English Premier League

FT Friday, August 13, 2021
Arsenal WLDLL 0
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Brentford WLWWD 2
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BRE112
Gtech Community Stadium · 16,479 att.

Match Report

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Brentford beat Arsenal after 74-year exile from England's top flight

Brentford got the better of Arsenal in the first match of the 2021-22 Premier League season at the Community Stadium in London on Friday night.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
12
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
4
64.7
Possession
35.3
22
SHOTS
8
4
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
488
Accurate Passes
201
568
Passes
309
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
10
Accurate Crosses
2
22
Crosses
9
0.5
Cross %
0.2
47
Long Balls
65
20
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
0
3
Effective Tackles
12
9
Tackles
20
0.3
Tackle %
0.6
7
Interceptions
9
14
Effective Clearances
19
14
Clearances
19

Head to Head

ARS leads series 1-0

Lineups

BRE · 3-5-2

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 18Pontus JanssonCD
  3. 5Ethan PinnockCD-L
  4. 20Kristoffer AjerCD-R
  5. 27Vitaly JaneltCM-L
  6. 15Frank OnyekaCM-R
  7. 6Christian NørgaardAM
  8. 3Rico HenryLM
  9. 7Sergi CanósRM
  10. 17Ivan ToneyCF-L
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Charlie GoodeSUB
  2. 11Yoane WissaSUB
  3. 28Mads BidstrupSUB
  4. 13Patrik GunnarssonSUB
  5. 14Saman GhoddosSUB
  6. 30Mads RoerslevSUB
  7. 21Halil DervisogluSUB
  8. 29Mads Bech SørensenSUB
  9. 9Marcus ForssSUB

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Bernd LenoG
  2. 22Pablo MaríCD-L
  3. 4Ben WhiteCD-R
  4. 3Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 21Calum ChambersRB
  6. 10Emile Smith RoweAM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 23Albert Sambi LokongaRM
  9. 26Folarin BalogunF
  10. 35Gabriel MartinelliAM-L
  11. 19Nicolas PépéAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 16Rob HoldingSUB
  2. 24Reiss NelsonSUB
  3. 17CédricSUB
  4. 49Karl HeinSUB
  5. 7Bukayo SakaSUB
  6. 15Ainsley Maitland-NilesSUB
  7. 25Mohamed ElnenySUB
  8. 20Nuno TavaresSUB
  9. 2Héctor BellerínSUB

Timeline

  1. 22' Goal! Brentford 1, Arsenal 0. Sergi Canós (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ethan Pinnock with a headed pass.
  2. 59' Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Folarin Balogun.
  3. 71' Substitution, Brentford. Mads Bech Sørensen replaces Kristoffer Ajer because of an injury.
  4. 71' Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  5. 73' Goal! Brentford 2, Arsenal 0. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  6. 80' Substitution, Brentford. Mads Bidstrup replaces Frank Onyeka.
  7. 81' Substitution, Arsenal. Nuno Tavares replaces Calum Chambers.
  8. 86' Substitution, Brentford. Marcus Forss replaces Bryan Mbeumo.

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