and a warm welcome our venue for this game is the emirates stadium in north london my name is derek
ray and joining me in the commentary position is the former arsenal and england fullback
lee dixon and every expectation that this will be a captivating contest
it's arsenal and they face brentford yeah really looking forward to this
one derek excite me come on let's see some entertainment
well i've been watching pierre emerick obama young in various countries for a number of years
he really disappoints well when i look at a player i'm playing against the first thing
i look at is how quick is he and if he is quick if he's got pace i have to play him
a certain way that's my first objective stop him getting the ball so he can use that pace
and so they started 11 for arsenal bentley no begins in goal thomas party starts with granit
xhaka in the center of the pitch and leading the attack today is pierre-emerick aubameyang
well here's how the lineup looks for brentford well there's no great mystery is there we know
normally how they're going to play and it's all about applying as much pressure as possible
lee can we anticipate seeing more of the same today yeah absolutely derek if you're
really good at something then why not they're very good at this all the team members have
bought into this style of play one player slacks off and it all falls apart though
kieran tierney well that is a defender's job to come to the rescue a good looking move
arsenal move it forward with purpose and control he's played us over to the near post
able to clear the danger corner kick though here
now the delivery well goal kick just as it was looking promising
party to go ahead a truly magnificent start
an early goal in the game just what they were hoping to produce
as we can see here is great play they force the mistake by pressing really high up the pitch
and when they win the ball back just look where they are within
striking distance of the goal great stuff
one nil then
pinnock sorensen
sorensen
christian nurgard
now what can they do from here good tackle it'll be a throw
thomas granit xhaka well let's see what they have in store for them on the break
defenders need to cover
a real opening now well they put the cross into the right place but no one able to finish it off
setting off perhaps a little bit too much here
would be a bit annoyed to have lost the
ball
jensen
couldn't keep it and breaking at pace with menace end product or not cross could be useful
well that was a fine counter attack but no end product lee yeah likes a little
composure at the end derek but they're so lethal on the break with the pace they have
jacka thomas
versa went it back
tony jensen
ivan tony and the pass a good one
spot on with that tackle
thomas not what he was intending bad pass this could square the game
ball is loose well the chance looked to be on but found himself offside
well the electronic board showing one additional minute
thomas and with that the first half draws to a close he's been the standout for his side
so far don't you think lee well derek you're right he has played well
and goals win games he's been a joy to watch in this form
sit back plenty to consider based on what we've seen so far as the second half begins
jensen and pontus janssen has it extremely sloppy in possession
trying to feed it through and there it is the goal they wanted for
security they lead by two now they can breathe that bit more easily
well here's the goal again and it's a great ball to put him through and when he gets through to
the keeper he just smashes it past him and gives him no chance to think a lovely finish
well no wonder he's delighted they've been bossing this game up to now so two-nil now
on the ball jensen
arsenal's struggling in terms of possession but they won't mind me that they're winning this game
they're sucking their opponents onto them and with the pace they've got
in midfield and up front they're really causing problems ben white
bukayo saka well they stopped them in their tracks sorensen
half an hour remaining then
panic here's nergard
good movement
dallas guard splendor tackle and a throw-in coming up and they will make the change now
sorensen dalsgaard janssen
goddess ivan tony racing away here
looking confident with the ball that his feet overcook that one still a chance and an effective
clearance dangerous looking through ball
another great cross making the goalkeeper's job rather easy
granit xhaka
well he's lost it just been a thoroughly cogent and convincing performance in this match league
creating and scoring goals is the hardest thing to do on a football pitch i can tell
you arsenal have ticked all the boxes for me in that department lovely to watch and
look at all the players they've all got smiles on their faces we'd love to see that
moving the ball forward with purpose that's how to blunt the edge of the opposing attack
this looks promising out why
aubameyang
well that is a defender's job to come to the rescue a good looking move
dalsgaard
inside the final five minutes now
pinnock
jensen if you're wondering about stoppage time one minute to be added on produce pinnock
so there it is the final whistle and a satisfying outcome for arsenal and the many fans around the
world lee yeah fairly comfortable in the end wasn't it thought they'd control the middle
of the park for most of the game and going forward there was some really lovely play too
good result that was and i think it's accurate to say lee that this man was the lightbringer
for his side well he played well scored a goal what a good performance from him
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