoane Wissa
19 Bryan Mbeumo
Brentford Substitutes:
Shandon Baptiste, Álvaro Fernández, Fin Stevens, Frank Onyeka, Mads Roerslev, Mads Bech Sørensen, Vitaly Janelt, Nathan Young-Coombes, Saman Ghoddos.

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