Arsenal will take on Brentford in the Premier League matchday 26 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday. The kick-off is at 17:00 CEST.

Preview

It hasn't been the best start to 2022 for Arsenal as Mikel Arteta's men started off the new year with a five-game winless run across all competitions. The Gunners, however, are set to be in high spirits when they welcome Brentford to the Emirates as they managed to end that unwanted trend against Wolverhampton last weekend. Gabriel Magalhaes's first-half strike was enough for Arsenal to claim a victory at Molineux even with his namesake Martinelli getting a red card in the second half. The win against the Wanderers means that Arsenal are now sixth in the PL standings with 39 points, only four points behind fourth-placed Man United but with three games in hand.

Brentford, meanwhile, managed to put an end to their run of six straight defeats in all competitions last Saturday when they shared points with Crystal Palace in a goalless stalemate. As things stand now, Thomas Frank's side sit in 14th in the league table, just seven points clear of the relegation zone.

Team news

As mentioned, Martinelli won't take part for the hosts on the weekend due to suspension while Takehiro Tomiyasu is set to miss out again through a groin injury. As for the visitors, it remains to be seen if the club's new boy Christian Eriksen will be given the green light to feature while Ivan Toney also remains doubtful.

Prediction

Funnily enough, Brentford have more wins (2) than Arsenal (1) since the turn of the year even if the Bees have suffered twice as much defeats compared to their forthcoming opponents in 2022. Frank's crop will certainly have their chances against inconsistent Gunners this time around, given that it were Brentford who celebrated a 2-0 victory in the reverse fixture in August. Still, we do expect Arteta's men to get even with the Bees as they badly need points to keep their top-four hopes alive.

Tip

Arsenal not to lose and total under 3.5 at 1.53 with 1XBET.