English Carabao Cup

Brentford vs Arsenal, 2023-24 English Carabao Cup, Third Round

· English Carabao Cup
Brentford
    FT
    0 - 1
    Arsenal
    • 8': Reiss Nelson

    Ramsdale returns to help Arsenal beat Brentford in Carabao Cup

    Arsenal moved into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup as Reiss Nelson's goal secured a 1-0 victory at Brentford on Wednesday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Nathan Collins (Brentford).
    • 1': Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Offside, Brentford. Frank Onyeka tries a through ball, but Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
    • 8': Goal! Brentford 0, Arsenal 1. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
    • 11': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Aaron Hickey.
    • 12': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
    • 12': Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
    • 13': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Vitaly Janelt.
    • 16': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 16': Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Offside, Brentford. Zanka tries a through ball, but Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
    • 18': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 18': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 21': Foul by Aaron Hickey (Brentford).
    • 21': Jorginho (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jorginho.
    • 27': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) header from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo with a cross.
    • 31': Attempt saved. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jorginho.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
    • 41': Ben White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
    • 44': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Foul by Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Arsenal 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Arsenal 1.
    • 46': Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 46': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 47': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
    • 47': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Christian Nørgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 50': Offside, Brentford. Christian Nørgaard tries a through ball, but Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jakub Kiwior.
    • 54': Foul by Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal).
    • 54': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Foul by Jakub Kiwior (Arsenal).
    • 55': Mads Roerslev (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Frank Onyeka (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
    • 58': Foul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
    • 58': Frank Onyeka (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Ethan Pinnock (Brentford).
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben White.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Aaron Hickey (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryan Mbeumo.
    • 63': Substitution, Brentford. Saman Ghoddos replaces Mads Roerslev.
    • 63': Substitution, Brentford. Mathias Jensen replaces Christian Nørgaard.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Saman Ghoddos.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Aaron Hickey (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathan Collins.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aaron Hickey.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
    • 67': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Mathias Jensen (Brentford).
    • 67': Yoane Wissa (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Charles Sagoe.
    • 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Oleksandr Zinchenko replaces Ben White.
    • 70': Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Vitaly Janelt (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Yoane Wissa.
    • 74': Foul by Frank Onyeka (Brentford).
    • 74': Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus with a through ball.
    • 76': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
    • 76': Nathan Collins (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Frank Onyeka (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yoane Wissa with a headed pass.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Saman Ghoddos (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 78': Offside, Brentford. Frank Onyeka tries a through ball, but Nathan Collins is caught offside.
    • 79': Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Frank Onyeka.
    • 79': Substitution, Brentford. Michael Olakigbe replaces Aaron Hickey.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Nathan Collins.
    • 81': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 81': Foul by Vitaly Janelt (Brentford).
    • 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
    • 82': Substitution, Brentford. Kristoffer Ajer replaces Zanka.
    • 82': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Reiss Nelson.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Olakigbe.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mathias Jensen.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
    • 87': Substitution, Arsenal. Cédric Soares replaces Eddie Nketiah.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nathan Collins.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 90'+6': Offside, Brentford. Mathias Jensen tries a through ball, but Yoane Wissa is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Brentford 0, Arsenal 1.
    • 90'+6': Zanka (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 0': Match ends, Brentford 0, Arsenal 1.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 7
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 5
    3 Corner Kicks 1
    3 Saves 2
    59.6 Possession 40.4
    10 SHOTS 18
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    525 Accurate Passes 307
    612 Passes 406
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    6 Crosses 11
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    67 Long Balls 60
    23 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 7
    10 Effective Tackles 9
    16 Tackles 17
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    9 Interceptions 7
    29 Effective Clearances 7
    29 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: English Carabao Cup

    Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
    Location: Brentford, England
    Attendance: 16,688

    Line-Ups

    BRE Brentford (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 Mark Flekken (GK)
    5 Ethan Pinnock
    13 Mathias Jorgensen
    22 Nathan Collins
    27 Vitaly Janelt
    15 Frank Onyeka
    6 Christian Nørgaard
    2 Aaron Hickey
    30 Mads Roerslev
    11 Yoane Wissa Yellow Card
    19 Bryan Mbeumo
    Brentford Substitutes:
    Keane Lewis-Potter, Kristoffer Ajer, Mathias Jensen, Thomas Strakosha, Ellery Balcombe, Saman Ghoddos, Yehor Yarmoliuk, Ethan Brierley, Michael Olakigbe.

    ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
    6 Gabriel Magalhães
    18 Takehiro Tomiyasu
    15 Jakub Kiwior
    4 Ben White Yellow Card
    20 Jorginho
    29 Kai Havertz
    10 Emile Smith Rowe
    14 Eddie Nketiah
    24 Reiss Nelson
    71 Charles Sagoe Junior
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Mohamed Elneny, Reuell Walters, Karl Hein, Cédric, Oleksandr Zinchenko, James Sweet, Gabriel Jesus, Martin Ødegaard, Amario Cozier-Duberry.

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