{"id":68,"date":"2026-02-21T10:59:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T10:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=68"},"modified":"2026-02-21T10:59:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T10:59:34","slug":"peck-to-the-premier-as-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/razak.com.ng\/?p=68","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Peck&#8217; to the Premier &#8211; AS.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div dtm-region=\"cronica_es_futbol_cuerpo_none_none_none\">\n<p class=\"\">\u201cEverything depends completely on us,\u201d he said. <b>Mikel<\/b> <b>Arteta<\/b> in the previous one. The problem, for the <i>gunners<\/i>is that the <b>Arsenal<\/b> He is not doing his part. He <b>Manchester City<\/b> wins (3-0), but they don&#8217;t. The one of <b>Brentford<\/b> was one of the last <b>&#8216;trap&#8217; outputs<\/b> 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 <b>Gtech Community Stadium<\/b>. In the absence of goals from corner kicks, even better are the throw-ins for Brentford. With everything and with that, those of <b>Pep Guardiola <\/b>they are already <b>four points<\/b>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"a_m\" id=\"art-img-IBN2TE5UMRIBZIXIIPILTV4ZTE\"><span class=\"a_m_w\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/IBN2TE5UMRIBZIXIIPILTV4ZTE.jpg?auth=a21a5241dd7f1e947b9b7d78b56c542a20b814adf27af4ad9ddbfbaa80e950b1&amp;width=375\" alt=\"'Peck' to the Premier\" height=\"2000\" width=\"3000\" sizes=\"auto, \n    (min-width: 1192px) 760px,\n    (min-width: 768px) 725px,\n    100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/IBN2TE5UMRIBZIXIIPILTV4ZTE.jpg?auth=a21a5241dd7f1e947b9b7d78b56c542a20b814adf27af4ad9ddbfbaa80e950b1&amp;width=375 375w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/IBN2TE5UMRIBZIXIIPILTV4ZTE.jpg?auth=a21a5241dd7f1e947b9b7d78b56c542a20b814adf27af4ad9ddbfbaa80e950b1&amp;width=640 640w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/IBN2TE5UMRIBZIXIIPILTV4ZTE.jpg?auth=a21a5241dd7f1e947b9b7d78b56c542a20b814adf27af4ad9ddbfbaa80e950b1&amp;width=760 760w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/IBN2TE5UMRIBZIXIIPILTV4ZTE.jpg?auth=a21a5241dd7f1e947b9b7d78b56c542a20b814adf27af4ad9ddbfbaa80e950b1&amp;width=1200 1200w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/IBN2TE5UMRIBZIXIIPILTV4ZTE.jpg?auth=a21a5241dd7f1e947b9b7d78b56c542a20b814adf27af4ad9ddbfbaa80e950b1&amp;width=1440 1440w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/IBN2TE5UMRIBZIXIIPILTV4ZTE.jpg?auth=a21a5241dd7f1e947b9b7d78b56c542a20b814adf27af4ad9ddbfbaa80e950b1&amp;width=1920 1920w\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"ai ai-resize\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 48 48\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-resize\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"a_m_p \"><span class=\"\">BRENTFORD, ENGLAND &#8211; 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)<\/span><span class=\"a_m_m\">Eddie Keogh<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\">He <b>draw<\/b> It was the best that Mikel Arteta&#8217;s team could get from west London given both the <b>local flurry of occasions<\/b>most of them very clear, like the umpteenth <b>plague of injuries<\/b> that hits the squad <i>gunner<\/i>. Odegaard left the fiefdom <i>bee<\/i> <b>limping<\/b> due to a blow to the <b>knee<\/b>. Much merit also goes to a <b>Brentford<\/b> that, in the same year in which they lost their architect, they are starring in a historic season. Are <b>7\u00ba<\/b> con <b>40 points<\/b>five away from 4th place.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\">Saint David<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">The match, or rather, the duel was <b>intense<\/b> from the beginning. Bronco, brave and battled in home ball fight. And on top of that, Mikel Arteta could not count on <b>A cross<\/b>last minute drop <b>disease<\/b>is <b>Kai Havertz<\/b>muscularly injured the next <b>3-4 weeks<\/b>. The Spanish <b>Christian<\/b> <b>Flycatcher<\/b> y <b>Eze<\/b> They entered their place.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"a_fi\">\n<figure class=\"a_fi_m\" dtm-region=\"cronica_es_futbol_ficha_none_none_none\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"'Peck' to the Premier\" height=\"80\" width=\"80\" sizes=\"auto, 80px\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/static.as.com\/dist\/resources\/images\/placeholder-team.png\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"\">He <b>always combative Brentford<\/b>which has not lost, with <b>Keith<\/b> <b>Andrews<\/b>an iota of the competitiveness that Thomas Frank gave to the <i>bees<\/i>put Arsenal on the ropes. The duo <b>Dango Ouattara-Igor Thiago<\/b> It was a headache for the defense <i>gunner<\/i>. To the point that <b>David<\/b> <b>Raya<\/b> one of his regulars had to act <b>miracles<\/b> to deny the 1-0 to the Brazilian striker, second top scorer in the <b>Premier League<\/b>in a point-blank header and keep a clean sheet&#8230; in the first half.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"\">One point better than zero <\/h3>\n<p class=\"\">Tan <b>bully<\/b> It is this Brentford that even going behind on the scoreboard did not bow down, never better said, the <b>head<\/b>. Far from the miracle of his Spanish counterpart, who once again saved the <i>gunners<\/i> with another stoppage in the second half, <b>Mourning<\/b> <b>Kelleher<\/b> could not avoid <b>0-1<\/b> of <b>Madueke<\/b>. Quite the opposite. The local goalkeeper slipped in his attempt to reach the header against the English winger&#8217;s foot. Even with 30 minutes left, the <i>bees<\/i> They reacted in the best possible way: <b>generating<\/b>, <b>arriving<\/b> and, above all, <b>marking<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Was <b>Lewis-Potter<\/b>minutes after having missed a very clear chance himself, who put the <b>1-1<\/b> in the bright And in the purest style <b>Brentford<\/b> of <b>Keith Andrews<\/b>. <b>Kayode<\/b> He turned on the catapult from the wing looking for an extension at the near post. Then, the lane of the <i>bees<\/i> he threw himself with everything so that <b>Gtech Community Stadium<\/b> would go crazy He hurt his knee <b>Odegaard<\/b>introduced at half-time, in the same action of the goal, but at least <b>Mikel<\/b> <b>Arteta<\/b> He did not have to regret another injury. His entry had given the team wings.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"a_m\" id=\"art-img-2RBA6NWPLBNPDALUEN76IC6RJQ\"><span class=\"a_m_w\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/2RBA6NWPLBNPDALUEN76IC6RJQ.jpg?auth=a0abd9e851a93f67d1cfca55f3b3cdae43f1de887430ae98d808bacf38433f85&amp;width=375\" alt=\"'Peck' to the Premier\" height=\"1929\" width=\"2960\" sizes=\"auto, \n    (min-width: 1192px) 760px,\n    (min-width: 768px) 725px,\n    100vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/2RBA6NWPLBNPDALUEN76IC6RJQ.jpg?auth=a0abd9e851a93f67d1cfca55f3b3cdae43f1de887430ae98d808bacf38433f85&amp;width=375 375w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/2RBA6NWPLBNPDALUEN76IC6RJQ.jpg?auth=a0abd9e851a93f67d1cfca55f3b3cdae43f1de887430ae98d808bacf38433f85&amp;width=640 640w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/2RBA6NWPLBNPDALUEN76IC6RJQ.jpg?auth=a0abd9e851a93f67d1cfca55f3b3cdae43f1de887430ae98d808bacf38433f85&amp;width=760 760w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/2RBA6NWPLBNPDALUEN76IC6RJQ.jpg?auth=a0abd9e851a93f67d1cfca55f3b3cdae43f1de887430ae98d808bacf38433f85&amp;width=1200 1200w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/2RBA6NWPLBNPDALUEN76IC6RJQ.jpg?auth=a0abd9e851a93f67d1cfca55f3b3cdae43f1de887430ae98d808bacf38433f85&amp;width=1440 1440w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/2RBA6NWPLBNPDALUEN76IC6RJQ.jpg?auth=a0abd9e851a93f67d1cfca55f3b3cdae43f1de887430ae98d808bacf38433f85&amp;width=1920 1920w\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><span class=\"ai ai-resize\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 48 48\"><use xlink:href=\"#svg-resize\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"a_m_p \"><span class=\"\">Save by Caoimhin Kelleher, Brentford goalkeeper, on Gabriel Martinelli, Arsenal player.<\/span><span class=\"a_m_m\">David Klein<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<section class=\"a_rel\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"a_rel_t\">\n<header class=\"a_rel_h\">\n<h2 class=\"a_rel_t\" id=\"a_rel_t\">Related news<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"a_rel_b\">\n<div class=\"s\" data-tb-region-item=\"\">\n<figure class=\"s_m\"><span class=\"s_m_w\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/RDJSRAPVVRAUPLGZRXJUV6E7T4.JPG?auth=70a43584d3ee43cd9fa42bc517d5a1d1f1ba71344eb710849b9326fa3a821652&amp;width=240&amp;height=240&amp;focal=1959%2C683\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\" sizes=\"auto, \n    (min-width: 1000px) 270px,\n    120px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/RDJSRAPVVRAUPLGZRXJUV6E7T4.JPG?auth=70a43584d3ee43cd9fa42bc517d5a1d1f1ba71344eb710849b9326fa3a821652&amp;width=120&amp;height=120&amp;focal=1959%2C683 120w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/RDJSRAPVVRAUPLGZRXJUV6E7T4.JPG?auth=70a43584d3ee43cd9fa42bc517d5a1d1f1ba71344eb710849b9326fa3a821652&amp;width=240&amp;height=240&amp;focal=1959%2C683 240w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/RDJSRAPVVRAUPLGZRXJUV6E7T4.JPG?auth=70a43584d3ee43cd9fa42bc517d5a1d1f1ba71344eb710849b9326fa3a821652&amp;width=270&amp;height=152&amp;focal=1959%2C683 270w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/RDJSRAPVVRAUPLGZRXJUV6E7T4.JPG?auth=70a43584d3ee43cd9fa42bc517d5a1d1f1ba71344eb710849b9326fa3a821652&amp;width=540&amp;height=304&amp;focal=1959%2C683 540w\" loading=\"lazy\" data-tb-thumbnail=\"\"\/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"s\" data-tb-region-item=\"\">\n<figure class=\"s_m\"><span class=\"s_m_w\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/5IE2AI2OURBJ7HPKVZXEMVF2D4.jpeg?auth=20395b155a7a964972e1c1de585a78e7c57fe4b4e9820013007090f27a25fd86&amp;width=240&amp;height=240&amp;focal=372%2C251\" alt=\"\" class=\"\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\" sizes=\"auto, \n    (min-width: 1000px) 270px,\n    120px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/5IE2AI2OURBJ7HPKVZXEMVF2D4.jpeg?auth=20395b155a7a964972e1c1de585a78e7c57fe4b4e9820013007090f27a25fd86&amp;width=120&amp;height=120&amp;focal=372%2C251 120w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/5IE2AI2OURBJ7HPKVZXEMVF2D4.jpeg?auth=20395b155a7a964972e1c1de585a78e7c57fe4b4e9820013007090f27a25fd86&amp;width=240&amp;height=240&amp;focal=372%2C251 240w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/5IE2AI2OURBJ7HPKVZXEMVF2D4.jpeg?auth=20395b155a7a964972e1c1de585a78e7c57fe4b4e9820013007090f27a25fd86&amp;width=270&amp;height=152&amp;focal=372%2C251 270w,https:\/\/img.asmedia.epimg.net\/resizer\/v2\/5IE2AI2OURBJ7HPKVZXEMVF2D4.jpeg?auth=20395b155a7a964972e1c1de585a78e7c57fe4b4e9820013007090f27a25fd86&amp;width=540&amp;height=304&amp;focal=372%2C251 540w\" loading=\"lazy\" data-tb-thumbnail=\"\"\/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"\">Far from being content with one point, Brentford deserved all three. To the &#8216;saved&#8217; of the referee <b>Gabriel<\/b> <b>Magellan<\/b>who didn&#8217;t get a <b>second yellow<\/b> very clear, the <b>Flycatcher<\/b> y <b>Declan<\/b> <b>Rice<\/b> to avoid 1-2. He also had it <b>Igor Thiago<\/b> with a shot from inside the area that grazed the crossbar. But neither he nor his compatriot <b>Martinelli<\/b>in the opposing goal, were able to break the deadlock. <b>Kelleher<\/b> He redeemed himself with the stoppage of the night. Other <b>&#8216;prick&#8217;<\/b> of the <b>Arsenal<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><i><b>Your opinions matter!<\/b><\/i><i>  Comment on the articles and subscribe for free to our <\/i><i>newsletter<\/i><i>  and to the information alerts in the <\/i><i>App<\/i><i>  or the channel <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaAasdA7j6g745nz9M10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaAasdA7j6g745nz9M10\"><i>WhatsApp<\/i><\/a><i>. 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