In Saturday’s late Premier League kick-off, Arsenal will be looking to keep their faint Premier League title hopes alive when they host 12th-place Brentford at the Emirates Stadium.
Date: 12/04/2025
Location: Emirates Stadium
Time: 5:30pm
The reverse fixture saw Arsenal run out as 3-1 victors at the Gtech Community Stadium back on New Year’s Day, as goals from Gabriel Jesus, Mikel Merino and Gabriel Martinelli turned the game around after Bryan Mbeumo had opened the scoring in the 13th-minyte of the game for the Bees.
When these two sides last met at the Emirates Stadium in March 2024, the game was a closely-fought match, as Kai Havertz scored an 86th-minute winner after Yoane Wissa’s first half stoppage time goal had cancelled out Declan Rice’s 19th-minute strike.
Arsenal know that they will need a flawless run between now and the end of the season if they are to stand even the slightest of chance of overtaking Liverpool in the Premier League title race, as they sit 11 points adrift of the Anfield club with just seven league matches to go.
Arteta’s men are however fighting to try and win the UEFA Champions League, as they pulled off a sensational 3-0 home victory against Real Madrid in the first leg of their quarter-final tie. The Gunners had previously knocked out PSV Eindhoven 9-3 on aggregate after finishing third in the Champions League’s Group Stage with 19 points from eight matches.
On the other hand, Brentford have had a solid campaign, as they are 12th in the Premier League table with 42 points from 31 matches, seeing them firmly in a mid-table position, 22 points clear of the relegation zone, but, nine points adrift of the likes of Aston Villa in seventh-place, meaning that European qualification is highly unlikely at this stage.
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