English Premier League

Arsenal vs Brentford 2025-26 English Premier League

  • 11': Mikel Merino
  • 90'+1': Bukayo Saka
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2 - 0

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.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 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.
  • 44': Substitution, Arsenal. Jurriën Timber replaces Cristhian Mosquera because of an injury.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Brentford 0.
  • 60': Substitution, Brentford. Igor Thiago replaces Kevin Schade.
  • 61': Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Mathias Jensen.
  • 61': Substitution, Brentford. Jordan Henderson replaces Vitaly Janelt.
  • 61': Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Noni Madueke.
  • 61': Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  • 65': Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Rico Henry.
  • 74': Substitution, Brentford. Nathan Collins replaces Ethan Pinnock.
  • 83': Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Declan Rice because of an injury.
  • 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.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,110

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+20 Arsenal 16 36 2
+22 Manchester City 16 34 4
+8 Aston Villa 16 33 3
+12 Chelsea 16 28 4
Full Table

Statistics

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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

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 David Raya (GK)
5 Piero Hincapié
3 Cristhian Mosquera
33 Riccardo Calafiori
4 Ben White
36 Martín Zubimendi
41 Declan Rice
8 Martin Ødegaard
23 Mikel Merino
11 Gabriel Martinelli
20 Noni Madueke

BRE Brentford (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
5 Ethan Pinnock
4 Sepp van den Berg
20 Kristoffer Ajer
3 Rico Henry
33 Michael Kayode
27 Vitaly Janelt
8 Mathias Jensen
18 Yehor Yarmoliuk Yellow Card
7 Kevin Schade
19 Dango Ouattara

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