Arsenal v Brentford, 19 February 2022

Score2-1 to Arsenal
RefereeJonathan Moss
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,015

View Arsenal v Brentford head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 2 Arsenal won: 1 Drawn: 0 Brentford won: 1 Arsenal scored: 2 Brentford scored: 3 This was Brentford's first league visit to Arsenal since October 1946.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

1 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Emile Smith Rowe 48 G
Bukayo Saka 79 G

Goals:

Christian Norgaard 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Gabriel
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Rico Henry Defender
Pontus Jansson Defender
Ethan Pinnock Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Christian Norgaard Defender/Midfielder
Mathias Jensen Midfielder
Sergi Canós Midfielder/Forward
Bryan Mbeumo Midfielder/Forward
Yoane Wissa Midfielder/Forward
Josh Dasilva Forward

Substitutions:

Nicolas Pépé for Emile Smith Rowe 75
Eddie Nketiah for Alexandre Lacazette 84

Substitutions:

Vitaly Janelt for Mathias Jensen 44
Shandon Baptiste for Josh Dasilva 68
Saman Ghoddos for Sergi Canós 84

Cards:

Gabriel 86 Y

Cards:

Pontus Jansson 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Nuno Tavares
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Eddie Nketiah

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alvaro Fernández
Defender/Midfielder Mads Bech Sørensen
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Defender/Midfielder Fin Stevens
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Forward Nathan Young-Coombes

Comments:

League position: 6th Arsenal had now scored 601 goals in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium (played 297). The Gunners remained unbeaten in their last 33 home games in the Premier League against newly-proted teams since 2010. Emile Smith Rowe had now scored five goals in his last eight starts in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 14th Brentford were now without a win in their last nine away games in the Premier League (lost the last five). The Bees had now conceded two or more goals in each of 13 of their last 18 games in the Premier League. They were now without a win in seven consecutive league games for the first time since October 2018 in the League Championship.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Emile Smith Rowe 48 G
Bukayo Saka 79 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Gabriel
Defender Ben White
Defender/Midfielder Thomas Partey
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Martin Odegaard
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Substitutions:

Nicolas Pépé for Emile Smith Rowe 75
Eddie Nketiah for Alexandre Lacazette 84

Cards:

Gabriel 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Nuno Tavares
Defender/Midfielder Takehiro Tomiyasu
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 6th Arsenal had now scored 601 goals in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium (played 297). The Gunners remained unbeaten in their last 33 home games in the Premier League against newly-proted teams since 2010. Emile Smith Rowe had now scored five goals in his last eight starts in the Premier League.

1 Brentford

Manager: Thomas Frank

Goals:

Christian Norgaard 90 G

Starting lineup:

David Raya Goalkeeper
Rico Henry Defender
Pontus Jansson Defender
Ethan Pinnock Defender
Kristoffer Ajer Defender/Midfielder
Christian Norgaard Defender/Midfielder
Mathias Jensen Midfielder
Sergi Canós Midfielder/Forward
Bryan Mbeumo Midfielder/Forward
Yoane Wissa Midfielder/Forward
Josh Dasilva Forward

Substitutions:

Vitaly Janelt for Mathias Jensen 44
Shandon Baptiste for Josh Dasilva 68
Saman Ghoddos for Sergi Canós 84

Cards:

Pontus Jansson 81 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alvaro Fernández
Defender/Midfielder Mads Bech Sørensen
Defender/Midfielder Mads Roerslev
Defender/Midfielder Fin Stevens
Midfielder Shandon Baptiste
Midfielder Vitaly Janelt
Midfielder Frank Onyeka
Midfielder/Forward Saman Ghoddos
Forward Nathan Young-Coombes

Comments:

League position: 14th Brentford were now without a win in their last nine away games in the Premier League (lost the last five). The Bees had now conceded two or more goals in each of 13 of their last 18 games in the Premier League. They were now without a win in seven consecutive league games for the first time since October 2018 in the League Championship.