Date: Saturday 25th November, 2023
Time: 5:30 pm
Stadium Gtech Community Stadium
Referee Tim Robinson (England)
Goal Scorer:
Brentford
Amid incessant talk of a possible January switch to the red half of North London, Brentford talisman Ivan Toney will watch his admirers from the sidelines as he continues his lengthy suspension, while former Gunners youth player Josh Dasilva is one of a handful of missing players due to a thigh injury.
The Bees have also lost Nathan Collins for weeks due to the ankle issue he picked up while playing for the Republic of Ireland, and he joins Rico Henry (knee), Aaron Hickey (thigh), Kevin Schade (adductor) and Mikkel Damsgaard (knee) on the sidelines, but Keane Lewis-Potter (calf) and Shandon Baptiste (shoulder) are at Frank's disposal.
Frank's switch to a five-man defence did not pay dividends at Anfield, but by reverting to a four-man backline here, the door will swing open for Neal Maupay - Gooners' public enemy number one after the Bernd Leno incident in 2020 - to spearhead the hosts' attack.
Brentford possible starting lineup:
Flekken; Ajer, Mee, Pinnock, Roerslev; Norgaard, Janelt, Jensen; Mbeumo, Maupay, Wissa
Arsenal
Speaking of Arsenal goalkeepers, Arteta cannot deploy David Raya as the last line of defence this weekend as the Brentford loanee is ineligible to face his parent club, so Aaron Ramsdale will make his first Premier League start in over two-and-a-half months here.
Vieira is also beginning a three-match domestic ban but would not have started anyway, while Emile Smith Rowe (knee), Jurrien Timber (knee) and Thomas Partey (thigh) are known absentees, but Gabriel Jesus made a quicker-than-expected return from a hamstring injury in time to represent Brazil in World Cup qualifying.
It would be a shock to see Jesus thrown back into the Arsenal XI straight away, though, while Martin Odegaard (head), Ben White (knock) and Cedric Soares (illness) will need assessment closer to the time, but there is hope that the former two will make their comebacks in the London derby.
Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Ramsdale; Tomiyasu, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Odegaard, Jorginho, Rice; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli
Prediction: Brentford 1-2 Arsenal
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