Match Report
The table gap was wide: 32 points between Arsenal (1st, 85 pts) and Brentford (9th, 53 pts). On recent form Brentford sat only 14th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 9th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Brentford 1.45 scored and 1.37 conceded per game, Arsenal 1.87 and 0.71, with the league averaging 1.38.
Arsenal had won four straight, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
Across 11 recorded meetings, Brentford have 1 win to Arsenal's 8, with 2 draws, at 2.45 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Gtech Community Stadium (capacity 17,250). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-1.
Goal scorers
Brentford: Keane Lewis-Potter (71') · Arsenal: Noni Madueke (61')
Key stats
Possession: Brentford 41% · Arsenal 59% · Total shots: 12-7 · On target: 3-2 · Corners: 6-4