Arsenal vs Brentford

Arsenal

2 - 0

Brentford

🕒 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:30 Europe/London 📍 Emirates Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Tony Harrington 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 14

Regular Season Table

Arsenal 1 · Brentford 9

Referee Stats

Tony Harrington

11 matches · 3.09 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.09
Reds avg	0.09
Penalties avg	0.18
Over 4.5 cards	27%
Home wins	36%
Draws	18%
Away wins	45%

How the match was won

Arsenal outshot their opponent (15-6).
Arsenal controlled possession (62%).
Arsenal had the sharper finishing (7-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Arsenal (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-2-2

Goals For / Against

41 / 11

Avg: 2.16 / 0.58

Points

Avg: 2.47

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Brentford (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-3-10

Goals For / Against

22 / 31

Avg: 1.16 / 1.63

Points

Avg: 1.11

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Premier League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.47

PPG

1.11

2.16

1.16

0.58

1.63

58%

O2.5

47%

42%

BTTS

47%

63%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Arsenal rank1st

Brentford rank9th

Arsenal points85

Brentford points53

Arsenal: #1 · 85 pts · GD +44

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 32 pts above the play-off edge. 44 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Brentford: #9 · 53 pts · GD +3

25 pts off the top 2. 0 pts off the play-off line. 12 pts clear of the relegation zone.

32-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Arsenal last 5 home

W W W L W

Points12/15

Weighted index87

Goals8-2

Record4-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Brentford last 5 away

D L L D D

Points3/15

Weighted index18

Goals2-6

Record0-3-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Arsenal trend breakdown

Over 2.558%

BTTS42%

BTTS + O2.537%

1H Over 0.579%

Also: Over 0.5 95% · Over 1.5 79% · Over 3.5 21% · 1H BTTS 16%

Brentford trend breakdown

Over 2.547%

BTTS47%

BTTS + O2.542%

1H Over 0.558%

Also: Over 0.5 89% · Over 1.5 84% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 16%

Scoring reliability

Arsenal score at home95%

Arsenal clean sheet at home58%

Brentford score away63%

Brentford clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Arsenal score first63%

Arsenal win after scoring first100%

Brentford score first42%

Brentford win after scoring first63%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Arsenal 50% · Brentford 22%

Avg first goal minute: Arsenal 33.4' · Brentford 30.4'

Vs league average

Arsenal score at home2.16 vs 1.53

Arsenal concede at home0.58 vs 1.22

Brentford score away1.16 vs 1.22

Brentford concede away1.63 vs 1.53

Arsenal score 41% above league average, while Brentford score 5% below league average.

Defensive side: Arsenal are 53% below league average at home, and Brentford are 7% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS80%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Arsenal goal timing (home)

1H scored: 42% 2H scored: 58% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 10

76-90+ 10

46-60 7

0-15 4

61-75 4

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

46-60 3

61-75 3

16-30 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

Brentford goal timing (away)

1H scored: 44% 2H scored: 56% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

31-45 6

46-60 5

16-30 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

31-45 6

46-60 6

16-30 5

61-75 4

0-15 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

62%

38%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

542

333

Passes Accurate

456

255

Passes %

84%

77%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

11' ⚽

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11' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Mikel Merino

Normal Goal · Assist: B. White

44' ↑↓

↑↓

44' ⇄ Cristhian Mosquera

1st substitution · For: J. Timber

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ K. Schade

1st substitution · For: Thiago

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ Gabriel Martinelli

2nd substitution · For: E. Eze

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ N. Madueke

3rd substitution · For: B. Saka

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ V. Janelt

2nd substitution · For: J. Henderson

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ M. Jensen

3rd substitution · For: M. Damsgaard

65'

65' Y. Yarmolyuk

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ E. Pinnock

4th substitution · For: N. Collins

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ R. Henry

5th substitution · For: K. Lewis-Potter

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ D. Rice

4th substitution · For: V. Gyökeres

90' ⚽

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90' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

B. Saka

Normal Goal · Assist: Mikel Merino

Arsenal vs Brentford 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Arsenal beat Brentford 2-0 on Wednesday, 03 December 2025 in Premier League. The match was refereed by Tony Harrington. It was played at Emirates Stadium.

First half: Arsenal took the lead at 11' when Mikel Merino scored, with the assist credited to B. White, making the score 1-0. Arsenal made their 1st substitution at 44', with Cristhian Mosquera replacing J. Timber.

Second half: Brentford made their 1st substitution at 60', with K. Schade replacing Thiago. Arsenal made their 2nd substitution at 61', with Gabriel Martinelli replacing E. Eze. Arsenal made their 3rd substitution at 61', with N. Madueke replacing B. Saka. Brentford made their 2nd substitution at 61', with V. Janelt replacing J. Henderson. Brentford made their 3rd substitution at 61', with M. Jensen replacing M. Damsgaard. Y. Yarmolyuk received a yellow card for Brentford at 65'. Brentford made their 4th substitution at 74', with E. Pinnock replacing N. Collins. Brentford made their 5th substitution at 74', with R. Henry replacing K. Lewis-Potter. Arsenal made their 4th substitution at 83', with D. Rice replacing V. Gyökeres. Arsenal added a late goal to extend the lead at 90' when B. Saka scored, with the assist credited to Mikel Merino, making the score 2-0.

Arsenal used 4 substitutions while Brentford used 5 substitutions. Brentford got 1 yellow card.