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Arsenal vs Brentford lineups

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Arsenal host Brentford at Emirates Stadium on 5 January 2027. The fixture is Matchweek 20 of the Premier League. They last met on 12 February 2026, when Brentford and Arsenal drew 1-1.

Arsenal vs Brentford match facts

Kick-off
Tue 5 Jan 2027, 19:30
Stadium
Emirates Stadium, London
Competition
Premier League
Round
Matchweek 20

Arsenal vs Brentford lineups

Both clubs name their starting eleven about an hour before kick-off, and it appears here as soon as it does. From fourteen days before kick-off, this page carries the likely XI for each side, worked out from the eleven they have named in recent matches. Team news follows in the days before the match.

Arsenal vs Brentford head to head

8
Arsenal wins
3
Draws
1
Brentford wins

20–9 on goals in 12 meetings since 26 September 2018

Recent Arsenal vs Brentford results

  1. Brentford1–1ArsenalBrentford Community Stadium
  2. Arsenal2–0BrentfordEmirates Stadium
  3. Arsenal1–1BrentfordEmirates Stadium
  4. Brentford1–3ArsenalGtech Community Stadium
  5. Arsenal2–1BrentfordEmirates Stadium

All in the Premier League

Arsenal vs Brentford history

Arsenal have won three of the last five, with two drawn. Brentford have not won any of their six visits to Emirates Stadium. One of the last five was decided by a single goal. Both clubs scored in four of the last five. Arsenal are unbeaten in the last ten meetings.

Emirates Stadium

Arsenal play at Emirates Stadium in London. The ground holds 60,383. Brentford have not won there in six visits. Arsenal have won four of those, with two drawn. The pitch is grass. Brentford's most recent visit was on 3 December 2025, a 0-2 defeat.

Last meeting: Brentford 1-1 Arsenal, February 2026

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Brentford, 4-2-3-1
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Arsenal, 4-2-3-1
Brentford crest
BrentfordFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 33Michael KayodeD
  3. 20Kristoffer AjerD
  4. 4Sepp van den BergD
  5. 3Rico HenryD
  6. 18Yehor YarmolyukM
  7. 27Vitaly JaneltM
  8. 19Dango OuattaraM
  9. 8Mathias JensenM
  10. 23Keane Lewis-PotterM
  11. 9I. ThiagoF

Bench

  1. 12H. R. ValdimarssonG
  2. 6Jordan HendersonM
  3. 5Ethan PinnockD
  4. 22Nathan CollinsD
  5. 24Mikkel DamsgaardM
  6. 2Aaron HickeyD
  7. 47Kaye Iyowuna FuroF
  8. 45Romelle DonovanM
  9. 48Luka BenttM

Coach: Keith Andrews

Arsenal crest
ArsenalFormation 4-2-3-1
  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 12Jurriën TimberD
  3. 3Cristhian MosqueraD
  4. 6GabrielD
  5. 5Piero HincapiéD
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiM
  7. 41Declan RiceM
  8. 20Chukwunonso MaduekeM
  9. 10Eberechi EzeM
  10. 19Leandro TrossardM
  11. 14Viktor GyökeresF

Bench

  1. 13K. ArrizabalagaG
  2. 8Martin ØdegaardM
  3. 9Gabriel JesusF
  4. 4Benjamin WhiteD
  5. 11Gabriel MartinelliF
  6. 7Bukayo SakaF
  7. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyD
  8. 16Christian NørgaardM
  9. 33Riccardo CalafioriD

Coach: Mikel Arteta

Brentford lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Arsenal in a 4-2-3-1 when the clubs last met, on 12 February 2026 in the Premier League. It finished 1-1. Chukwunonso Madueke and Keane Lewis-Potter scored. Caoimhín Kelleher and David Raya started in goal.

Arsenal vs Brentford lineups — common questions

When is Arsenal vs Brentford?
Arsenal vs Brentford kicks off at 19:30 UK time on 5 January 2027 at Emirates Stadium in London. The match is Matchweek 20 of the 2026/27 Premier League season. The clubs last met on 12 February 2026.
What was the score in the last Arsenal vs Brentford match?
In the meeting before this one, Brentford and Arsenal drew 1-1 on 12 February 2026 in the Premier League. The time before that, Arsenal won 2-0 on 3 December 2025 in the Premier League. Arsenal have won 8 of the 12 meetings between the clubs and Brentford have won 1.

Brentford vs Arsenal at Brentford Community Stadium

Updated 23 September 2026