English Premier League

FT Sunday, September 18, 2022
Arsenal WWWLW 3
–
Brentford LWDDW 0
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ARS213
BRE000
Gtech Community Stadium · 17,122 att.

Match Report

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Arsenal top Premier League as Saliba, Jesus, Vieira goals see off Brentford

Arsenal leapfrogged Manchester City to return to the top of the table following Sunday's 3-0 win at Brentford.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
3
2
Saves
4
63.9
Possession
36.1
13
SHOTS
5
7
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
509
Accurate Passes
238
592
Passes
321
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
1
Accurate Crosses
6
9
Crosses
18
0.1
Cross %
0.3
42
Long Balls
58
13
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
0
9
Effective Tackles
13
12
Tackles
21
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
6
Interceptions
12
19
Effective Clearances
16
19
Clearances
16

Highlights

00:57 Why Arsenal's win vs. Brentford is more important than it seems Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 2-1

Lineups

BRE · 3-5-2

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 18Pontus JanssonCD
  3. 16Ben MeeCD-L
  4. 20Kristoffer AjerCD-R
  5. 8Mathias JensenCM-L
  6. 10Josh DasilvaCM-R
  7. 27Vitaly JaneltAM
  8. 3Rico HenryLM
  9. 2Aaron HickeyRM
  10. 17Ivan ToneyCF-L
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoCF-R

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 12William SalibaCD-R
  4. 3Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 21Fabio VieiraRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Brentford 0, Arsenal 1. William Saliba (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
  2. 28' Goal! Brentford 0, Arsenal 2. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  3. 49' Goal! Brentford 0, Arsenal 3. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  4. 58' Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 63' Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  6. 63' Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Josh Dasilva.
  7. 69' Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Mathias Jensen because of an injury.
  8. 76' Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
  9. 78' Substitution, Arsenal. Albert Sambi Lokonga replaces Thomas Partey.
  10. 78' Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  11. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Ben White.
  12. 90' Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+2' Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Fábio Vieira.
  14. 90'+2' Substitution, Arsenal. Marquinhos replaces Bukayo Saka.

Premier League News

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