English Premier League

FT Wednesday, January 1, 2025
Arsenal WDWWW 3
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Brentford WLLLD 1
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ARS123
BRE101
Gtech Community Stadium · 17,190 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Arsenal beat Brentford to move into 2nd, close gap on Liverpool

Arsenal began the new year in style as they recovered from an early sucker-punch to beat Brentford 3-1 away and move back into second place in the Premier League on Wednesday.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
4
1
Saves
1
49.5
Possession
50.5
14
SHOTS
5
5
ON GOAL
2
0.4
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
388
Accurate Passes
399
465
Passes
485
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
2
20
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.1
37
Long Balls
77
13
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
1
9
Effective Tackles
7
16
Tackles
10
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
6
22
Effective Clearances
27
22
Clearances
27

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

BRE · 4-3-1-2

  1. 1Mark FlekkenG
  2. 4Sepp van den BergCD-L
  3. 22Nathan CollinsCD-R
  4. 23Keane Lewis-PotterLB
  5. 30Mads RoerslevRB
  6. 11Yoane WissaM
  7. 6Christian NørgaardCM
  8. 24Mikkel DamsgaardAM
  9. 18Yehor YarmoliukLM
  10. 27Vitaly JaneltRM
  11. 19Bryan MbeumoCF-R

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM
  7. 23Mikel MerinoLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 9Gabriel JesusF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 53Ethan NwaneriRF

Timeline

  1. 13' Goal! Brentford 1, Arsenal 0. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard following a fast break.
  2. 17' Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 26' Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 29' Goal! Brentford 1, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
  5. 50' Goal! Brentford 1, Arsenal 2. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  6. 53' Goal! Brentford 1, Arsenal 3. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  7. 57' Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 75' Substitution, Brentford. Paris Maghoma replaces Mikkel Damsgaard.
  9. 75' Substitution, Brentford. Kevin Schade replaces Yoane Wissa.
  10. 75' Substitution, Brentford. Kim Ji-Soo replaces Sepp van den Berg.
  11. 75' Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Christian Nørgaard.
  12. 78' Substitution, Arsenal. Myles Lewis-Skelly replaces Riccardo Calafiori.
  13. 78' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Ethan Nwaneri.
  14. 78' Substitution, Arsenal. Declan Rice replaces Mikel Merino.
  15. 88' Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  16. 90'+1' Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Gabriel Jesus.

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