Arsenal vs Brentford
Match pulse
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 10.0Team stats
Player of the game
Mikel Merino
ARS · 1 G, 1 A
Deserved to win
Arsenal created better chances: they win this game 13% of the time
Play by play
- Match ends, Arsenal 2, Brentford 0.
- Second Half ends, Arsenal 2, Brentford 0.
- 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
- 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
- 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 - 90'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 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
- 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.
- 86'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 84'

Delay in match because of an injury Piero Hincapié (Arsenal).
- 84'

Delay in match because of an injury Igor Thiago (Brentford).
- 83'
SubSubbed on for D. Rice
Substitution, Arsenal. Viktor Gyökeres replaces Declan Rice because of an injury.
V. Gyökeres
- 82'

Delay in match because of an injury Declan Rice (Arsenal).
- 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
- 79'

Free kick won
Michael Kayode (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79'

Foul
Foul by Eberechi Eze (Arsenal).
- 77'

Corner awarded
Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Piero Hincapié.
- 74'
SubSubbed on for E. Pinnock
Substitution, Brentford. Nathan Collins replaces Ethan Pinnock.
N. Collins
- 74'
SubSubbed on for R. Henry
Substitution, Brentford. Keane Lewis-Potter replaces Rico Henry.
K. Lewis-Potter
- 70'

Foul
Foul by Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford).
- 70'

Free kick won
Eberechi Eze (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- 65'

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

