English Premier League

FT Wednesday, December 3, 2025
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Arsenal WDWWD 2
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Emirates Stadium · 60,110 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Saka goal helps Arsenal stay clear in Premier League title race

Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka were on target as Arsenal kept the initiative in the Premier League title race with a routine 2-0 win over Brentford.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
7
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
4
5
Saves
1
38.1
Possession
61.9
6
SHOTS
15
1
ON GOAL
7
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
255
Accurate Passes
456
333
Passes
542
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
12
Crosses
15
0.3
Cross %
0.1
65
Long Balls
55
28
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
12
Effective Tackles
14
19
Tackles
26
0.6
Tackle %
0.5
10
Interceptions
6
34
Effective Clearances
25
34
Clearances
25

Highlights

01:57 Why Arsenal are 'rock solid' in the Premier League Watch on ESPN 00:29 Mikel Arteta: We will assess Declan Rice's injury Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 5Piero HincapiéCD-L
  3. 3Cristhian MosqueraCD-R
  4. 33Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 23Mikel MerinoF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 20Noni MaduekeRF

BRE · 5-3-2

  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 5Ethan PinnockCD
  3. 4Sepp van den BergCD-L
  4. 20Kristoffer AjerCD-R
  5. 3Rico HenryLB
  6. 33Michael KayodeRB
  7. 27Vitaly JaneltCM
  8. 8Mathias JensenCM-L
  9. 18Yehor YarmoliukCM-R
  10. 7Kevin SchadeCF-L
  11. 19Dango OuattaraCF-R

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Arsenal 1, Brentford 0. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben White with a cross.
  2. 44' Substitution, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber replaces Cristhian Mosquera because of an injury.
  3. 60' Substitution, Brentford. Igor Thiago replaces Kevin Schade.
  4. 61' Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Mathias Jensen.
  5. 61' Substitution, Brentford. Jordan Henderson replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  6. 61' Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Noni Madueke.
  7. 61' Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  8. 65' Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 74' Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Rico Henry.
  10. 74' Substitution, Brentford. Nathan Collins replaces Ethan Pinnock.
  11. 83' Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Declan Rice because of an injury.
  12. 90'+1' Goal! Arsenal 2, Brentford 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Merino with a through ball following a fast break.

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