High-flying London upstairs Brentford enjoyed yet another credible win last weekend at home against struggling Southampton in a consummate 3-0 affair in front of home support that sees the Bees climb into the top seven and hot on the trail of fellow overachievers Brighton and just ahead of Marco Silva’s Fulham as the trio of clubs looks to upset the established order in the Premier League hierarchy.
As one of the toughest sides to beat anywhere in England this season on the back of just four league defeats, Brentford is the league’s form side in recent weeks (4-2-0) under Thomas Frank and looks to put that recent run to the test against table-topping Arsenal, who could be there for the taking after the Gunners labored to a 1-0 defeat at Goodison Park against Everton last time out. Though the Bees are unlikely to just sit deep and defeat wave after wave of attacking onslaught from Arteta’s men, Brentford’s potent attack may find joy on the day if the Gunners are once again off the boil.
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- Out: Pontus Jansson
- Doubt: Frank Onyeka, Shandon Baptiste
Bees boss Thomas Frank can bank on just about a full-strength complement of senior members to choose from as Brentford look to exact revenge against table-topping Arsenal after the Gunners bested the London upstarts early on in the current 2022-23 campaign.
Veteran Swedish center-back Pontus Jansson is the only guaranteed absentee in the squad on Saturday, with both Frank Onyeka and Shandon Baptiste possibly being passed fit in late assessments to, at the very least, be included in the matchday squad on the bench, but neither would be expected to feature in the starting XI.
