English Premier League

Brentford vs Arsenal, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Brentford
    FT
    0 - 1
    Arsenal
    • 89': Kai Havertz

    Late Havertz goal sends Arsenal top with win at Brentford

    Arsenal moved top of the Premier League when a late goal by Kai Havertz earned them a 1-0 victory at Brentford on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Hand ball by Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford).
    • 3': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
    • 3': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 4': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 7': Offside, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko tries a through ball, but Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
    • 8': Offside, Brentford. Bryan Mbeumo tries a through ball, but Saman Ghoddos is caught offside.
    • 10': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka following a corner.
    • 12': Foul by Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford).
    • 12': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 14': Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
    • 15': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Frank Onyeka.
    • 17': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
    • 18': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
    • 18': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko with a cross.
    • 26': Delay in match (Arsenal).
    • 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 27': Hand ball by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
    • 30': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
    • 32': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by William Saliba.
    • 35': Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
    • 36': Foul by Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal).
    • 36': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is just a bit too high.
    • 39': Offside, Brentford. Christian Nørgaard tries a through ball, but Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
    • 41': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a through ball.
    • 42': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus tries a through ball, but Leandro Trossard is caught offside.
    • 42': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 44': VAR Decision: No Goal Brentford 0-0 Arsenal.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
    • 45'+1': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45'+1': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Arsenal 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Arsenal 0.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Mee with a headed pass.
    • 51': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
    • 51': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
    • 54': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ben Mee.
    • 56': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
    • 56': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 66': Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Gabriel Jesus.
    • 66': Offside, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu tries a through ball, but Martin Ødegaard is caught offside.
    • 68': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ben Mee.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos.
    • 72': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Yehor Yarmoliuk.
    • 72': Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Yoane Wissa.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
    • 73': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Frank Onyeka.
    • 74': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
    • 74': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
    • 77': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
    • 78': Declan Rice (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Foul by Shandon Baptiste (Brentford).
    • 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Kai Havertz replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
    • 80': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Frank Onyeka.
    • 81': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
    • 81': Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt missed. William Saliba (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 89': Goal! Brentford 0, Arsenal 1. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
    • 90': Substitution, Brentford. Zanka replaces Saman Ghoddos.
    • 90': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Frank Onyeka.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
    • 90'+2': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Arsenal. Jorginho replaces Martin Ødegaard.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Bukayo Saka.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Brentford 0, Arsenal 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Brentford 0, Arsenal 1.

    Statistics

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    7 Fouls 9
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 2
    8 Corner Kicks 1
    1 Saves 3
    63.6 Possession 36.4
    15 SHOTS 9
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    416 Accurate Passes 193
    508 Passes 298
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.6
    4 Accurate Crosses 1
    27 Crosses 9
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    54 Long Balls 66
    22 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    4 Blocked Shots 1
    5 Effective Tackles 9
    8 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    5 Interceptions 11
    14 Effective Clearances 35
    14 Clearances 35

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
    Location: Brentford, England
    Attendance: 17,201

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 34 +56 77
    2 Manchester City 33 +48 76
    3 Liverpool 35 +41 75
    4 Aston Villa 34 +21 66
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    BRE Brentford (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Mark Flekken (GK)
    5 Ethan Pinnock
    16 Ben Mee
    20 Kristoffer Ajer Yellow Card
    27 Vitaly Janelt
    14 Saman Ghoddos
    6 Christian Nørgaard
    33 Yehor Yarmoliuk
    15 Frank Onyeka
    11 Yoane Wissa
    19 Bryan Mbeumo
    Brentford Substitutes:
    Michael Olakigbe, Shandon Baptiste, Neal Maupay, Keane Lewis-Potter, Ethan Brierley, Thomas Strakosha, Charlie Goode, Mathias Jorgensen, Myles Peart-Harris.

    ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
    6 Gabriel
    2 William Saliba
    35 Oleksandr Zinchenko
    18 Takehiro Tomiyasu
    41 Declan Rice
    19 Leandro Trossard
    8 Martin Ødegaard
    9 Gabriel Jesus
    11 Gabriel Martinelli Yellow Card
    7 Bukayo Saka
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Cédric, Karl Hein, Kai Havertz, Reiss Nelson, Jakub Kiwior, Ben White, Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho, Eddie Nketiah.

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