Arsenal vs Brentford

9 March 2024 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Robert Jones

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Declan Rice 19’
  • Kai Havertz 86’
  • Yoane Wissa 45+4’

Match summary

Arsenal saw off Brentford 2-1, with a late winner. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Declan Rice put Arsenal ahead with a header in the 19th minute, set up by Ben White, Yoane Wissa equalised in first-half stoppage time, and Kai Havertz won it with a header in the 86th minute, set up by Ben White.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 1.59 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Brentford's 0.73 from 9.

Match stats

Arsenal Brentford
17 Shots 9
6 Shots on Target 4
10 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.59 xG 0.73
1.59 Non-penalty xG 0.73
20 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Arsenal Brentford
Kick-off
Declan Rice
Assist: Ben White1-0 (Arsenal)
19’
45+4’
Yoane Wissa1-1 (Brentford)
Half-time1-1
Kai Havertz
Assist: Ben White2-1 (Arsenal)
86’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Arsenal
  • Gabriel
  • Kai Havertz
Brentford
  • Zanka
  • Nathan Collins
  • Frank Onyeka
  • Yoane Wissa

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.59 0.73 19’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), 1-0 19’ 45+4’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), 1-1 45+4’ 86’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), 2-1 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.59 0.73 19’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), 1-0 Rice 19’ 45+4’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), 1-1 Wissa 45+4’ 86’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), 2-1 Havertz 86’
Arsenal 1.59 xGBrentford 0.73 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Arsenal attacking 
86’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 71’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 59’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 49’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 24’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 43’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 67’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+10’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 16’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 27’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 18’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 41’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 49’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 4’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Zanka (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 86’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 71’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 59’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 49’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 24’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 43’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 67’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+10’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 16’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), from a corner, 0.08 xG, saved 27’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.07 xG, off target 18’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 18’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 51’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 54’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 60’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 19’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 49’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 4’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 74’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 50’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Zanka (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 55’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
Ben White DEF9020 0.000.623
Gabriel DEF902 0.200.000
William Saliba DEF900 0.000.000
Jakub Kiwior DEF840 0.000.101
Martin Odegaard MID903 0.160.203
Declan Rice MID9013 0.100.000
Jorginho MID750 0.000.031
Bukayo Saka FWD903 0.170.192
Kai Havertz FWD9014 0.820.000
Leandro Trossard FWD842 0.130.203
Gabriel Jesus Sub150 0.000.000
Oleksandr Zinchenko Sub60 0.000.000
Reiss Nelson Sub60 0.000.101
Thomas Partey Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 79% Avg odds 1.21
Draw 14% Avg odds 7.14
Brentford win 7% Avg odds 13.36

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.