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Arsenal vs Brentford
3 Dec 2025, 19:30 · Premier League · 2025/2026
Referee
Tony HarringtonPremier League 2025/2026 · 11 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
ArsenalMin
Brentford- ⚽
Mikel Merino 1-0
Goal · Header
With: Ben White
Header
11′ - ⇄
Jurriën Timber
Substitution
Off: Cristhian Mosquera
44′ - 60′⇄
Igor Thiago
Substitution
Off: Kevin Schade
- 61′⇄
Mikkel Damsgaard
Substitution
Off: Mathias Jensen
- ⇄
Eberechi Eze
Substitution
Off: Gabriel Martinelli
61′ - 61′⇄
Jordan Henderson
Substitution
Off: Vitaly Janelt
- ⇄
Bukayo Saka
Substitution
Off: Noni Madueke
61′ - 65′
Yegor Yarmolyuk
Yellowcard
Foul
- 74′⇄
Nathan Collins
Substitution
Off: Ethan Pinnock
- 74′⇄
Keane Lewis-Potter
Substitution
Off: Rico Henry
- ⇄
Viktor Gyökeres
Substitution
Off: Declan Rice
83′ - ⚽
Bukayo Saka 2-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Mikel Merino
Left foot shot
90+1′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7.12 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 8.25 | |
| 44 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.91 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7.19 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 7.48 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 6.96 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.02 | |
| 83 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7.24 | |
| 61 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | 6.67 | |
| 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 8.37 | |
| 61 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6.72 | |
| 29 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7.00 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.42 | |
| 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.49 | |
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| 29 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.61 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Arsenal
Latest: Tottenham Hotspur · 4–1
Match stats
23 Nov 2025, 16:30 · Home vs Tottenham Hotspur · 2025/2026
Brentford
Latest: Brighton & Hove Albion · 1–2
Match stats
22 Nov 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Brighton & Hove Albion · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Arsenal’s ground: 5 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Arsenal’s home games with Brentford’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Arsenal
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Brentford
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Arsenal
Brentford
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Arsenal
Brentford
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Arsenal
Brentford
Previous meetings
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