Another stumble for Arsenal against Brentford
Goals: Arsenal – Brentford – Played on 02/11/ 2023
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Leaders Arsenal faltered, and drew 1-1 at home to Brentford on Saturday evening, in the twenty-third round of the English Premier League.
Leandro Trossard scored Arsenal’s 66th goal, while Evan Toni scored Brentford’s goal (74).
With this tie, Arsenal’s balance rose to 51 points in the lead, 6 points behind its pursuit of Manchester City, who plays in the same round against Aston Villa on Sunday evening, while its balance settled at 34 points in eighth place.
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta relied on the 4-3-3 method of play, as William Saliba stood next to Gabriel Magalhaes deep in the back line, with the support of the full-backs Ben White and Oleksandr Zinchenko, and Ghanaian Thomas Partey played the role of the pivot player, while Granit Xhaka and Martin moved in front of him. Odegaard, behind the attacking trio of Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli, and Eddie Nketiah.
On the opposite side, Brentford coach Thomas Frank resorted to the 4-5-2 method of play, where the back line consisted of Christopher Ager, Ethan Pinnock, and Ben Mei, and Rasmussen Roslev and Rico Henry were present on both sides of the field, and Christian Norgaard played the role of the pivot player, and Vitaly moved in front of him. Janlett and Matthias Jensen, and Brian Mboymou teamed up with Ivan Toney on the front line.
Brentford had a dangerous opportunity in the fifth minute, when Tony launched from the right wing, before directing a cross toward the penalty area, which Henry followed from close range, far from the goal.
Arsenal responded in the 15th minute when Saka exchanged the ball with Odegaard before he fired a hasty shot, and the ball landed in the hands of Spanish goalkeeper Raya.
Brentford almost opened the scoring in the 25th minute, when Tony received a pass from Mboimo before he shot it, and it bounced off the crossbar.
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Things calmed down a bit, before Tony broke the deadlock with a long-range shot, trying to take advantage of the lead of goalkeeper Ramsdale, who, in turn, saved the ball at the appropriate time in the 39th minute.