PREVIEW | Brentford vs Arsenal - team news, lineups, predictions

Brentford and Arsenal face each other this Thursday at the Gtech Community Stadium for round 26 of the Premier League. The match will be broadcast live at 20:00 on TNT Sports.

Brentford currently have 39 points and lie in 7th position. In their last fixture, Keith Andrews's team won 2-3 against Newcastle (Premier League 2025/26).

Arsenal have 56 points to their name this season and occupy 1st position in the table. In their last fixture, Mikel Arteta's team won 3-0 against Sunderland (Premier League 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended with Arsenal winning 2-0.

Predicted lineups

Brentford: Caoimhin Kelleher, Michael Kayode, Kristoffer Ajer, Sepp van den Berg, Rico Henry, Jordan Henderson, Vitaly Janelt, Dango Ouattara, Mathias Jensen, Keane Lewis-Potter, Igor Thiago

Arsenal: David Raya, Jurrien Timber, Gabriel Magalhães, William Saliba, Riccardo Calafiori, Declan Rice, Martin Zubimendi, Noni Madueke, Kai Havertz, Eberechi Eze, Gabriel Jesus

Unavailable

Brentford

• Fábio Carvalho - Cruciate Ligament Tear
• Kevin Schade - Red Card Suspension
• Antoni Milambo - Cruciate Ligament Tear
• Josh Dasilva - Injury

Arsenal

• Mikel Merino - Foot surgery
• Bukayo Saka - Hip Injury
• Max Dowman - Ankle Injury

Last starting XIs

Brentford ( vs Newcastle 2026-02-07): Caoimhin Kelleher, Michael Kayode, Kristoffer Ajer, Sepp van den Berg, Rico Henry, Vitaly Janelt, Jordan Henderson, Dango Ouattara, Mathias Jensen, Keane Lewis-Potter, Igor Thiago

Arsenal ( vs Sunderland 2026-02-07): David Raya, Jurrien Timber, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães, Riccardo Calafiori, Kai Havertz, Martin Zubimendi, Declan Rice, Noni Madueke, Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard

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MANAGERS

• Keith Andrews faced Mikel Arteta on one occasion, recording a loss.
• Mikel Arteta faced Brentford on ten occasions, recording seven wins, two draws, and one loss
• Keith Andrews faced Arsenal on one occasion, recording a loss.

TEAMS

• Away from home, Arsenal currently has one loss in the last 17 games.
• Away from home, Arsenal comes from eight consecutive games without losing.
• Away from home, Arsenal comes from two consecutive victories.
• Arsenal currently has two losses in the last 36 games.
• Arsenal comes from six consecutive games scoring goals.
• Arsenal comes from four consecutive games without losing.
• Arsenal comes from four consecutive victories.
• At home, Brentford currently has one loss in the last eight games.
• Brentford currently has two losses in the last ten games.
• Brentford currently has two draws in the last 24 games.
• Brentford comes from two consecutive games without losing.
• Brentford comes from two consecutive victories.

HEAD TO HEAD

• Brentford and Arsenal have faced each other 23 times, with Arsenal having the advantage: 11 wins, compared to six wins for Brentford.
• At the Gtech Community Stadium, there is no advantage between Brentford and Arsenal: each team has won five times in 11 games.
• In the English League, there have been 19 matches between the two teams, with six wins for Brentford, five draws, and eight wins for Arsenal.