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Arsenal v Brentford: match preview

Arsenal v Brentford
Arsenal v Brentford: probable starters in bold, contenders in light Illustration: Guardian

Brentford will wait another week to hand Christian Eriksen his competitive debut, with the Newcastle fixture their target, and in the meantime must hope to channel their early-season vim. They are still outsiders for relegation but have won only one in their past nine and face opponents whose tails are up in the top-four race. Arsenal will be wary of the set pieces and tempo that caused them to flop on the opening weekend but are a different proposition to the side whose prospects looked so uncertain back then. Nick Ames

Saturday 3pm

Venue Emirates Stadium

Last season n/a

Referee Jon Moss

This season G16 Y34 R4 2.38 cards/game

Odds H 1-2 A 8-1 D 3-1

ARSENAL

Subs from Leno, Okonkwo, Holding, Awe, Tavares, Lokonga, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, Pépé, Nketiah, Tomiyasu

Doubtful Tomiyasu (calf)

Injured None

Suspended Martinelli (one match)

Discipline Y35 R3

Form WWWLDW

Leading scorer Smith Rowe 8

BRENTFORD

Subs from Fernández, Lössl, Cox, Roerslev, Sorensen, Stevens, Ghoddos, Onyeka, Peart-Harris, Baptiste, Dasilva, Toney

Doubtful Toney (calf)

Injured Eriksen (match fitness, 26 Feb, Jeanvier (knee, unknown), Jorgensen (hamstring, unknown), Fosu (hamstring, unknown)

Suspended None

Discipline Y42 R1

Form LLLLLD

Leading scorer Toney 6

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