Brentford at Arsenal, preview
While it's still mathematically possible for Arsenal to win the Premier League, they've probably begun to realise that Liverpool are going to be very tough to overcome at this stage. This game falls in between the two legs of Arsenal's Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid. That said, they've still had a strong season with only three defeats so far. Their weakness, if you can call it that, would seem to be their 11 draws. On that theme, they drew their last game 1-1 away at Everton. The Bees drew their most recent game, 0-0 against Chelsea.
Recent history
Bees fans will remember that famous night back in August 2021, when Brentford beat Arsenal 2-0 in their first ever Premier League game. Since that big win, the Bees have lost 6 times to Arsenal in all competitions and picked up 1 draw. Most recently, Arsenal beat the Bees 3-1 at the Gtech after Bryan Mbeumo's opening goal. That game was also David Raya's first game in goal against the Bees in the Premier League. He previously faced them when he was with Blackburn Rovers, before joining the Bees. In his career, he has beaten the Bees 3 times with 1 loss.
Pre-game correlation
Rico Henry was one of the Bees who started against Arsenal in their first Premier League game. Henry hasn't started a Premier League game since mid-September 2023, a game he had to leave due to a serious knee injury. Prior to that, the Bees were undefeated in the 2023-24 when he started.
Correlation FC pre-game prediction
This might be coming too early for Rico, but it's time to be optimistic. Thomas Frank will mix up his starting lineup, looking for a little inspiration and magic from Rico Henry, who will start at left back for the Bees. This will allow Keane Lewis-Potter to move forward and start his first Premier League game of the season at left wing. Frank will give Kevin Schade a bit of rest by starting with him on the bench. Sometime around the 60 to 70 minute mark, Henry will sub off, Schade will come on, and KLP will move back to left back.
Other data stories
Cleaner sheets away from home
While Brentford picked up their first home clean sheet of the season against Chelsea, they have had five clean sheets away from home.
This story was published on 10 April 2025. It was written by Dennis Flood. The image at the top of this story was generated using AI.
