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“Everything depends completely on us,” he said. Mikel Arteta in the previous one. The problem, for the gunnersis that the Arsenal He is not doing his part. He Manchester City wins (3-0), but they don’t. The one of Brentford was one of the last ‘trap’ outputs that the London team had left in the final stretch of the season. And the trap was deadly. One point, and thanks, Arsenal got out of Gtech Community Stadium. In the absence of goals from corner kicks, even better are the throw-ins for Brentford. With everything and with that, those of Pep Guardiola they are already four points.

'Peck' to the Premier
BRENTFORD, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 12: Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal, reacts during the Premier League match between Brentford and Arsenal at Gtech Community Stadium on February 12, 2026 in Brentford, England. (Photo by Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)Eddie Keogh

He draw It was the best that Mikel Arteta’s team could get from west London given both the local flurry of occasionsmost of them very clear, like the umpteenth plague of injuries that hits the squad gunner. Odegaard left the fiefdom bee limping due to a blow to the knee. Much merit also goes to a Brentford that, in the same year in which they lost their architect, they are starring in a historic season. Are con 40 pointsfive away from 4th place.

Saint David

The match, or rather, the duel was intense from the beginning. Bronco, brave and battled in home ball fight. And on top of that, Mikel Arteta could not count on A crosslast minute drop diseaseis Kai Havertzmuscularly injured the next 3-4 weeks. The Spanish Christian Flycatcher y Eze They entered their place.

He always combative Brentfordwhich has not lost, with Keith Andrewsan iota of the competitiveness that Thomas Frank gave to the beesput Arsenal on the ropes. The duo Dango Ouattara-Igor Thiago It was a headache for the defense gunner. To the point that David Raya one of his regulars had to act miracles to deny the 1-0 to the Brazilian striker, second top scorer in the Premier Leaguein a point-blank header and keep a clean sheet… in the first half.

One point better than zero

Tan bully It is this Brentford that even going behind on the scoreboard did not bow down, never better said, the head. Far from the miracle of his Spanish counterpart, who once again saved the gunners with another stoppage in the second half, Mourning Kelleher could not avoid 0-1 of Madueke. Quite the opposite. The local goalkeeper slipped in his attempt to reach the header against the English winger’s foot. Even with 30 minutes left, the bees They reacted in the best possible way: generating, arriving and, above all, marking.

Was Lewis-Potterminutes after having missed a very clear chance himself, who put the 1-1 in the bright And in the purest style Brentford of Keith Andrews. Kayode He turned on the catapult from the wing looking for an extension at the near post. Then, the lane of the bees he threw himself with everything so that Gtech Community Stadium would go crazy He hurt his knee Odegaardintroduced at half-time, in the same action of the goal, but at least Mikel Arteta He did not have to regret another injury. His entry had given the team wings.

'Peck' to the Premier
Save by Caoimhin Kelleher, Brentford goalkeeper, on Gabriel Martinelli, Arsenal player.David Klein

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Far from being content with one point, Brentford deserved all three. To the ‘saved’ of the referee Gabriel Magellanwho didn’t get a second yellow very clear, the Flycatcher y Declan Rice to avoid 1-2. He also had it Igor Thiago with a shot from inside the area that grazed the crossbar. But neither he nor his compatriot Martinelliin the opposing goal, were able to break the deadlock. Kelleher He redeemed himself with the stoppage of the night. Other ‘prick’ of the Arsenal.

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Changes

Martin Ødegaard (45′, Eberechi Eze), Bukayo Saka (69′, Noni Madueke), Jordan Henderson (72′, Yehor Yarmoliuk), Mikkel Damsgaard (72′, Keane Lewis-Potter), Gabriel Martinelli (80′, Leandro Trossard), Riccardo Calafiori (80′, Piero Hincapié), Aaron Hickey (94′, Rico Henry)

Goals

0-1, 60′: Nonso Madueke1-1, 70′: Keane Lewis-Potter

Cards

Arbitro: John Brooks
Arbitro VAR: Stuart Attwell, Constantine Hatzidakis
Vitaly Janelt (3′,Yellow), Andrews (17′, Yellow), Gabriel (19′, Yellow), Viktor Gyokeres (29′, Yellow), Mathias Jensen (52′, Yellow), Dango Ouattara (85′, Yellow)

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