Arsenal vs Brentford

19 February 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Jonathan Moss

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Emile Smith-Rowe 48’
  • Bukayo Saka 79’
  • Christian Nørgaard 90+3’

Match summary

Arsenal saw off Brentford 2-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Emile Smith-Rowe put Arsenal ahead in the 48th minute, set up by Alexandre Lacazette, Bukayo Saka made it 2-0 in the 79th minute, set up by Thomas Partey, and Christian Nørgaard pulled one back to make it 2-1 in stoppage time, set up by Kristoffer Ajer.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 1.57 expected goals (xG) from 24 shots to Brentford's 0.64 from 6.

Match stats

Arsenal Brentford
24 Shots 6
8 Shots on Target 2
14 Corners 0
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.52 xG 0.64
1.52 Non-penalty xG 0.64
3 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Arsenal Brentford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Emile Smith-Rowe
Assist: Alexandre Lacazette1-0 (Arsenal)
48’
Bukayo Saka
Assist: Thomas Partey2-0 (Arsenal)
79’
90+3’
Christian Nørgaard
Assist: Kristoffer Ajer2-1 (Brentford)
Full-time2-1

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Gabriel
Brentford
  • Pontus Jansson

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 1.57 0.64 48’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), 1-0 48’ 79’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 2-0 79’ 90+3’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), 2-1 90+3’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.57 0.64 48’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), 1-0 Smith-Rowe 48’ 79’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), 2-0 Saka 79’ 90+3’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), 2-1 Nørgaard 90+3’
Arsenal 1.57 xGBrentford 0.64 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Arsenal attacking 
90+3’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), set piece, 0.44 xG, goal 76’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 77’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 4’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 79’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 12’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 32’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 4’ Ben White (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 48’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 62’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 8’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 46’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90+3’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 60’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 85’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Ben White (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Cédric Soares (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+3’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), set piece, 0.44 xG, goal 76’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 77’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 79’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 4’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 32’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 12’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 4’ Ben White (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 11’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 48’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 62’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 8’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 42’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 59’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 17’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 73’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 25’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 34’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 85’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 22’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 37’ Ben White (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Cédric Soares (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 50’ Yoane Wissa (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
Cédric Soares DEF901 0.020.142
Gabriel DEF900 0.000.000
Ben White DEF902 0.090.172
Kieran Tierney DEF901 0.070.000
Thomas Partey MID9015 0.180.112
Granit Xhaka MID900 0.000.083
Bukayo Saka MID9016 0.340.081
Martin Odegaard MID903 0.450.031
Emile Smith-Rowe MID7912 0.120.000
Alexandre Lacazette FWD8813 0.170.183
Nicolas Pepe Sub111 0.140.000
Eddie Nketiah Sub20 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 63% Avg odds 1.54
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.96
Brentford win 13% Avg odds 7.27

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

Form going into the game

Arsenal WWLDW
Brentford LLLLD

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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.