Arsenal will look to strengthen their position at the top of the Premier League table as they face a tricky trip to the Gtech on Thursday night to take on in-form Brentford.
Arsenal followed up their 0-4 victory away at Leeds United by recording a comfortable 3-0 success over poor-travelling Sunderland at the Emirates on Saturday.
The Gunners remain six points clear at the top of the Premier League table, following second-placed Manchester City’s dramatic late win at Anfield against reigning champions Liverpool the following day.
Brentford followed up their impressive 0-1 victory away at third-placed Aston Villa by securing a late 2-3 win at St James’ Park against Newcastle United, on an evening I landed a 7/5 winner.
Keith Andrews’s hosts have now won six and lost just two of their previous 10 Premier League outings (W6-D2-L2), propelling them up into seventh position in the table, level on points with Liverpool.
How the bookies view it: Arsenal favourites
Arsenal are favourites to record a third consecutive victory in the Premier League, with bet365 pricing an away success at 7/10.
Brentford are 15/4 to record a third successive win in the Premier League themselves, whilst the draw is 14/5.
Head to head: Eight unbeaten for the Gunners
After losing their very first Premier League meeting in West London in August 2021, Arsenal are unbeaten in each of their next eight matches against Brentford (W6-D2-L0), including a 2-0 success in the reverse fixture at the Emirates in December.
Players to watch: Gyokeres to grab another goal?
Viktor Gyokeres helped seal Arsenal’s victory over Sunderland at the weekend, as the Swede came off the bench at the hour mark and scored the second and third goals in their 3-0 win.
The ex-Sporting CP frontman has now scored six goals and provided two assists across his last eight appearances for the Gunners, and he is an appealing 1/1 at bet365 to Score or Assist in West London on Thursday night.
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Predicted line-ups:
Brentford will still be missing the injured Josh DaSilva, Antoni Milambo and Fabio Carvalho, whilst Kevin Schade is suspended following his red card at Villa Park last weekend.
Mikel Arteta will be without the injured Max Dowman, Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka through injury, whilst Martin Odegaard and Leandro Trossard are doubts.
Brentford: Kelleher, Kayode, Ajer, van den Berg, Henry, Henderson, Janelt, Ouattara, Jensen, Yarmoliuk, Thiago
Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Zubimendi, Havertz, Rice, Martinelli, Madueke, Gyokeres
Anything else catch the eye?
Arsenal have bounced back from their three-game winless run throughout January by winning each of their two Premier League encounters by an aggregate score of 7-0.
Mikel Arteta’s men have now scored 2+ goals in each of their last three and six of their past eight Premier League contests, and are an appealing 4/5 at Betfred to bag another brace in West London on Thursday night.
What’s more, the Bees have shipped multiple goals in three of their previous four Premier League encounters, as well as in the reverse fixture at the Emirates in December.
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