Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal take on Brentford at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday, March 9, 2024. The Gunners with a win would overtake both Liverpool and Manchester City to go top of the league. Kick-off is at 5:30P.M. Last Word on Football brings you an Arsenal predicted lineup as they prepare to take on fellow Londoners Brentford.
Arsenal Predicted Lineup vs Brentford
How Arsenal have Lined up Recently
Throughout the start of the season, manager Mikel Arteta has experimented with his side, yet has landed upon a 4-3-3, which has worked. David Raya is the constant in goal, yet due to his loan spell from Brentford, Aaron Ramsdale will start. The back four has been consistent with Jakub Kiwior, Gabriel Magalhães, William Saliba and Ben White featuring.
Declan Rice and Martin Ødegaard have been the main staples in midfield, with Jorginho starting the last two league matches. Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli have played every game that they’ve been available for, with Kai Haverz starting up front in Arsenal’s last two games, in which he has got two goals and two assists.
Arsenal’s recent form
Since the start of the new year, Arsenal have been faultless, going unbeaten in the Premier League in 2024. But, they haven’t just been winning matches within the league, they’ve been thrashing their opponents and creating history in doing so.
Their first Premier League match of 2024 resulted in a 5-0 at home to Crystal Palace they then went on to beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 away at the City Ground. In their next match, the Gunners beat league leaders Liverpool 3-1 at home, thanks to goals from Saka, Martinelli and Trossard. Yet, their biggest wins this season have come away from home, with their following outing being a staggering 6-0 away win against West Ham, where the Gunners scored four goals within the first half alone. The scoring spree continued with a 5-0 away win at Turf Moor and a 4-1 victory at the Emirates over Newcastle United.
In their last outing, Arteta’s Arsenal ran riot in the Steel City, thrashing rock-bottom Sheffield United 6-0, in which they scored five goals in the first half along. Not only did the Gunners score six against the Blades, but they also had 82% possession and 22 shots, with ten on target, illustrating the extent of their dominance.
Since the start of the new year, Arteta’s side have scored 31 goals in just seven games, averaging 4.4 strikes per game, more than any other team in Europe’s top five leagues this year. They have also kept the most clean sheets in the league this year with four. But they are not the only records broken. After their demolition of Sheffield United, they have scored the most goals in Premier League history across seven consecutive games, but more impressive than that, they have now become the only team in the league’s history to score two or more goals in nine consecutive halves of football.
Injuries News
Arteta is hindered by two injuries currently. Jurrien Timber has been injured since the start of the season when he picked up an injury against Nottingham Forest in the opening game. He is expected to return to full fitness in late April. Takehiro Tomiyasu is also doubtful for the game.
Arsenal’s Predicted Lineup vs Brentford
Ramsdale;
Kiwior, Gabriel, Saliba, White;
Rice, Jorginho, Ødegaard;
Martinelli, Havertz, Saka.
