Arsenal will be looking to boost their chances of finishing in the top four with a victory over Brentford in their Premier League clash on Saturday with kickoff at 6 pm.
Arsenal, who dropped points at home to West Ham on the season’s opening day, will be looking for revenge against fellow first-year Premier League club Brentford.
Arsenal ended a five-game winless run across all competitions when they claimed a slender 1-0 victory away at Wolverhampton Wanderers last Thursday night.
Despite Gabriel Martinelli’s bizarre dismissal midway through the second half, after receiving two bookings in the space of a few seconds, Arsenal ran out 1-0 winners thanks to a 25th-minute tap-in from Gabriel Magalhaes.
Mikel Arteta’s men are now positioned sixth in the Premier League table, four points behind Manchester United in fourth with three games in hand. Arsenal has no European competition or domestic cups to play for. With the end of the season approaching, Arteta and his teammates will be focused on securing a Champions League spot.
Brentford extended their unbeaten run to four matches with a draw at home to Crystal Palace last weekend. Thomas Frank will have been pleased with his side’s defensive display, keeping their first clean sheet since beating Everton 1-0 in November 2015, but the Dane will be aware that his team’s form must improve quickly if they are to avoid relegation.
Arsenal vs. Brentford Head to Head
Both sides have two games against each other, with each team taking one win. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Wolves 0-1 Arsenal
- Arsenal 0-0 Burnley
- Arsenal 0-2 Liverpool
- Liverpool 0-0 Arsenal
- Nottingham Forest 1-0 Arsenal
Away
- Brentford 0-0 Crystal Palace
- Man City 2-0 Brentford
- Everton 4-1 Brentford
- Brentford 1-2 Wolves
- Brentford 1-3 Man United
Arsenal Team News
Arsenal duo Takehiro Tomiyasu and Bernd Leno are doubtful and assessed ahead of kickoff. Arteta can’t call upon Martinelli following his sending off at Molineux, so either Emile Smith Rowe or Nicolas Pepe are set to start.
Brentford Team News
Christian Eriksen, former Tottenham Hotspur playmaker and current Dane of the Year, featured Brentford in a friendly against lower-league Oxford City on Wednesday. However, Saturday’s match against Norwich will come too soon for the 30-year-old.
Prediction and Odds
Arsenal is having trouble scoring recently, but they’ve had issues with Brentford before. The match this weekend could be difficult for the away side.
- Arsenal Win
- Goals Under 2.5
- No Score Away
