Arsenal vs Brentford, 2023-24 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueHavertz sends Arsenal top after Ramsdale howler
Kai Havertz scored a late winner to put Arsenal top of the Premier League despite goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale's calamitous first-half error in a 2-1 home win over Brentford on Saturday, as the Gunners recorded an eighth league victory on the bounce.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
- 4': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
- 4': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
- 4': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
- 9': Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 10': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 12': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
- 12': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Offside, Brentford. Vitaly Janelt is caught offside.
- 15': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 16': Attempt saved. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt with a cross.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 18': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Leandro Trossard with a headed pass.
- 19': Goal! Arsenal 1, Brentford 0. Declan Rice (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben White with a cross.
- 21': Foul by Zanka (Brentford).
- 21': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Zanka (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 26': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mads Roerslev.
- 27': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high following a corner.
- 29': Foul by Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal).
- 29': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Delay in match because of an injury Christian Nørgaard (Brentford).
- 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
- 32': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Christian Nørgaard because of an injury.
- 35': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
- 41': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorginho.
- 43': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
- 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
- 45'+1': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
- 45'+2': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': Goal! Arsenal 1, Brentford 1. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner.
- 45'+6': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
- 45'+6': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Brentford 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Brentford 1.
- 46': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 48': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Leandro Trossard.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ivan Toney.
- 50': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
- 51': Attempt missed. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 51': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
- 52': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Zanka.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 54': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 54': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
- 54': Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Attempt saved. Ivan Toney (Brentford) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Vitaly Janelt.
- 55': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 58': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 59': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
- 60': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Mark Flekken.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 60': Foul by Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
- 60': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben White.
- 67': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior with a cross.
- 69': Foul by Jorginho (Arsenal).
- 69': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Jorginho.
- 71': Attempt saved. Nathan Collins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 71': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
- 72': Attempt blocked. Zanka (Brentford) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Mathias Jensen with a cross.
- 72': Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
- 72': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kristoffer Ajer.
- 74': Declan Rice (Arsenal) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard following a corner.
- 75': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Yoane Wissa (Brentford).
- 77': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
- 78': Substitution, Brentford. Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Frank Onyeka.
- 78': Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Yoane Wissa.
- 79': Offside, Brentford. Neal Maupay is caught offside.
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 79': Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Jakub Kiwior.
- 82': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
- 82': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Goal! Arsenal 2, Brentford 1. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ben White with a cross.
- 89': Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
- 89': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Vitaly Janelt.
- 90': Substitution, Brentford. Mikkel Damsgaard replaces Zanka.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ivan Toney (Brentford).
- 90'+3': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Substitution, Arsenal. Thomas Partey replaces Martin Ødegaard.
- 90'+6': Foul by Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford).
- 90'+6': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+8': Foul by Saman Ghoddos (Brentford).
- 90'+8': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Nathan Collins (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Brentford 1.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 2, Brentford 1.
Statistics
 BRE |
ARS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 28.5 | Possession | 71.5 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 123 | Accurate Passes | 465 |
| 226 | Passes | 564 |
| 0.5 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 11 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 75 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 13 | Tackles | 8 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 2 |
| 33 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 33 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,331
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,331
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 34 | +56 | 77 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 33 | +48 | 76 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 34 | +41 | 74 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 34 | +21 | 66 |
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
| 6 | Gabriel  |
| 2 | William Saliba |
| 15 | Jakub Kiwior |
| 4 | Ben White |
| 20 | Jorginho |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 8 | Martin Ødegaard |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
| 19 | Leandro Trossard |
| 7 | Bukayo Saka |
Brentford (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Flekken (GK) |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
| 22 | Nathan Collins |
| 13 | Mathias Jorgensen |
| 27 | Vitaly Janelt |
| 15 | Frank Onyeka |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 23 | Keane Lewis-Potter |
| 30 | Mads Roerslev |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
| 17 | Ivan Toney |
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