Arsenal vs Brentford

3 December 2025 · Premier League · 2025/26 · Referee Tony Harrington

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Mikel Merino 11’
  • Bukayo Saka 90+1’

Match summary

Arsenal beat Brentford 2-0. Arsenal led 1-0 at half-time.

Mikel Merino put Arsenal ahead with a header in the 11th minute, set up by Ben White and Bukayo Saka made it 2-0 in stoppage time, set up by Mikel Merino.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.69 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Brentford's 0.59 from 6.

Match stats

62% Possession 38%
15 Shots 6
7 Shots on target 1
4 Corners 8
122 Attacks 66
61 Dangerous attacks 26
542 Passes 333
84% Pass accuracy 77%
26 Tackles 19
7 Fouls 9
0 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 0

Key events

Arsenal Brentford
Kick-off
Mikel MerinoHeader1-0 (Arsenal)
11’
Noni MaduekeShot on target
17’
21’
Kevin SchadeShot on target
Jurriën TimberCristhian MosqueraInjury
44’
Half-time1-0
Second half underway
60’
Igor ThiagoKevin Schade
61’
Mikkel DamsgaardMathias Jensen
Eberechi EzeGabriel Martinelli
61’
61’
Jordan Henderson Vitaly Janelt
Bukayo SakaNoni Madueke
61’
65’
Yegor YarmolyukFoul
Riccardo CalafioriShot on target
66’
Declan RiceShot on target
69’
74’
Nathan CollinsEthan Pinnock
74’
Keane Lewis-PotterRico Henry
Viktor GyökeresDeclan RiceInjury
83’
Riccardo CalafioriShot on target
89’
Bukayo SakaShot on target
89’
Bukayo SakaLeft foot shot2-0 (Arsenal)
90+1’
Full-time2-0

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 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.69 0.59 11’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), 1-0 11’ 90+1’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 2-0 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.69 0.59 11’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), 1-0 Merino 11’ 90+1’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 2-0 Saka 90+1’
Arsenal 2.69 xGBrentford 0.59 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Arsenal attacking 
69’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 89’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 11’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 21’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), from a corner, 0.43 xG, saved 37’ Noni Madueke (Arsenal), open play, 0.37 xG, blocked 17’ Noni Madueke (Arsenal), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 90+1’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 27’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 33’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 89’ Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 17’ Ben White (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+3’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 69’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Sepp van den Berg (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 50’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 69’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 89’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.48 xG, saved 11’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 21’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), from a corner, 0.43 xG, saved 37’ Noni Madueke (Arsenal), open play, 0.37 xG, blocked 17’ Noni Madueke (Arsenal), open play, 0.20 xG, saved 90+1’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 27’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 33’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 89’ Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 17’ Ben White (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90+3’ Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Dango Ouattara (Brentford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 40’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 66’ Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 69’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 10’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 20’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+6’ Sepp van den Berg (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 50’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Arsenal 4-3-3 Starting XI
Raya
White
Mosquera 44’
Hincapié
Calafiori
Ødegaard
Zubimendi
Rice 83’
Madueke 61’
Merino
Martinelli 61’
Brentford 5-3-2 Starting XI
Kelleher
Henry 74’
Berg
Pinnock 74’
Ajer
Kayode
Jensen 61’
Janelt 61’
Yarmolyuk
Schade 60’
Ouattara

Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David Raya GK900 0.000.000
Ben White DEF9011 0.060.522
Piero Hincapié DEF900 0.000.000
Cristhian Mosquera DEF430 0.000.000
Riccardo Calafiori DEF902 0.120.000
Martin Odegaard MID901 0.030.424
Martín Zubimendi MID900 0.000.000
Declan Rice MID863 0.150.433
Noni Madueke FWD642 0.570.000
Mikel Merino FWD90113 1.040.192
Gabriel Martinelli FWD641 0.090.061
Jurriën Timber Sub470 0.000.000
Bukayo Saka Sub2612 0.630.000
Eberechi Eze Sub260 0.000.031
Viktor Gyokeres Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 66% Avg odds 1.43
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.53
Brentford win 13% Avg odds 7.43

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

Form going into the game

Arsenal WWDWD
Brentford WLWLW

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Previous and next meeting

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Timeline, lineups and team statistics from Sportmonks. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.