Arsenal take on the visitors Brentford in the round 28 match of English Premier League. The match will be played on Saturday, February 8th at Emirates Stadium (London).
Arsenal looks decent, but right now it has a different priority. After a very long hiatus, the Gunners finally showed themselves worthy by climbing to 2nd place in the Premier League - they haven't been this high for a while, not even in 4th place. And, by the way, this will have an impact because thanks to the 2022/2023 season in the Premier League, they managed to return to the Champions League. There, the Englishmen performed excellently in the group stage, winning their quartet. But in the round of 16, Mikel Arteta seems to have chosen the wrong tactic by deciding to play for a 0-0 draw in Portugal. As a result, it didn't work out: Galeno's long-range strike brought victory to the Dragons. A 0-1 defeat won't be fatal, and there are still chances to advance to the quarter-finals. To do this, they must definitely win against Porto next week, preferably not minimally. But at the same time, in the Premier League, it is desirable to continue in the current spirit, continuing to win. Against Sheffield United, they even managed to achieve a crushing 6-0 victory.
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Brentford are facing such a difficult situation in the Premier League for the first time. The Bees, if we don't remember the ancient history from the mid-20th century, appeared in the top division of Britain less than three years ago. And in their first seasons in London, the de facto debutants showed bright, quite spectacular football, which, most importantly, brought good results. But this season, so far, Thomas Frank and his team are finding it very tough. Undoubtedly, the return of Ivan Toney has been a boost. The forward performed excellently, but last spring, he was caught betting, which is strictly prohibited. Since May, for 9 months, the footballer has been suspended from the sport. But he maintained his form and gained enough motivation, so upon his return in May, he has been scoring a lot. However, this new-old trump card turned out to be insufficient for overall success in the lion's share of matches - usually, the club loses, and the relegation zone gets closer. Spring started with another London derby, against Chelsea. And they almost won - only towards the end did the Blues secure a final 2-2 draw.
Just rising to the Premier League in August 2021, the Bees immediately managed to beat their prestigious neighbor. But after that, they only added 1 draw, losing all the other matches to the Gunners. The Gunners are clearly stronger. They should win by more than just a narrow margin, so we bet that Zinchenko and company will be able to win with a handicap of -1.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Arsenal to win with -1.5 handicap.
