Brentford vs Arsenal

25 November 2023 · Premier League · 2023/24 · Referee Tim Robinson

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Kai Havertz 89’

Match summary

Arsenal won 1-0 away at Brentford, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Kai Havertz put Arsenal ahead with a header in the 89th minute, set up by Bukayo Saka.

There was little between the sides on chances: Brentford created 1.91 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots, Arsenal 1.83 from 15.

Match stats

Brentford Arsenal
9 Shots 15
3 Shots on Target 4
1 Corners 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.66 xG 1.83
1.66 Non-penalty xG 1.83
4 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Brentford Arsenal
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
89’
Kai Havertz
Assist: Bukayo Saka0-1 (Arsenal)
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Brentford
  • Kristoffer Ajer
Arsenal
  • Gabriel Martinelli

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 1.91 1.83 89’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), 0-1 89’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.91 1.83 89’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), 0-1 Havertz 89’
Brentford 1.91 xGArsenal 1.83 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Brentford attacking 
13’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 77’ Neal Maupay (Brentford), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 89’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 13’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.42 xG, blocked 25’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 42’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 30’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 48’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 77’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 48’ Saman Ghoddos (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 31’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 52’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 88’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 40’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 4’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Neal Maupay (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 11’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ William Saliba (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.60 xG, off target 77’ Neal Maupay (Brentford), open play, 0.54 xG, off target 89’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 13’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.42 xG, blocked 25’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 42’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 48’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 77’ Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 30’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 48’ Saman Ghoddos (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 31’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 52’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 40’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 88’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 4’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 39’ Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 77’ Neal Maupay (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 85’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 11’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Yehor Yarmolyuk (Brentford), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 84’ William Saliba (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mark Flekken GK900 0.000.000
Saman Ghoddos DEF901 0.090.021
Ethan Pinnock DEF900 0.000.000
Kristoffer Ajer DEF901 0.110.000
Ben Mee DEF900 0.000.091
Vitaly Janelt DEF900 0.000.541
Christian Nørgaard MID901 0.030.000
Frank Onyeka MID900 0.000.000
Yehor Yarmolyuk MID751 0.020.000
Bryan Mbeumo FWD902 0.490.152
Yoane Wissa FWD751 0.600.492
Neal Maupay Sub152 0.580.000
Shandon Baptiste Sub150 0.000.000
Zanka Sub10 0.000.000
Keane Lewis-Potter Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 17% Avg odds 5.73
Draw 24% Avg odds 4.06
Arsenal win 59% Avg odds 1.61

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

Form going into the game

Brentford LWWWL
Arsenal WDWLW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Arsenal 1-1 Brentford, 11 Feb 23 Next meeting: Arsenal 2-1 Brentford, 09 Mar 24  All Brentford vs Arsenal meetings

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.