Premier League results
The 3pm kick-offs are all wrapped up – a big win for Newcastle over Chelsea, and a significant result for Luton as they move four points clear of Sheffield United:
Burnley 1-2 West Ham
Luton 2-1 Crystal Palace
Newcastle 4-1 Chelsea
Nottingham Forest 2-3 Brighton
Sheffield United 1-3 Bournemouth
Mikel Arteta is next in front of the TNT Sports microphone
“I’m very proud, it is a big number and a big club,” Arteta says as he prepares to oversee a 200th Arsenal game. “It is a big privilege.
“We are really going to have to earn it because it is a tough place to come. Brentford are able to take the game where they want to, and they have real threat.
[On Aaron Ramsdale]: “I have got top players and I love all of them, and I try to give them all opportunities. A few get a big one today. We have quite a few injuries in central areas so we had to try something different today. Leandro Trossard has been exceptional, he’s a big creator around the box and he works hard.”
And Brentford manager Thomas Frank has been grabbed by TNT Sports for a pre-match chat
“Everything is done and dusted – the final message to the players is routine,” Frank explains from his office at the Brentford Community Stadium. “Just a few bits on the line-up from Arsenal, besides that, I just try to kill time. I’m watching a bit of Luton because we play them next Saturday.
“I invite managers in after the game. Some you have a closer relationship with, some not. But I always invite them in, and some come. There’s a wine fridge there, and a few beers there.
“There eare a lot of teams that have injury issues, but we’ve got a thin squad, so it’s a challenge we need to solve. I’m a big believer that the team we’ve put out there will do the job. Mattias Jensen picked up a minor adductor strain but we’re hoping we’ll be ready for Luton.”
Frank also confirms that Saman Ghoddos will be deployed as a wing-back, with Brentford sticking with a three centre-back system.
Brentford vs Arsenal
Brentford have lost just one of their last ten Premier League home games. Their goals this season are interesting – given how the three promoted teams have struggled, and Everton’s points deduction, safety should be easily enough to secure, but a growing injury list might inhibit their ambitions of pushing for a place higher up the table. Chelsea’s heavy defeat to Newcastles leaves a top half spot theirs for the taking, though – and a win over a contender would be a real boost at this stage of the season.
Brentford vs Arsenal
So it looks like a switch of system for Brentford from a back five to a back four, with the loss of Nathan Collins obviously a significant blow. Saman Ghoddos comes in further forward to add threat alongside Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo.
Leandro Trossard is a midfield starter for Arsenal, in a surprise. All sorts of attacking potential in that front five, though, with Declan Rice having to knit it all together from a holding role.
Team News – Arsenal
Arsenal XI: Ramsdale; Tomiyasu, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Rice, Trossard; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli
Team News – Brentford
Brentford XI: Flekken; Ajer, Mee, Pinnock, Janelt; Norgaard, Onyeka, Yarmoliuk; Mbeumo, Ghoddos, Wissa
Brentford vs Arsenal
Just a few minutes now until the teams are named. It was Leandro Trossard alongside Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli last time out for Arsenal – does Mikel Arteta bring Gabriel Jesus back in from the start?
Brentford vs Arsenal
Thomas Frank insists Brentford “fear nobody” ahead of a Premier League clash with London rivals Arsenal.
Mikel Arteta’s men travel across the capital sitting third in the table, just a point behind leaders Manchester City.
The Bees’ maiden Premier League win came against the Gunners – a 2-0 success in August 2021.
Head coach Frank called on his club’s fans to help secure a repeat result on Saturday evening as his side go in search of a fourth win in five games.
“The team we are facing tomorrow have been on an upward trajectory, but we know we are good at home and fear nobody,” Thomas Frank
“I hope we have a fantastic game and hit a top level – a top Brentford performance.
“The fans need to be absolutely on it from the first minute and I will do my very best to make sure the players are absolutely on it.
“Hopefully we can have a fantastic game and win.”
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