Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Brentford FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2024-25
Brentford FC
1 – 3
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Wed 1 Jan 2025 · 17:30 UTC Brentford Community Stadium 17,190 HT 45' · FT 45'
Bryan Mbeumo 13' 1–0
1–1 29' Gabriel Jesus
1–2 50' Mikel Merino
1–3 53' Martinelli
Y 17' Jurrien Timber
Christian Norgaard 26' Y
Y 57' Riccardo Calafiori

Overview

Match Preview

Brentford FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at Brentford Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Assistant 1 Edward Smart (England)
  • Assistant 2 Nicholas Greenhalgh (England)
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 10.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

1
3
6
Brentford FC 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-01 Brentford FC 1–3 Arsenal FC 2024-03-09 Arsenal FC 2–1 Brentford FC 2023-11-25 Brentford FC 0–1 Arsenal FC 2023-02-11 Arsenal FC 1–1 Brentford FC 2022-09-18 Brentford FC 0–3 Arsenal FC

Recent Form

Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Arsenal FC H 1–3 L
27 Dec Brighton & Hove Albion FC A 0–0 D
21 Dec Nottingham Forest FC H 0–2 L
15 Dec Chelsea FC A 1–2 L
07 Dec Newcastle United FC H 4–2 W
04 Dec Aston Villa FC A 1–3 L
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Brentford FC A 3–1 W
27 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 1–0 W
21 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 5–1 W
14 Dec Everton FC H 0–0 D
11 Dec AS Monaco FC H 3–0 W
08 Dec Fulham FC A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Brentford FC Arsenal FC
#4 Position #2
9 Points 12
5 Played 5
2 / 3 / 0 W / D / L 4 / 0 / 1
10 Scored 8
4 Conceded 4
+6 GD +4
1.80 PPG 2.40
40% Win % 80%

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Brentford FC this season
60% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

Brentford FC are 4th (9 pts). Arsenal FC are 2nd (12 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brentford FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/1
46-60
3/1
61-75
1/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Arsenal FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/1
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brentford FC
Kevin Schade 3 G
Vitaly Janelt 2 G
Keane Lewis-Potter 1 G 1 A
Michael Kayode 1 G
Arsenal FC
Bukayo Saka 3 G
Martin Odegaard 2 G
Kai Havertz 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Brentford Community Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Brentford FC and Arsenal FC.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Thomas Frank might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' named a 4-3-1-2 earlier, and opted for a 4-3-3 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 13' Bryan Mbeumo puts Brentford FC on the lead.
  • 17' Arsenal FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 22' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 26' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Christian Norgaard on 26 minutes.
  • 29' Gabriel Jesus doubles the advantage! 1-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 34' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brentford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 39' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 44' Brentford FC have won 510 goals from 346 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 49' Arsenal FC is showing some good football. However, Arsenal FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 50' The deadlock is broken! Mikel Merino gets on the scoresheet on 50 minutes.
  • 53' What a moment for Martinelli! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 57' Arsenal FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 57.
  • 62' It’s high time Mikel Arteta made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 67' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Arsenal FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 72' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 75' The Brentford FC manager makes a substitution. Sepp van den Berg departs to be replaced by Ji-soo Kim.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Arsenal FC! Myles Lewis-Skelly comes on to replace Riccardo Calafiori.
  • 83' Riccardo Calafiori is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Brentford FC so far.
  • 88' The crowd applauds Gabriel Jesus as he leaves the pitch. Jorginho steps in for Arsenal FC.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Arsenal FC players.

Lineups

Brentford FC Lineups

4-3-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

Arsenal FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mikel Arteta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Christian Norgaard 2
Kai Havertz 2
Yoane Wissa 2
Gabriel Jesus 2
William Saliba 1
Fabio Vieira 1
Ivan Toney 1
Sergi Canos 1

Head to Head

2025-01-01 Brentford FC 1–3 Arsenal FC 2024-03-09 Arsenal FC 2–1 Brentford FC 2023-11-25 Brentford FC 0–1 Arsenal FC 2023-02-11 Arsenal FC 1–1 Brentford FC 2022-09-18 Brentford FC 0–3 Arsenal FC

Brentford FC Form

2025-01-01 Brentford FC 1–3 Arsenal FC L 2024-12-27 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0–0 Brentford FC D 2024-12-21 Brentford FC 0–2 Nottingham Forest FC L 2024-12-15 Chelsea FC 2–1 Brentford FC L 2024-12-07 Brentford FC 4–2 Newcastle United FC W 2024-12-04 Aston Villa FC 3–1 Brentford FC L

Arsenal FC Form

2025-01-01 Brentford FC 1–3 Arsenal FC W 2024-12-27 Arsenal FC 1–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2024-12-21 Crystal Palace FC 1–5 Arsenal FC W 2024-12-14 Arsenal FC 0–0 Everton FC D 2024-12-11 Arsenal FC 3–0 AS Monaco FC W 2024-12-08 Fulham FC 1–1 Arsenal FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.16 Brentford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.74 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC25% Draw26% Arsenal FC49%
Actual: Arsenal FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.9
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Brentford FC or Draw
50%
Draw or Arsenal FC
75%
Brentford FC or Arsenal FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC20% Draw44% Arsenal FC36%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 1
8.8%
0 – 2
8.2%
0 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
6.2%
1 – 0
5.5%
1 – 3
Actual
2 – 2
5.4%
0 – 3
4.7%
2 – 0
3.6%
2 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Brentford FC

Handicap Brentford FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 14% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 22% 28%
+1.5 72% — 28%
+2 72% 15% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.