Brentford vs Arsenal

Premier League 13 Aug 2021, 19:00
Brentford
Brentford
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Arsenal
Arsenal
🏟 Brentford Community Stadium (Brentford, Middlesex) 👤 M. Oliver Round 1

Match report

Brentford beat Arsenal 2-0 in the Premier League on 13 August 2021.

Arsenal dominated possession with 65% of the ball and had 22 shots to Brentford's 8.

The match was played at Brentford Community Stadium (Brentford, Middlesex), with M. Oliver in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 35% - 65% Shots 8 - 22 On target 3 - 4 Corners 2 - 5 Fouls 12 - 8
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Player of the match
Sergi Canós
Brentford · 1 goal
8 Granit Xhaka 84 passes (89% accurate)
7 Christian Nørgaard 1 goal
7 David Raya 4 saves
7 Kristoffer Ajer captained the side
First half vs second half
Arsenal came out stronger after half-time, with 15 second-half shots against 7 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–7 3–15
Shots On Goal 1–1 2–3
Ball Possession 37–63 —
Corners 1–2 1–3
Attacks 43–59 40–78
Match statistics
19 Throw In 26
9 Free Kick 13
16 Goal Kick 8
3 Substitution 3
83 Attacks 137
26 Dangerous Attacks 76
3 On Target 4
5 Off Target 18
8 Shots Total 22
3 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 14
0 Shots Blocked 4
7 Shots Inside Box 13
1 Shots Outside Box 9
12 Fouls 8
2 Corners 5
1 Offsides 1
35% Ball Possession 65%
4 Saves 1
300 Passes Total 563
194 Passes Accurate 485
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Brentford · 3-5-2
1 D. Raya
20 K. Ajer 18 P. Jansson 5 E. Pinnock
7 S. Canós 15 F. Onyeka 6 C. Nørgaard 27 V. Janelt 3 R. Henry
19 B. Mbeumo 17 I. Toney
Arsenal · 4-2-3-1
1 B. Leno
21 C. Chambers 4 B. White 22 P. Marí 3 K. Tierney
23 A. Lokonga 34 G. Xhaka
19 N. Pépé 10 E. Rowe 35 G. Martinelli
26 F. Balogun
Brentford
Coach
T. Frank
Substitutes
  • 13 Patrick Sigurdur Gunnarsson
  • 4 Charlie Goode
  • 30 Mads Roerslev Rasmussen
  • 29 Mads Bech Sörensen
  • 28 Mads Bidstrup
  • 11 Yoane Wissa
  • 14 Saman Ghoddos
  • 21 Halil Dervisoglu
  • 9 Marcus Forss
Arsenal
Coach
Mikel Arteta
Substitutes
  • 49 Karl Hein
  • 2 Héctor Bellerín
  • 16 Rob Holding
  • 20 Nuno Tavares
  • 17 Cédric Soares
  • 25 Mohamed Elneny
  • 7 Bukayo Saka
  • 15 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
  • 24 Reiss Nelson
Substitutions
  • 59' ↑ B. Saka ↓ F. Balogun Arsenal
  • 71' ↑ M. Sørensen ↓ K. Ajer Brentford
  • 71' ↑ R. Nelson ↓ Gabriel Martinelli Arsenal
  • 80' ↑ M. Bidstrup ↓ F. Onyeka Brentford
  • 81' ↑ Nuno Tavares ↓ C. Chambers Arsenal
  • 86' ↑ M. Forss ↓ B. Mbeumo Brentford
Head-to-head
Brentford 2 2 draws 8 Arsenal
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2024-03-09 Arsenal vs Brentford 2 - 1
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Recent form
Brentford D D D D D
Arsenal D W D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Brentford vs Arsenal?
Brentford won 2-0 against Arsenal on 13 August 2021.
Who won Brentford vs Arsenal?
Brentford won the match 2-0.
Where was Brentford vs Arsenal played?
The match was played at Brentford Community Stadium (Brentford, Middlesex).
Who had more possession in Brentford vs Arsenal?
Arsenal had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.