Comments and predictions for Arsenal vs Brentford: Gunners continue winning streak

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The 3-0 win over Real Madrid wasn’t all smiles for Arsenal, with Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka – who scored both free-kicks – both coming off with minor injuries. There are no major concerns about their availability for the return leg, but Arteta is likely to rest them this weekend to ensure their fitness.

Ethan Nwaneri and Jorginho are the two names most likely to be used as replacements, while Ben White, Leandro Trossard, Kieran Tierney and Raheem Sterling (returning from suspension in Europe) are also expected to be named in the starting lineup.

However, Arsenal are still missing some key players such as Kai Havertz and Gabriel Magalhães (hamstring injuries), Riccardo Calafiori, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Gabriel Jesus (all knee injuries).

As for Brentford, manager Thomas Frank welcomed back Rico Henry for the draw with Chelsea after a long-term hamstring injury. Their injury list now has just five names.

Fabio Carvalho (shoulder), Igor Thiago and Josh Dasilva (knee) are still out, while Gustavo Nunes and Aaron Hickey are working their way back to fitness and could return soon.

With no new injuries reported after the Chelsea game, Brentford are likely to retain 10 of their starting 11. Yehor Yarmoliuk could be the only replacement, with Vitaly Janelt brought in to bolster the defence.

Latest expected lineup Arsenal vs Brentford

Arsenal:
Raya; White, Saliba, Kiwior, Tierney; Odegaard, Jorginho, Merino; Nwaneri, Trossard, Sterling

Brentford:
Flekken; Ajer, Collins, Van den Berg, Lewis-Potter; Norgaard, Janelt; Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Schade; Wissa

Latest football commentary on Arsenal vs Brentford

In just 12 minutes, Declan Rice scored two free kicks – more than Kylian Mbappé has scored in his entire career – to send Real Madrid to the ground in London. Rice’s stunning strikes not only ended Arsenal’s three-year drought from free kicks, but also made him the first player to score more than one goal from a free kick in a Champions League knockout match.

Shortly after, the “reluctant number 9” Mikel Merino brought joy to the Emirates for the third time. If it weren’t for Thibaut Courtois’ brilliance in goal for Real, the scoreline could have been much higher – something Jude Bellingham admitted after the match. However, as Man City and Chelsea fans know, Champions League nights at the Bernabeu are always full of surprises and emotions.

Before thinking about avoiding a Real comeback, Arsenal still have the goal of chasing Liverpool in the Premier League. Although a 1-1 draw with Everton last weekend caused them to stumble, Liverpool's 2-3 loss to Fulham helped Arteta's team narrow the gap. But an 11-point gap with only seven games left is still too big to hope for a comeback.

However, with a 10-point gap over sixth-placed Manchester City, Arsenal's place in the top four is almost assured, and they can confidently aim for the European arena.

For Brentford, the result of this weekend’s derby is unlikely to mean much. Thomas Frank’s men are comfortably in mid-table and have long since lost sight of their goals. Inconsistency throughout the season has kept the Bees out of the European places, and an impressive draw against Chelsea last weekend was not enough to salvage their lacklustre run of form (just one win in their last five Premier League games).

Sepp van den Berg missed a golden chance to give Brentford all three points against Chelsea, extending their winless run at home to nine. A 1-0 defeat to Newcastle earlier this month also ended their seven-game unbeaten run away from home.

Brentford are now down to 12th place, nine points off the top seven but just three points off the top half – a more achievable target for the remainder of the season.

However, Brentford have not won at Arsenal since 1938 at Highbury. A 3-1 first-leg defeat at Gtech Community Stadium on New Year's Day extended their winless run against Arsenal to seven since a surprise 2-0 win on their Premier League debut in 2021.

Latest Arsenal vs Brentford score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Arsenal vs Brentfordas follows:

• Sportsmole:Arsenal 2-0 Brentford

• WhoScore:Arsenal 2-1 Brentford
• Our newspaper predicts:Arsenal 2-0 Brentford

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