Brentford v Arsenal result

Full-time · Brentford 2–0 Arsenal

Premier League · Fri, 13 Aug 2021 20:00 BST · Gtech Community Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Brentford 2–0 Arsenal — Brentford won this Premier League match.

Next for Brentford: Hull City v Brentford, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Arsenal: Bayern München v Arsenal, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Brentford 2–0 Arsenal · Premier League
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium · Brentford, Middlesex
Referee: M. Oliver
Head-to-head (last 1): Brentford 0 · draws 0 · Arsenal 1 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Brentford 4W 0D 1L · Arsenal 4W 1D 0L

Brentford 2–0 Arsenal (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.63 / 1.5

Goals

against 0.5 / 0.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.6 / 6.25

Corners

against 2.8 / 4.75 · 0 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.2 / 3.63

Shots on target

against 3.2 / 3 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.6 / 1.38

Cards

against 1.8 / 1.88 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.25 yellows

Referee · M. Oliver

1.29 home / 1.96 away

over 24 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 May 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 29 May 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Brentford for / against	Line	Arsenal for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.6 for · 2.8 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	6.25 for · 4.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	14.4 for · 6.4 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	12.25 for · 9.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.2 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	3.63 for · 3 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13 for · 12.6 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	9.88 for · 8.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.6 for · 1.8 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	1.38 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: M. Oliver — 3.25 yellow cards a game, 0.04 red cards, 22.75 fouls over 24 matches (1.29 to the home side, 1.96 to the away side).

Home 1.29Away 1.96

Brentford

Brentford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Ghoddos n 8	25	2.7 6/0	0.9 2/0	—
I. Toney n 8	85.8	2.6 7/6	2 7/5	—
M. Bidstrup n 6	19.7	2.3 2/1	0.8 1/0	—
T. Fosu n 8	58.3	1.9 5/4	3.5 7/5	—
E. Marcondes n 8	61.3	1.8 6/2	2 5/3	—

Brentford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
I. Toney n 8	85.8	3 7/7	1.4 7/4
M. Forss n 8	54.8	2.5 6/3	1 4/1
Sergi Canós n 8	73.6	2 6/4	0.6 4/0
E. Marcondes n 8	61.3	1.8 5/3	0.9 5/0
B. Mbeumo n 8	51.9	1.5 6/1	0.9 4/0

Brentford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Sergi Canós n 8	73.6	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
B. Mbeumo n 8	51.9	0.7 3/0	0 0/0
E. Marcondes n 8	61.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
I. Toney n 8	85.8	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
S. Ghoddos n 8	25	0 0/0	0.5 1/0

Brentford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
F. Stevens n 5	38.8	3.7 3/2
S. Ghoddos n 8	25	2.7 5/1
H. Dalsgaard n 8	85.4	2.6 6/4
Sergi Canós n 8	73.6	2.4 7/5
M. Bidstrup n 6	19.7	2.3 2/1

Brentford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David Raya n 8	90.8	2 5/3

Arsenal

Arsenal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Nketiah n 8	25.9	2.2 3/2	2.2 3/1	—
Gabriel Martinelli n 8	40.4	2 3/2	0.3 1/0	—
T. Partey n 8	69.1	1.8 6/3	0.3 1/1	—
R. Holding n 8	90	1.4 7/4	0.1 1/0	—
G. Xhaka n 8	80.3	1.3 4/3	0.8 5/1	—

Arsenal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Gabriel Martinelli n 8	40.4	2.5 6/1	1.1 3/1
E. Nketiah n 8	25.9	2.2 3/2	0.9 2/0
P. Aubameyang n 8	63.3	2.1 6/3	0.7 3/1
A. Lacazette n 8	47.3	2.1 4/3	1 2/2
N. Pépé n 8	69.6	1.8 6/3	1.3 5/3

Arsenal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Pépé n 8	69.6	1 4/2	0 0/0
A. Lacazette n 8	47.3	1 2/2	0 0/0
P. Aubameyang n 8	63.3	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
Gabriel Martinelli n 8	40.4	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
C. Chambers n 8	72.5	0 0/0	0.5 3/0

Arsenal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
G. Xhaka n 8	80.3	2.5 7/5
T. Partey n 8	69.1	2.1 6/4
Dani Ceballos n 8	73.1	1.7 6/4
Pablo Marí n 8	90	1.5 7/4
K. Tierney n 8	73.8	1.4 5/3

Arsenal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 29 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Leno n 8	90	2.3 4/4
M. Ryan n 8	90	2 3/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Brentford		Arsenal
35%	Possession	65%
8	Shots	22
3	Shots on target	4
5	Shots off target	14
0	Blocked shots	4
7	Shots inside the box	13
2	Corners	5
1	Offsides	1
12	Fouls	8
4	Saves	1
309	Passes	568
65%	Pass accuracy	86%

Brentford player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
David Raya	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
P. Jansson	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
E. Pinnock	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.3
Sergi Canós	90	1	0	3	2	1	7	8.6
Christian Nørgaard	90	1	0	2	1	0	2	7.2
V. Janelt	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.9
R. Henry	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.9
I. Toney	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	7
B. Mbeumo	86	0	0	2	0	1	1	7.2
F. Onyeka	80	0	0	1	0	1	2	6.9
K. Ajer	71	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.6
M. Bech Sorensen sub	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Bidstrup sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Forss sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Arsenal player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
B. Leno	90	0	0	0	0	6.2
Ben White	90	0	0	0	1	6.5
Pablo Marí	90	1	0	0	1	6.3
K. Tierney	90	2	1	6	0	6.9
A. Sambi Lokonga	90	2	1	2	2	7.2
G. Xhaka	90	2	0	1	1	7.3
N. Pépé	90	3	1	3	0	6.9
E. Smith Rowe	90	2	1	2	0	7.3
C. Chambers	81	1	0	1	2	6.6
Gabriel Martinelli	71	1	0	2	1	6.3
F. Balogun	59	3	0	0	0	6.7
Bukayo Saka sub	31	0	0	1	0	6.3
R. Nelson sub	19	0	0	1	1	6.7
Nuno Tavares sub	9	1	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Brentford v Arsenal — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BrentfordWWLWW

Last 5: 4W 0D 1L · 2 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

ArsenalDWWWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 1.8 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Brentford 0 · 0 draws · Arsenal 1 · 4 goals/game

2018-09-26 Arsenal 3–1 Brentford

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Brentford#13 pos46 pts38 pl-8 GD

Arsenal#5 pos69 pts38 pl+13 GD

Goals per game

Brentford scored1.26

Arsenal scored1.61

Brentford conceded1.47

Arsenal conceded1.26

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What is the head-to-head record between Brentford and Arsenal?: In their last 1 meetings, Brentford won 0, Arsenal won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 4 goals per game.
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