English Premier League

Brentford vs Arsenal 2022-23 English Premier League

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0 - 3
  • 17': William Saliba
  • 28': Gabriel Jesus
  • 49': Fabio Vieira

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.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 58': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 63': Substitution, Brentford. Frank Onyeka replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  • 63': Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Josh Dasilva.
  • 69': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Mathias Jensen because of an injury.
  • 76': Substitution, Brentford. Yoane Wissa replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
  • 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Albert Sambi Lokonga replaces Thomas Partey.
  • 78': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 86': Substitution, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu replaces Ben White.
  • 90': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Arsenal. Ethan Nwaneri replaces Fábio Vieira.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Arsenal. Marquinhos replaces Bukayo Saka.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,122

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Arsenal 28 64 4
+39 Liverpool 28 64 2
+35 Manchester City 28 63 3
+18 Aston Villa 29 56 7
Full Table

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

BRE Brentford (3-5-2)

No. Name
1 David Raya (GK)
18 Pontus Jansson
16 Ben Mee
20 Kristoffer Ajer
8 Mathias Jensen
10 Josh Dasilva
27 Vitaly Janelt
3 Rico Henry
2 Aaron Hickey
17 Ivan Toney
19 Bryan Mbeumo

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6 Gabriel
12 William Saliba
3 Kieran Tierney
4 Ben White
5 Thomas Partey
34 Granit Xhaka
21 Fabio Vieira
9 Gabriel Jesus
11 Gabriel Martinelli
7 Bukayo Saka

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