Arsenal team news & predicted line-up vs Brentford
The Gunners will be hoping that their loss on the blue half of Merseyside last weekend was nothing but a hiccup as Arsenal enters a pivotal period of their Premier League campaign against an in-form Brentford motivated by the prospect of European football next season
Arsenal comes into their Saturday capital clash against high-flying Brentford on the back of a timely reminder that nothing is certain in the Premier League after the young Gunners suffered just their second loss in the league this season last weekend at the hands of relegation-threatened Everton, who looked a different animal at Goodison Park under new boss Sean Dyche.
The poor result away from London takes nothing away from how strong the season has been after twenty matches played, with Arsenal remaining the top side in the league on merit. But with a key clash against Manchester City just around the bend, the Gunners must make sure they avoid another slip against a very tricky Bees outfit under Thomas Frank that has proven one of the most difficult sides to beat in the top flight of English football this season while being the form side in the table coming into the weekend program.
Predicted Arsenal XI
Arsenal Team News
- Out: Gabriel Jesus, Mohamed Elneny, Emile Smith Rowe
- Doubt: Reiss Nelson
The weekend comes too soon for a cadre of the Arsenal senior team when the table-topping Gunners welcome high-flying Brentford to north London on Saturday, with Gabriel Jesus and Emile Smith Rowe still unable to be called upon. Jesus is still weeks away from a return, while Smith Rowe is still recovering from a recent thigh injury.
Mohamed Elneny is also not yet back into the first-team fold, but Hale End product Reiss Nelson has returned to training and could, at the very least, be included in the matchday squad but is in no way expected to start on Saturday.