Arsenal v Brentford – Preview, Predictions and Best Bets

The Gunners have won 12 of their last 14 matches. The Bees have won three of their last six EPL matches but they’ve lost five of their last seven fixtures vs Arsenal.

Match: Arsenal v Brentford
When: Wednesday, 03 Dec 2025

Arsenal Form

Arsenal are in great from. Their last 14 matches have yielded 12 wins and no defeats. They beat Crystal Palace 1-0 and won 2-0 at Brighton. A 2-0 win at Burnley and a 3-0 win at Slavia Prague followed as their defence gave up very few chances.

a shock 2-2 draw at Sunderland saw a 94th-minute equaliser conceded. They thrashed Tottenham 4-1 with just 0.07 xG conceded, before beating Bayern Munich 3-1. On Sunday, they could only draw 1-1 at Chelsea despite playing the entire second half vs ten men.

Arsenal Team News

Kai Havertz is still out injured but Gabriel Jesus is back in contention. He could feature as a substitute in this one. Martin Odegaard is pushing for a start after two substitute outings.

Viktor Gyokeres is fit to start the match, but Mikel Arteta may be careful and instead use his namesake Mikel Merino up front. Both Williams Saliba and Gabriel are missing at the back due to injury.

Arsenal Motivation

The Gunners can’t afford to drop any more points. This is a 100% must-win match.

Arteta could be quite pragmatic to protect his disrupted defence. If they go 2-0 up, they could shut up shop.

Brentford Form

The Bees have hit a very good run of form of late. They beat Man Utd 3-1 at home and followed a narrow 1-0 home loss to Man City with two more league victories. A 2-0 win at West Ham and a 3-2 home win over Liverpool preceded a 5-0 Carabao Cup success at Grimsby.

Their last four matches have seen them alternate away defeats with home wins. A 2-0 loss at Crystal Palace preceded a 3-1 home victory over ten-man Newcastle. They lost 2-1 at Brighton before a 3-1 home win over Burnley last weekend. They scored goals in the 86^th and 92^nd minutes to take the three points.

Brentford Team News

Fabio Carvalho is injured long-term and won’t play again this season. Antoni Milambo is in the same boat. Reiss Nelson can’t face his parent club and Josh Dasilva will also play no part.

Coach Keith Andrews could name an unchanged XI. Aaron Hickey is set to get the nod at left back over Rico Lewis. The rest of the side picks itself.

Brentford Motivation

The Bees have nothing to lose in this match. A draw would feel like a win.

They will try to be solid and absorb pressure. Their speedy wingers will relieve pressure on the counter attack.

Key Stats

• Arsenal have won 12 of their last 14 matches
• Arsenal have conceded in their last 4 matches
• Arsenal’s Eberechi Eze has scored 4 goals in his last 5 home EPL matches
• Brentford have lost 5 of their last 7 matches vs Arsenal
• Brentford’s Igor Thiago has scored 11 goals this season (4 away from home)

Verdict

Arsenal should win this match. Brentford have enough to score with the Gunners’ defensive injuries.

Best Bet: Arsenal win and both teams to score at 3.10

Goalscorer Tip: Eberechi Eze to score anytime at 2.60