All is set for a chance to hit the number one spot on the premier league table as all eyes turn to the fixture Arsenal vs Brentford. Mikel Arteta's men would be looking to grasp the number one spot and here are key details such as the starting lineups, current standings and many more you should know ahead of the fixture.

Arsenal vs Brentford starting lineups

Pre-match Analysis: In today's Premier League fixture, Arsenal has a chance to claim the top spot in the league table if they manage to win against their London rivals Brentford. The Gunners are coming off a resounding 6-0 victory against Sheffield United earlier this week, and they are determined to keep the pressure on Liverpool and Manchester City. Both Liverpool and Manchester City are set to face each other in a highly anticipated match on Sunday, which could potentially give Arsenal an opportunity to take advantage of any dropped points. A victory in today's game would put them in an advantageous position before the big game on Sunday. Arsenal has been in exceptional form at home, winning eight of their last ten games and scoring 27 goals in the process. The team is brimming with confidence and is looking to continue their impressive run of form. On the other hand, Brentford has been struggling on the road, winning only two of their last ten away games. There are growing concerns about their ability to avoid being relegated, which makes today's fixture even more crucial for them. All in all, it promises to be an exciting game between two London rivals, with Arsenal looking to claim the top spot in the league table and Brentford desperate for a win to avoid being dragged into a relegation battle.

Arsenal vs Brentford standings

Current Standings: Arsenal:

• Premier League Position: 3rd
• Recent Form: WWWWW
• Points: 61

Brentford:

• Premier League Position: 15th
• Recent Form: DLLLW
• Points: 26

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The Bees came into the game against Chelsea having lost their last three games against Liverpool, Manchester City and West Ham United. They conceded nine goals and scored just four goals in that poor run.

On the other hand, Chelsea came off a week of mixed feelings in Cup competitions against Liverpool and Leeds United. The Blues lost the Carabao Cup final against the Reds on Sunday, February 25, 2024, while they got past Leeds in the FA Cup to set up a quarter-final against Leicester.

Chelsea started the game against Brentford on a low key having missed a few chances but the opening goal of the game came off Nicolas Jackson who connected rightly from Malo Gusto. The Blues went into the half-time break, a goal ahead of their London neighbours.

The second half started with Brentford on the front foot as they took the game to Chelsea. However, the pressure eventually paid off in the 50th minute with Mads Roerselev. Things went from bad to worse for the Blues as Yaone Wissa put the Bees in front to make it 2-1.

Chelsea took a point from the game when Axel Disasi got the equalising goal in the 83rd minute. The result leaves the Blues in 11th place while the Bees stay in 15th place with 26 points.

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With so much riding on the premier league fixture Brentford vs Chelsea for both sides ahead of kick-off the coaches have made what many would categorise as crucial changes ahead of kick-off. Chelsea would be looking to build on the FA Cup 5th round win against Leeds United that saw Mauricio Pochettino's men secure a spot in the tournament's quarterfinals while Brentford would have their eyes set on getting back to winning ways at home as well.

Brentford vs Chelsea current standings

Brentford and Chelsea have only met once in the 2023/2024 club football season with Brentford handing the Blues a 2 goal deficit at Stamford Bridge.

The current standings of the two sides involved in the premier league fixture Brentford vs Chelsea, indicate a big difference in terms of points on the table. The home side Brentford ranks 16th on the current standings with 25 points and the away side Chelsea holds the 11th position with 35 points.

Current Standings: Brentford

• Premier League Position: 16th
• Recent Form: LLLWL
• Points: 25

Chelsea

• Premier League Position: 11th
• Recent Form: DWLLW
• Points: 35

Brentford vs Chelsea starting lineups

Here are the starting lineups for the two sides involved in the fixture Brentford vs Chelsea, which will be played at 4 pm WAT today, Saturday, March 2, 2024:

Chelsea: Petrovic; Gusto, Disasi, Chalobah, Colwill; Caicedo, Enzo; Palmer, Gallagher, Chilwell; Jackson

Chelsea substitutes: Sanchez, Silva, Cucurella, Gilchrist, Casadei, Tauriainen, Mudryk, Sterling, Madueke

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The announcement which was made on the club's official website today, Wednesday, February 14, 2024, confirmed that Igor Thiago had indeed joined Brentford and will be available from the 2024/2025 club football season.

This did not come as a shock to many as reports of Ivan Toney considering a possible move out of Brentford have taken center stage. The English international has also hinted that he would be looking to take on a new challenge and compete for titles on his return from suspension.

The statement released by Brentford on Igor's signing read, "Brentford has completed the signing of forward Igor Thiago from Club Brugge. Thiago has put pen to paper on a five-year contract with the Bees, and the club retains an option to extend his contract by an additional 12 months. He will remain with Club Brugge for the remainder of the 2023/24 season and join the west Londoners on 1 July."

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The 27-year-old was found guilty of breaching over 100 betting rules in the Premier League. He sent a message to the supporters of Brentford, reassuring them that he would be back soon.

He tweeted,

Cream always rises, remember that. Back soon.

Toney has been in fantastic form for Brentford in the past three seasons, finding the back of the net 68 times in 124 games. The absence of the English International will be a big blow for the Bees going into the first half of the Premier League next season ( 2023/24).

He scored 31 goals in his debut season in the Championship which helped Brentford secure Premier League promotion.

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RYAN GIGGS EXPLAINS WHY HE LEFT HIS COACHING ROLE AT WALES

Frank was speaking in an interview with a sports media, Sport Witness on Tuesday, June 21st, 2022. According to the Bees manager, they have a chance in keeping the Danish player at their Stadium next season.

I don't know. I know we still have a chance and I hope he'll make a decision in 2 weeks. The agreement is that he'll call me and tell me what he wants to do. He hasn’t decided yet.

Eriksen was in amazing form when he joined Brentford during the January transfer window after he was released by Inter Milan following his heart condition. The player's contract will end on June 30th, 2022.

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MANCHESTER CITY SUFFER SETBACK AHEAD OF REAL MADRID'S GAME

The news was confirmed on the official Twitter account of Sky Sports News on Monday, May 2nd, 2022. According to the reports, the Red Devils' supporters will stage a protest before the game outside the stadium and walk out of the game 17 minutes before the end of the game.

The Glazers family have not been in the good books of the supporters since Sir Alex Ferguson left in 2013. Manchester United have not enjoyed the dominance they had under the Scot man, they have had at least five managers in the past seven years but none have given them their heart's desire.

The Red Devils are currently placed sixth on the Premier League table with 55 points after playing 35 games, United must win their remaining three games and hope both Spurs and Arsenal lose all their games to stand a chance of finishing in the top four.

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Frank confirmed this in his press conference on Friday, February 25th, 2022 ahead of the game against the Magpies. Eriksen has not played competitive football since June 2020 against Finland the Euro 2020 when he suffered a cardiac arrest.

He joined the Bees during the January transfer window on a six-month deal and had been training with them and playing for the team-B in recent weeks.

Christian will be in the squad and he will be on the pitch tomorrow. it is a big day for all of us, especially for Christian and his family.

Brentford are 14th on the Premier League table, four points off the relegation zone.

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The news was confirmed on Brentford's official website on Sunday, January 30th, 2022. According to the statement, the former Denmark captain will join the club on loan until the end of the current football season.

Brentford has an option to extend the deal at the end of the season for another year. Eriksen was forced to leave Inter Milan following his heart condition did not pass him fit to play for the Serie A club.

The player suffered a cardiac arrest in the opening group game of the Euro 2020 against Finland and has not played any competitive game since that time. Brentford's manager, Thomas Frank expressed his delight concerning the signing of Eriksen.

I am looking forward to working with Christian again. It has been a while since I last coached him, and a lot has happened since then. Christian was 16 at the time and has become one of the best midfield players to appear in the Premier League. He has also won trophies all over Europe and become the star of the Danish national team.

The return of Eriksen is good news for all football fans around the world and most especially, Brentford fans will hope he hits the ground running whenever he is on the field of play.

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The news was confirmed on the official website of Brentford on Monday, January 24th, 2022. Frank expressed his excitement after signing the new contract with the club.

I feel privileged that I have the chance and opportunity to continue this fantastic journey I have been here for five years and it has been a privilege and enjoyment every single day to work with the group of players and a fantastic staff, and also with fantastic fans. We created a lot of Brentford's history. I am looking forward to doing my best every single day to try to try to create some new history with all the fantastic people at the club.

The 48-year-old was appointed manager of the Bees in October 2018 had helped the team to gain promotion from the Championship last season to take the club into the Premier League for the first time in their history.

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The Dutch player is currently a free agent after he left Inter Milan on mutual consent. Eriksen left the club because of his current situation of using the cardioverter-defibrillator device ( ICD) which was implanted in him to allow him. The use of ICD is not allowed by the Italian medical authority.

Sky Sports News confirmed the news on its website on Monday, January 17th, 2022. According to the reports, Brentford are set to sign the player for the rest of the season.

Eriksen who was speaking in an interview with Danish broadcaster, DR, said, his goal is to play at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar and his mind is focused on making that dream a reality.

My goal is to play in the World Cup in Qatar. I want to play. That's been my mindset all along. It is a goal, a dream. Whether I will be picked is another thing, just it's my dream to come back. Physically, I am back in top shape. I want to prove I have moved on and that I can play on the national team again. It is up to the manager to assess my level but my heart is not an obstacle.

Former Denmark captain suffered a cardiac arrest during the Euro 2020 competition in the opening group game against Hungary in June 2021.

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Manchester United confirmed the news on its website after the Premier League gave the authorization that the game should be rescheduled. According to the statement released by the club, the health of the players and staff is of priority to the club.

Manchester United can confirm that our Premier League fixture at Brentford FC, on Tuesday 14 December at 19:30, has been postponed and will be rescheduled in due course. Following PCR confirmation of positive LFT Covid-19 tests among the first-team staff and players, the outbreak requires ongoing surveillance. A decision was taken to close first team operations at Carrington Training Complex for 24 hours to help minimise risk of further infection and individuals who tested positive are isolating in line with Premier League protocols. Given cancellation of training and disruption to the squad, and with the health of players and staff the priority, the Club requested that match to be rearranged. The Premier League Board took the decision to postpone based on guidance from medical advisors. Manchester United regrets the inconvenience caused to Brentford and fans of both clubs by Covid-19.

Manchester United are currently placed fifth on the Premier League table, one point behind 4th placed West Ham United who are in fourth position having both played 16 matches.

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Mikel Arteta

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Arteta, who dropped an interview on Arsenal's website after the game, believes his team did not do enough to get any point from the game. He also blamed the defeat on his team's inability to deal with long balls and second balls.

When he was asked about the absence of Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang in the game, he said he would not give excuses because his team lost to a better side and Brentford deserve the win.

It is a very disappointing night. We needed to start in a very different way. The performance in the two halves was different. In the first half, we had periods where we weren't ourselves. We got into trouble pretty easily in different ways with the long balls and second balls. We were very disappointed with that.

We reacted in the second half after going 1-0 down, when the crowd was right behind them. We created a lot of situations but not enough threat or shots on target to win a football match. When you concede a goal on a long throw, it then becomes a big task. Congratulations to Brentford on what they did, on what they have done to be where they are and for the fantastic crowd that they have right behind the team.

We have to react and not find any excuses about players that weren't here or our injured players and to look at ourselves and raise the level.

Arsenal's next Premier League is against Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, August 22nd, 2021.

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Neville said he believes the Gunners do not have what it takes to make the Champions League spot, no matter what Mikel Arteta does.

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Neville, who was speaking on Sky Sports News after the game, believed the Brentford players bullied Arsenal defenders, hence why the Gunners lost the game 2-0.

He said there is nothing worse than having a team that does not have a physical presence and he was optimistic that was the reason Arsenal could take any point from the Community Stadium.

They have been messed around. A game of football is really difficult if your center backs are getting messed around by the opposition forwards and that's happened from minute one tonight.

There is nothing worse than thinking your team are a little bit soft. Brentford have looked at them and thought, yeah, we will have you and that's the worse feeling. Arsenal fans will go away from here tonight thinking we have been bullied.

I don't know what the plan is at Arsenal. The recruitment has been really poor. They are just poor as it compared to other clubs. I don't get the strategy and I don't get the direction. I think they have a really talented manager, but even if he gets the best out of them. I don't think they can make top four.

Arsenal's next two fixtures would be key in the Gunners' quest for the top four as they play Chelsea and Manchester City.

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Brentford vs Arsenal

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The Gunners dominated the first 10 minutes of the game, but the first real chance went to the home side when Brain Mbuemo hits a shot from a tight angle onto the outside of the post.

The first goal of the new season came in the 22nd minute from Sergi Canos, who put Brentford ahead against Arsenal. Canos cut inside and fires a low shot through the legs of Calum Chambers and past Bernd Leno. The home fans were all on their feet when Mbuemo created another chance in the 27th minute, but could not take advantage to double the lead.

It went from bad to worse for Arsenal in the remaining minutes of the first half, as all the chances went to Brentford, but the home team could not take their chances. The first half ended 1-0 in favor of the newly-promoted side.

The second half started just as the same for Arsenal as the first real chance of the half fell to Brentford in the 70th minute, but Mbuemo could not find the back of the net to extend the lead. The stadium went erupt in the 77th minute when Mari failed to deal with a loose ball which fell to Norgaard who heads the ball into Arsenal's net.

Arsenal created a chance in the 84th minute, but Pepe's shot was denied by Raya. There wasn't any more chance created in the remaining part of the game. The match ended 2-0 in favor of the Bees.

Arsenal plays Chelsea next, while Brentford plays Crystal Palace.

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Frank Onyeka, Brentford

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The Nigerian made his first appearance for the Bees in a pre-season game against Manchester United at Old Trafford, giving a good account of himself. He was also impressive in his team's 2-1 victory over Valencia on Saturday, August 7th, 2021, scoring the winning goal in that match.

Onyeka signed a five-year deal with Brentford from Danish Club, FC Midtjylland, in July 2021. He scored 14 goals for the Danish club in 95 games.

This game against Arsenal is Brentford's first English top-flight competition in 74 years. They gained promotion into the Premier League last season via a play-off.

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