Arsenal are in Premier League action this evening, taking on Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium.
Here are the official line-ups.
Brentford: Flekken, Janelt, Collins, van den Berg, Roerslev, Norgaard, Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard, Lewis-Potter, Mbeumo, Wissa
Subs: Vladimarsson, Schade, Jensen, Meghoma, Konak, Ji-soo, Yogane, Arthur
Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Partey, Merino, Odegaard, Nwaneri, Martinelli, Jesus
Subs: Neto, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Lewis-Skelly, Jorginho, Rice, Kabia, Trossard
Interesting line up. Brentford are missing so many players to injury. Hope from line has a blinder. Come on you gunners. Most points in 2024, best defence in 2024, 2nd most goals in 2024. We have a great team and manager.
Brentfords danger men are still available, so we still need to be on our toes. Wissa and mbeumo have combined well, particularly early in matches to great effect.
Calafiori out of position on the transition after a mistake in midfield and it’s a goal, we’ve seen this before from him.
I didin’t see much wrong with the initial positioning. Instead of getting tight he sagged off a step but Mbuemo fooled Raya with the finish. More about the striker than the defender, that one. The larger concern about his ability to defend quick attackers is valid. It was after he was moved to LCB from LB that his star rose. The hope is that at Arsenal with all of our control those issues don’t show up as much, but they still do occasionally. Does MLS prevent that goal though? I’m not so sure.
Wow didn’t realise those stats.
Strong at the back, not sure about our attack, especially given how strong Brentford are at home.
Hope we can step up, will be a tough match.
Whoops. We scored three haha. Football is hard to predict.
Where’s Kai?
Looks like a set piece goal incoming!
Any news on Havertz?
Sickness bug in the Arsenal camp. Assuming it’s that.
Set piece again, set piece again! Arsenal F.C. It’s set piece again!
What’s wrong with Kai?
Ill, apparently
Hat-trick to Nwaneri! It’s your time to shine you crazy diamond 😁
3 points Gunners! Let’s goooo! COYG
Sail on, silvergirl
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
Guess you can moan a bit too much 😂
Is havertz injured?
Is rice nursing his toe?
We can do this. 2-0 to the Arsenal. COYG!!!!!
I’m comfortable with this line up. Let’s get it now.
Come on Ethan! This is the day the world gets to know your name. ❤️
#FreeLeo hope they let him leave this month. At this point the Arteta Martinelli bromance is embarrassing
Trossard has been mostly poor when starting. Great impact sub. It’s a great decision from Arteta not to start him
Like last game when he assisted the game winner?
It has also been pointed out recently that he is the only outfield player to feature in every match this season?
Wow, I think Arteta named the wrong moaner.
Steady on there lad, as the Brits might say.
Martinelli and Jesus combo is back! I thought their exchange of positions when Xhaka was left 8 was extremely troublesome for opponents.
Hopefully Merino can have the same supporting effect
I’ve been waiting for the Odegaard + Nwaneri game. It’s finally here!!
I’m interpreting the lineup as a front 3 of Martinelli-Jesus-Nwaneri and a midfield 3 of TP, Merino and Odegaard. I LOVE the Calarfiori + Timber FB pair.
Brentford have only lost one game at home all season, recently beat Newcastle and Bournemouth there, and their defensive numbers in terms of shots allowed and xG allowed are both superb. They’re big, well coached, cohesive and committed. I am hopeful for a win but I think a draw is more likely given the absences up front.
Pretty much the game I thought we’d see. Ethan is doing an pretty good Saka impersonation out there and getting a similar double team treatment as well. Merino playing CF when we have sustained pressure. The pattern of the game is the same as it has been against these low blocks. You feel we need another kind bounce to break for us to get a second against them. For their goal, I need to see it again to be sure but it looked like once Calafiori allows Mbeumo to cut inside, Raya shifts to his right and Mbuemo snipes it… Read more »
Kai??
We need 3 points. Add another 3 at Brighton and we’ll be sitting pretty considering our remaining fixtures compared to Liverpool’s. Then add a forward signing.
Playing like this we will have 0
That aged well.
Today will be final nail in title coffin
Give it a minute, for god’s sake. Conceding first doesn’t automatically mean the game is lost.
TP5 easily our best player in the first half
Nwaneri also good
And not for the first time this season.
Oh ye of little faith. Pull your toys back in the pram.
Poor, very slow and poor. Martinelli, Merino, and Califiori need to come off soon. Have to take risk, the creativity is dog sh!t.
Good job they didn’t come off.
Such a soft goal to concede. Odegaard needs to step it up. He’s having a bad game and it’s affecting the rest. Calafiori is too casual for my liking. This is not Serie A ffk. We have to get all 3 points today.
Rice for merino and we win it.
Paid off