Premier League 2025-2026: Brentford-Arsenal, the likely lineups
The evening match scheduled at 9 p.m. between Brentford and Arsenal closes the 26th day of the Premier League. At Brentford Community Stadium, the Gunners aim to bring home the three points to hold off their pursuers, primarily Manchester City.
Brentford’s league is decent overall: the “Bees” occupy the seventh position in the standings and remain in the race for Europa League qualification, competing with more experienced and talented teams such as Liverpool and Chelsea. The team coached by Keith Andrews is finding its main resources in the offensive department: the revelation striker of the season, Igor Thiago, is showing a great feeling for goal. He has scored 17 goals so far in the Premier League, a haul that places him behind only the irrepressible Erling Haaland in the goalscoring charts. The Irish coach will have to do without disqualified Kevin Schade for this match. The hosts will take the field with a 4-2-3-1: Kelleher in goal; defense led by Ajer and Van Den Berg with Kayode and Rico wide; in the midfield there will be Henderson’s experience with Janelt; three-quarter made up of Lewis-Potter, Damsgaard and Ouattara to support the’only forward Igor Thiago.
The Gunners, after a month of January below expectations, marked by the defeat against Manchester United and draws against Nottingham Forest and Liverpool, have come back to raise their heads: the leading team, in the last two rounds, overwhelmed Sunderland and Leeds with clear victories that allowed it to maintain the first position in the standings. Arteta’s team wants to continue on this pace to stretch to +6 over Manchester City, which just beat Fulham 3-0. The Spanish coach for this match deploys a 4-2-3-1; Raya in goal; Timber and Hincapié wide with Gabriel and Saliba directing the defense; Rice and Zubimendi in the middle of the field; Trequarti manned by Havertz with Martinelli and Madueke on the flanks, Gyokeres the only point.
Probable lineups:
BRENTFORD (4-2-3-1): Kelleher; Kayode, Ajer, Van den Berg, Henry; Janelt, Henderson; Ouattara, Damsgaard, Lewis-Potter; Thiago. All. Andrews
ARSENAL (4-2-3-1): Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapié; Rice, Zubimendi; Madueke, Havertz, Martinelli; Gyokeres. All. Arteta
