
Arsenal will be hoping to brush aside their previous blip and come back to winning terms as they take on Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday (February 11).
The Gunners lost their last match against a depleted Everton side but have their lead over Manchester City intact by 5 points, as City also lost to Tottenham. Arsenal currently are on top of the Premier League with 50 points after 20 games.
Brentford, who sit 7th in the Premier League table, are in great form themselves. The Bees are unbeaten in 9 league games, and have beaten the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool during their run. Thomas Frank's side won't be fazed by their trip to the Emirates and will surely be eyeing to cause an upset.
Arsenal will be missing the services of Emile Smith Rowe who is out again with a Thigh issue. Mohamed Elneny (Knee) and Reiss Nelson are also going to miss out while striker Gabriel Jesus is back in Arsenal training but won't be available for the game.
Brentford have three players who won't be available due to injury. Frank Onyeka (Hamstring), Pontus Jansson (Hamstring) and Shandon Baptiste (Muscle) all are unavailable for the Arsenal trip. Ivan Toney's return will be a big boost for the visitors as the English striker has been in terrific form this season.
Arsenal: Ramsdale; White, Gabriel, Saliba, Zinchenko; Xhaka, Partey; Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli; Nketiah
Brentford: Raya; Hickey, Pinnock, Mee, Henry; Da Silva, Norgaard, Jensen; Mbeumo, Toney, Wissa
Arsenal have 3 wins over Brentford while the Bees have won only once against the Gunners in their previous 4 meetings.
Arsenal won 3-0 in the reverse fixture this season in September last year. William Saliba, Gabriel Jesus and Fabio Vieira scored the goals for the North London club.
In the same fixture last season at the Emirates, Arsenal came away 2-1 winners over the Bees. Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka scored the goals for the Gunners on that day.
The match can be watched on TV through the Star Sports Network from 8.30 pm IST on Saturday. The Indian viewers can also live-stream the match through Disney+ Hotstar App and Website.