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Arsenal vs Brentford

Premier League
Arsenal
10-3-1
2-0
Final
Emirates Stadium
TV: Fubo

Match pulse

ARSAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTBRE
62%Possession38%
15Shots6
7On target1
4Corners8
1Saves5
7Fouls9
65'Yehor YarmoliukBRE
Team1H2HT
ARS112
BRE000

Who won: Arsenal 2-0

Arsenal beat Brentford 2-0 on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 at Emirates Stadium. Goals for Arsenal: Mikel Merino (11') and Bukayo Saka (90'+1').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.0Mikel MerinoF
  2. 27.4David RayaG
  3. 37.3Ben WhiteRB
  4. 47.0Riccardo CalafioriLB
  5. 56.8Bukayo SakaSUB
  6. 66.6Piero HincapiéCD-L
  7. 76.6Declan RiceLM
  8. 86.5Noni MaduekeRF
  9. 96.5Caoimhín KelleherG
  10. 106.4Martín ZubimendiCM
  11. 116.4Martin ØdegaardRM
  12. 126.4Gabriel MartinelliLF

Team stats

ARSBRE
7Fouls9
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
4Corner Kicks8
1Saves5
61.9Possession38.1
15SHOTS6
7ON GOAL1
0.5On Target %0.2
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
456Accurate Passes255
542Passes333
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
2Accurate Crosses3
15Crosses12
0.1Cross %0.3
55Long Balls65
25Accurate Long Balls28
0.5Long Balls %0.4
4Blocked Shots3
14Effective Tackles12
26Tackles19
0.5Tackle %0.6
6Interceptions10
25Effective Clearances34
25Clearances34

Player of the game

Mikel Merino

ARS · 1 G, 1 A

8.0

Deserved to win

13%
ARS · 0.14 xG
83%
Draw
5%
BRE · 0.06 xG

Arsenal created better chances: they win this game 13% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Arsenal 2, Brentford 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Brentford 0.
  3. 90'+6'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Sepp van den Berg (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Igor Thiago with a headed pass.

    S. van den Berg

  4. 90'+3'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Keane Lewis-Potter (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mikkel Damsgaard.

    K. Lewis-Potter

  5. GOAL90'+1'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    B. Saka · ast M. Merino

    Goal! Arsenal 2, Brentford 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikel Merino with a through ball following a fast break.

    ARS 2 - 0 BRE
  6. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  7. 89'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford).

    B. Saka

  8. 89'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.

  9. 86'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  10. 84'

    Delay in match because of an injury Piero Hincapié (Arsenal).

  11. 84'

    Delay in match because of an injury Igor Thiago (Brentford).

  12. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Rice

    Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Declan Rice because of an injury.

    V. Gyökeres

  13. 82'

    Delay in match because of an injury Declan Rice (Arsenal).

  14. 80'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eberechi Eze.

    D. Rice

  15. 79'

    Free kick won

    Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 79'

    Foul

    Foul by Eberechi Eze (Arsenal).

  17. 77'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.

  18. 74'
    Sub

    Subbed on for E. Pinnock

    Substitution, Brentford. Nathan Collins replaces Ethan Pinnock.

    N. Collins

  19. 74'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Henry

    Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Rico Henry.

    K. Lewis-Potter

  20. 70'

    Foul

    Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).

  21. 70'

    Free kick won

    Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 69'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Mikel Merino (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.

    M. Merino

  23. 69'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Mikel Merino.

  24. 66'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Caoimhín Kelleher (Brentford). Assisted by Declan Rice.

    R. Calafiori

  25. 65'

    Yellow card

    Yehor Yarmoliuk (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Y. Yarmoliuk

Leaders

ARSBRE
Total Shots
Mikel Merino
3
Vitaly Janelt
2
Accurate Passes
Piero Hincapié
63
Sepp van den Berg
36
Saves
David Raya
1
Caoimhín Kelleher
5