Arsenal v Brentford: Premier League – stay

23 min: Arsenal win one other nook. It’s on Rice’s facet of the pitch and his inswinger in the direction of the far submit seems to hit Saliba’s again earlier than going out for an additional nook off Keane Lewis-Potter. Over to you Ethan Nwaneri …

22 min: Damsgaard performs a crossfield ball to Mbeumo, who performs a first-time volley into the trail of Ajer, who had proven Martinelli a clear pair of heels. His shot is saved by Raya however that was a good likelihood on the finish of an eyecatching transfer.

20 min: Nwaneri takes the nook quick to Zinchenko, who performs it inside to Jorginho. It appears like a routine from the coaching floor and … effectively, suffice to remain it in all probability ought to have stayed there for some time longer. Brentford clear their strains after Arsenal fail to get the ball into their penalty space.

19 min: Saliba advances with the ball at his ft and performs it large to Partey. His cross is put behind for a nook by Kristoffer Ajer.

16 min: Arsenal start to claim their dominance, patiently urgent and probing for a gap on the sting of the ultimate third. Brentford win the ball and attempt to break upfield, however as soon as once more William Saliba is available to glide again and stop Kevin Schade discovering a route in the direction of the Arsenal aim.

15 min: Kevin Schade tries to play Bryan Mbeumo in behind with a weighted move that’s barely overhit. William Saliba reads his intention and is first to the ball forward of the burly Brentford winger.

13 min: Mikkel Damsgaard takes the nook however his supply is poor. Arsenal clear on the close to submit, with Zinchenko doing the honours.

12 min: Tierney squanders possession out by the far touchline, passing the ball straight to Wissa close to the midway line. Brentford win a nook after good work by Keane Lewis-Potter, the ball going out off Partey.

10 min: Arsenal win their first nook of the sport after Martinelli has a cross-shot from a good angle put behind by Mark Flekken. Brentford half-clear the nook however the ball is recycled and crossed to the far submit by Rice. Partey is unable to select a teammate together with his header again throughout the penalty space.

9 min: Ethan Nwaneri and Partey mix down the suitable earlier than slipping the ball inside to Declan Rice. The ball breaks to Nwaneri on the sting of the realm however his shot is blocked by Vitaly Janelt.

8 min: Kevin Schade robs Leandro Trossard of possession in midfield however proceeds to run into visitors and loses the ball.

7 min: Thomas Partey heads a Brentford cross into the Arsenal field clear after a pleasant passing transfer by Thomas Frank’s crew.

6 min: There’s a break in play and Leandro Trossard has an prolonged moan on the referee, prompting Brentford defender Nathan Collins to burst out laughing. I’m undecided what that’s about.

5 min: Arsenal win an early free-kick deep inside their very own half. It’s a mite too far out for even Declan Rice to have a crack so David Raya, previously of the Brentford parish, will get it launched upfield.

3 min: Sepp van den Berg and Vitaly Janelt mix as Brentford attempt to play the ball out from the again. They leather-based the ball forwards within the basic route of Yoane Wissa however William Saliba tidies up on the again for Arsenal.

2 min: Kieran Tierney, making his first Premier League begin for Arsenal since Could 2023, will get an early contact on his eighth league look of the season.

1 min: Thomas Partey takes an early throw-in for Arsenal, deep inside his personal half. He’s taking part in at right-back for the Gunners as we speak.

1 min: Following a fast knee to remind everybody that soccer is for everybody and there’s no room for racism or another type of discrimination within the sport, Brentford get the ball rolling. They will not be as exalted as Arsenal’s midweek Champions League opponents however I fancy them to provide their hosts extra of a sport. Sport on!

Not lengthy now: Simon Hooper and his crew of match officers lead each units of gamers out on to the Emirates sward on a cool and balmy evening in London. Jorginho and Christian Norgaard are the skippers and kick-off is just some minutes away.

Brentford: The Bees haven’t gained at Arsenal since 1938, though it’s in all probability solely truthful to level out that they’ve solely performed them at Highbury or The Emirates 5 instances within the intervening 87 years.

Arsenal: Mikel Arteta has praised Declan Rice for his initiative after the midfielder ignored the directions of Arsenal’s set-piece coach earlier than scoring the primary of his two free-kicks towards Actual Madrid. Ed Aarons studies …

Right this moment’s Premier League outcomes

• Manchester Metropolis 5-2 Crystal Palace

• Brighton 2-2 Leicester Metropolis

• Nottingham Forest 0-1 Everton

• Southampton 0-3 Aston Villa

• View the Premier League desk

Right this moment’s match officers

• Referee: Simon Hooper.

• Assistants: Adrian Holmes and Simon Lengthy.

• Fourth official: Will Finnie.

• VAR: James Bell.

• Assistant VAR: Nick Greenhalgh.

These groups: Unsurprisingly, Mikel Arteta makes 5 modifications to the facet that lined up towards Actual Madrid, with Jurrien Timber, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Mikel Merino all dropping to the bench for this night’s sport.

Kieran Tierney, Jorginho, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Leandro Trossard and EthanNwaneri come into the facet that can face Brentford this night. Jorginho will captain the facet within the absence of Martin Odegaard. There’s no place for Ben White within the matchday squad, the defender having picked up a knock in coaching.

Thomas Frank makes only one chanfe to the Bees facet that drew with Chelsea final outing. Vitaly Yanelt comes into midfield, with Yehor Yarmoliuk making approach. Plagued with harm all season and but to make his debut for Brentford after signing from Gremio final August, the 19-year-old winger Gustavo Nunes is on the bench after recovering from a again harm.

Arsenal: Raya, Partey, Saliba, Kiwior, Tierney, Jorginho, Zinchenko, Rice, Nwaneri, Martinelli, Trossard.

Subs: Neto, Timber, Lewis-Skelly, Henry-Francis, Odegaard, Saka, Merino, Butler-Oyedeji, Sterling.

Brentford: Flekken; Ajer, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Norgaard, Janelt, Damsgaard; Schade, Wissa, Mbeumo

Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Mee, Yarmoliuk, Konak, Kayode, Nunes

Early crew information

Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka could also be rested after choosing up knocks within the Actual Madrid sport, a state of affairs that might result in Jorginho and Ethan Nwaneri getting begins. Raheem Sterling can be accessible after lacking out on the Actual Madrid sport by way of suspension.

Gabriel, Kai Havertz, Riccardo Calafiori, Gabriel Jesus and Takehiro Tomiyasu all stay sidelined, though Mikel Arteta revealed yesterday that Havertz is prone to return from his hamstring harm earlier than the top of the season.

For Brentford, Rico Henry is accessible for choice after getting back from the hamstring harm that has saved him sidelined since January and will make what could be solely his third look of the season. Fabio Carvalho, Aaron Hickey, Gustavo Nunes, Igor Thiago and Josh Dasilva all stay out.

Excessive on the hog after their surprisingly emphatic Champions League quarter-final first leg win over Actual Madrid, Arsenal host Brentford as they try to keep up their apparently forlorn pursuit of table-toppers Liverpool, who lead them by 11 factors within the Premier League with simply seven rounds of fixtures left to go.

Twelfth within the desk with little left to play for past satisfaction, Brentford go into this sport having taken simply 5 factors from the previous 15 accessible however will likely be hopeful of beating a facet with a couple of eye on Wednesday’s extra necessary task on the Bernabeu. Kick-off on the Emirates is at 5.30pm (BST) however we’ll have crew information and build-up within the meantime.