London –
No goals have been scored in the first half Arsenal vs Brentford. Arsenal are dominant, but the visitors are more threatening at the Emirates Stadium, Saturday (11/2/2023) evening WIB.
Course of the Match
Brentford started the match and immediately spread threats in the fifth minute. Ivan Toney attacked from the right and sent a cross which was struck by Rico Henry, but his shot went overboard.
Arsenal responded in the 15th minute. Bukayo Saka teamed up with Martin Odegaard, then tried to shoot. He failed to kick perfectly because he fell under pressure from Brentford players.
barely! Arsenal almost conceded in the 25th minute. Brentford pressed on and took possession in Arsenal’s defence, with Bryan Mbeumo sending in a cut-back that Toney grabbed, then ended up hitting the crossbar!
Arsenal continued to press, but it was Brentford who again posed a threat. Toney’s hard shot in the 39th minute was driven away by Aaron Ramsdale.
Arsenal built a slick attack in the 43rd minute. Ben White crossed from the right, then Granit Xhaka bounced into the middle with a header.
Gabriel Martinelli took the ball with a volley and it still bounced. The first half ended goalless.
Lineup:
Arsenal: Aaron Ramsdale; Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Oleksandr Zinchenko; Thomas Partey, Granite Heritage; Bukayo Foot, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli; Eddie Little
Brentford: David Raya; Kristoffer Ajer, Ethan Pinnock, Ben Mee; Mads Rasmussen Roerslev, Vitaly Janelt, Christian Norgaard, Mathias Jensen, Rico Henry; Ivan Toney, Bryan Mbeumo
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