Overview
The 3-0 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League in midweek deserved to be one of Arsenal's best matches since the start of the season. Coach Mikel Arteta's team continues to extend the impressive streak at home.
The Gunners have been unbeaten in 4 matches at the Emirates, including 3 wins against Chelsea, Fulham and Real Madrid. Arsenal are very confident as they prepare to welcome another London club, Brentford.
Before the meeting with Brentford, the "Gunners" attack was effective, scoring in 7 consecutive matches. In total, Arteta's team scored 17 goals, an average of 2.42 goals/match.
Mikel Merino, as a reluctant striker, has been outstanding, scoring 6 goals and 2 assists in the last 18 matches. Meanwhile, Declan Rice also had important goals against Man United, PSV and Real Madrid.
For Brentford, they just drew with Chelsea without a goal, thereby extending their winless streak to 2. In addition, coach Thomas Frank's team has only won 1 of their last 5 matches.
This season, the "Bees" are a fairly effective attacking team, but recently their strikers have declined in form, thereby affecting their overall performance. The home team at Gtech Community played at a deadlock and only scored 4 goals/5 recent matches.
In terms of head-to-head record, Arsenal completely outperform Brentford. They have won 6 and drawn 1 of their last 7 matches against the "Gunners". The Emirates side have also scored 13 goals and conceded just four in that time.
Personnel situation
Arsenal have no further injury concerns and will welcome Raheem Sterling back from suspension. Arteta could rotate his squad to save energy for key players ahead of the trip to Madrid.
On the other side of the front line, Brentford also have no further injury concerns, although many players are still sidelined.
Expected lineup:
Arsenal: Raya, White, Saliba, Kiwior, Tierney, Jorginho, Nwaneri, Zinchenko, Sterling, Merino, Trossard.
Brentford: Flekken, Ajer, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis- Potter, Norgaard, Janelt, Mbeumo, Damsgard, Schade, Wissa.
The match between Arsenal and Brentford takes place at 11:30 p.m. on April 12 (Vietnam time).
