Brentford vs Arsenal 2025-26 English Premier League

Brentford

71': Keane Lewis-Potter

FT
1 - 1

Arsenal

61': Noni Madueke

Arsenal drop points in title race after 1-1 draw at Brentford

Arsenal extended their lead at the Premier League to four points after they were held at Brentford on Thursday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
4': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Eberechi Eze.
53': Mathias Jensen (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
61': Goal! Brentford 0, Arsenal 1. Noni Madueke (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Piero Hincapié with a cross.
70': Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Noni Madueke.
71': Goal! Brentford 1, Arsenal 1. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sepp van den Berg with a headed pass.
73': Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Keane Lewis-Potter.
73': Substitution, Brentford. Jordan Henderson replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
81': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
81': Substitution, Arsenal. Riccardo Calafiori replaces Piero Hincapié.
86': Dango Ouattara (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
90'+5': Substitution, Brentford. Aaron Hickey replaces Rico Henry because of an injury.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,224

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+32	Arsenal	26	57	3
+30	Manchester City	26	53	5
+10	Aston Villa	26	50	6
+10	Manchester United	26	45	5

Full Table

Statistics

ARS		BRE
11	Fouls	12
2	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	1
59.6	Possession	40.4
7	SHOTS	12
2	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
379	Accurate Passes	230
448	Passes	307
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
8	Accurate Crosses	5
23	Crosses	15
0.3	Cross %	0.3
48	Long Balls	62
28	Accurate Long Balls	21
0.6	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	5
11	Effective Tackles	6
22	Tackles	11
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
4	Interceptions	12
37	Effective Clearances	28
37	Clearances	28

Line-Ups

Brentford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Caoimhín Kelleher (GK)
4	Sepp van den Berg
20	Kristoffer Ajer
3	Rico Henry
33	Michael Kayode
8	Mathias Jensen
27	Vitaly Janelt
18	Yehor Yarmoliuk
9	Igor Thiago
23	Keane Lewis-Potter
19	Dango Ouattara

Substitutes:

Kaye Furo, Romelle Donovan, Mikkel Damsgaard, Luka Bentt, Jordan Henderson, Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Hákon Valdimarsson, Aaron Hickey.

Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	David Raya (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
3	Cristhian Mosquera
5	Piero Hincapié
12	Jurriën Timber
10	Eberechi Eze
41	Declan Rice
36	Martín Zubimendi
14	Viktor Gyökeres
19	Leandro Trossard
20	Noni Madueke

Substitutes:

Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Riccardo Calafiori, Gabriel Martinelli, Christian Nørgaard, Martin Ødegaard, Ben White.