Brentford Vs Arsenal (13/08/2021) - Live Commentary & Match Updates

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Brentford Vs Arsenal (13/08/2021)

Brentford

Thomas Frank


First Eleven
1 David Raya
20 Kristoffer Ajer  
5 Ethan Pinnock
18 Pontus Jansson
15 Frank Onyeka  
3 Rico Henry
6 Christian Nørgaard  
7 Sergi Canós  
27 Vitaly Janelt
17 Ivan Toney
19 Bryan Mbeumo
Substitutes
13 Patrik Gunnarsson
4 Charlie Goode
29 Mads Bech Sørensen  
30 Mads Roerslev
11 Yoane Wissa
28 Mads Bidstrup  
9 Marcus Forss
14 Saman Ghoddos
21 Halil Dervisoglu

Brentford Community Stadium


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22' Sergi Canós
73' Christian Nørgaard
LIVE COMMENTARY
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BRENTFORD 2-0 ARSENAL
90+5'
Saka tries to get down the left and wants a penalty. Nothing doing there. Goal kick.
90+3'
Tierney cross.
Brentford win the first ball. Arsenal fail to recycle the chance.
90+2'
More desperate football from Arsenal. Lokonga takes aim from 30 yards. Wide again.
88'
CHANCE! Superb from Smith Rowe. He spins and finds Tierney on the left.
87'
Attempt missed.
Pablo Marí header from the right side of the six yard box following a corner.
83'
Attempt missed.
Nuno Tavares left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
80'
Substitution, Brentford.
Mads Bidstrup replaces Frank Onyeka.
81'
Substitution, Arsenal.
Nuno Tavares replaces Calum Chambers.
77'
Attempt missed.
Nicolas Pépé left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
⚽ 73'
Goal! Brentford 2-0 Arsenal.
Christian Nørgaard header from very close range.
71'
Substitution, Arsenal.
Reiss Nelson replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
71'
Substitution, Brentford.
Mads Bech Sørensen replaces Kristoffer Ajer.
70'
Attempt missed.
Granit Xhaka left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
67'
Attempt blocked.
Calum Chambers right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
66'
Attempt saved.
Sergi Canós right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved.
65'
CHANCE!
Arsenal play out from the back with White calling the tune. It ends with Tierney latching onto the loose ball about 15 yards out and his strike deflects inches wide of the post.
60'
Attempt saved.
Albert Sambi Lokonga left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
🔄 59'
Substitution, Arsenal.
Bukayo Saka replaces Folarin Balogun.
55'
Foul by Rico Henry.
Calum Chambers wins a free kick on the right wing.
51'
Attempt saved.
Emile Smith Rowe right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
50'
Just like in the first half, Arsenal are dominating possession here without troubling Brentford in the final third.
48'
SAVE! Lokonga picks out Xhaka through the middle and he sweeps it out to Tierney with his first touch. He cuts inside and goes for goal instead of swinging in a cross this time, but his low shot is held by Raya at the near post.
46'
Second Half begins..
H-T
Brentford 1-0 Arsenal.
42'
Attempt saved.
Folarin Balogun header from the centre of the box is saved.
41'
Tierney sends in his third cross of the evening. It's another teasing one. Balogun and Pepe are lurking but Pinnock wins the first ball before Raya mops up.
38'
Attempt missed.
Folarin Balogun right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
37'
Same old from Arsenal. Xhaka takes an age to turn about 20 yards from his own goal and gets pressed by Onyeka.
35'
Foul by Nicolas Pépé.
Ethan Pinnock wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33'
Attempt missed.
Nicolas Pépé left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left
31'
Attempt missed.
Folarin Balogun right footed shot from the centre of the box.
28'
SHOT!
Canos again involved. He decides against shooting from 30 yards but plays a one-two with Onyeka. He gets the return but spoons an effort way over Leno's crossbar. I'm sure he can be forgiven for that one.
25'
Offside, Arsenal.
Nicolas Pépé tries a through ball, but Folarin Balogun is caught offside.
⚽ 22'
GOAL! BRENTFORD 1-0 ARSENAL (Canos, 22')
18'
Tierney picks out another pocket of space down the left and fizzes a good cross into the middle of the box.
16'
Attempt missed.
Calum Chambers right footed shot from the right side of the box.
16'
Good spell of possession for Arsenal, but they're struggling to find a way in behind Brentford's compact defence.
14'
GOOD PLAY!
Smith Rowe drops into the pocket and frightens the life out of the Brentford defence.
9'
Pepe and Smith Rowe are linking up nicely. Pepe finds space on the right and lifts a cute ball in but Raya is out quickly to make the claim.
4'
Foul by Christian Nørgaard.
Emile Smith Rowe wins a free kick in the attacking half.
2'
Attempt saved.
Kieran Tierney left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
1'
First Half begins..

ARSENAL

Mikel Arteta


First Eleven
19 Bernd Leno
21 Calum Chambers  
4 Ben White
22 Pablo Marí
03 Kieran Tierney
23 Sambi Lokonga
29 Granit Xhaka
35 Gabriel Martinelli  
55 Emile Smith Rowe
19 Nicolas Pépé
38 F. Balogun  
Substitutes
44 K. Hein
24 Héctor Bellerín
17 Cédric Soares
55 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
16 Rob Holding
20 Nuno Tavares  
35 Mohamed Elneny
61 Reiss Nelson  
87 Bukayo Saka  

Brentford - Lineup

First Eleven
1 David Raya
20 Kristoffer Ajer  
5 Ethan Pinnock
18 Pontus Jansson
15 Frank Onyeka  
3 Rico Henry
6 Christian Nørgaard  
7 Sergi Canós  
27 Vitaly Janelt
17 Ivan Toney
19 Bryan Mbeumo
Substitutes
13 Patrik Gunnarsson
4 Charlie Goode
29 Mads Bech Sørensen  
30 Mads Roerslev
11 Yoane Wissa
28 Mads Bidstrup  
9 Marcus Forss
14 Saman Ghoddos
21 Halil Dervisoglu

ARSENAL - Lineup

First Eleven
19 Bernd Leno
21 Calum Chambers  
4 Ben White
22 Pablo Marí
03 Kieran Tierney
23 Sambi Lokonga
29 Granit Xhaka
35 Gabriel Martinelli  
55 Emile Smith Rowe
19 Nicolas Pépé
38 F. Balogun  
Substitutes
44 K. Hein
24 Héctor Bellerín
17 Cédric Soares
55 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
16 Rob Holding
20 Nuno Tavares  
35 Mohamed Elneny
61 Reiss Nelson  
87 Bukayo Saka