Brentford vs Arsenal

13 August 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Sergi Canos 22’
  • Christian Nørgaard 73’

Match summary

Brentford won 2-0 at home to Arsenal. Brentford led 1-0 at half-time.

Sergi Canos put Brentford ahead in the 22nd minute, set up by Ethan Pinnock and Christian Nørgaard made it 2-0 with a header in the 73rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Brentford created 1.89 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Arsenal's 1.02 from 22.

Match stats

Brentford Arsenal
8 Shots 22
3 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 5
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.89 xG 1.02
1.89 Non-penalty xG 1.02
7 Deep Completions 10

Key events

Brentford Arsenal
Kick-off
Sergi Canos
Assist: Ethan Pinnock1-0 (Brentford)
22’
Half-time1-0
Christian Nørgaard2-0 (Brentford)
73’
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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.89 1.02 22’ Sergi Canos (Brentford), 1-0 22’ 73’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), 2-0 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.89 1.02 22’ Sergi Canos (Brentford), 1-0 Canos 22’ 73’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), 2-0 Nørgaard 73’
Brentford 1.89 xGArsenal 1.02 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Brentford attacking 
73’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 80’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), from a corner, 0.56 xG, off target 12’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 31’ Folarin Balogun (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 76’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 30’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 87’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 51’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 66’ Sergi Canos (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 28’ Sergi Canos (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+2’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Sergi Canos (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 70’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 46’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 42’ Folarin Balogun (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 67’ Calum Chambers (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Pablo Marí (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Calum Chambers (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Folarin Balogun (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 60’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 86’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.89 xG, goal 80’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), from a corner, 0.56 xG, off target 12’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.12 xG, hit the woodwork 65’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 31’ Folarin Balogun (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 76’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 87’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 30’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 51’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 66’ Sergi Canos (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 28’ Sergi Canos (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90+2’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 70’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 11’ Frank Onyeka (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Sergi Canos (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 46’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 77’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 42’ Folarin Balogun (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 67’ Calum Chambers (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+2’ Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 87’ Pablo Marí (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 16’ Calum Chambers (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Folarin Balogun (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 86’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 2’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 60’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 83’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
David Raya GK900 0.000.000
Pontus Jansson DEF900 0.000.000
Ethan Pinnock DEF9010 0.000.051
Kristoffer Ajer DEF720 0.000.081
Sergi Canos MID9013 0.190.561
Rico Henry MID900 0.000.000
Christian Nørgaard MID9012 1.450.000
Vitaly Janelt MID900 0.000.000
Frank Onyeka MID811 0.050.071
Ivan Toney FWD900 0.000.121
Bryan Mbeumo FWD872 0.200.071
Mads Bech Sørensen Sub180 0.000.000
Mads Bidstrup Sub90 0.000.000
Marcus Forss Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 25% Avg odds 3.89
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.28
Arsenal win 46% Avg odds 2.10

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.