Brentford vs Arsenal 2022-23 English Premier League
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
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 |
Statistics
ARS | BRE | |
---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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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