Brentford vs Arsenal

18 September 2022 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee David Coote

Full time 0 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • William Saliba 17’
  • Gabriel Jesus 28’
  • Fábio Vieira 49’

Match summary

Arsenal won comfortably, 3-0 away at Brentford. Arsenal led 2-0 at half-time.

William Saliba put Arsenal ahead with a header in the 17th minute, set up by Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus made it 0-2 with a header in the 28th minute, set up by Granit Xhaka, and Fábio Vieira made it 0-3 in the 49th minute, set up by Bukayo Saka.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 1.32 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Brentford's 0.54 from 5.

Match stats

Brentford Arsenal
5 Shots 13
2 Shots on Target 7
3 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.54 xG 1.32
0.54 Non-penalty xG 1.32
3 Deep Completions 9

Key events

Brentford Arsenal
Kick-off
17’
William Saliba
Assist: Bukayo Saka
0-1 (Arsenal)
28’
Gabriel Jesus
Assist: Granit Xhaka
0-2 (Arsenal)
Half-time0-2
49’
Fábio Vieira
Assist: Bukayo Saka
0-3 (Arsenal)
Full-time0-3

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Granit Xhaka
  • Gabriel Jesus

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 0.54 1.32 17’ William Saliba (Arsenal), 0-1 17’ 28’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), 0-2 28’ 49’ Fábio Vieira (Arsenal), 0-3 49’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.54 1.32 17’ William Saliba (Arsenal), 0-1 Saliba 17’ 28’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), 0-2 Jesus 28’ 49’ Fábio Vieira (Arsenal), 0-3 Vieira 49’
Brentford 0.54 xGArsenal 1.32 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Brentford attacking 
28’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 57’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 71’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 47’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 53’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, off target 2’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 30’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 66’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 17’ William Saliba (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 87’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Gabriel (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Fábio Vieira (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 90+1’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 57’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.30 xG, saved 71’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 47’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 53’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, off target 30’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 2’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 66’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 17’ William Saliba (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, goal 87’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 5’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 41’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 43’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 70’ Gabriel (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 35’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Fábio Vieira (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David Raya GK900 0.000.000
Kristoffer Ajer DEF900 0.000.000
Pontus Jansson DEF900 0.000.000
Ben Mee DEF900 0.000.000
Aaron Hickey MID900 0.000.000
Rico Henry MID900 0.000.031
Mathias Jensen MID710 0.000.001
Vitaly Janelt MID650 0.000.000
Josh Dasilva MID650 0.000.000
Ivan Toney FWD902 0.140.061
Bryan Mbeumo FWD782 0.090.000
Mikkel Damsgaard Sub251 0.310.021
Frank Onyeka Sub250 0.000.000
Shandon Baptiste Sub190 0.000.311
Yoane Wissa Sub120 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 21% Avg odds 4.48
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.89
Arsenal win 54% Avg odds 1.80

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

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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.