§ Premier League · 2025-26 · Matchday 14

Arsenal 2–0 Brentford

  • Merino 11'
  • Saka 90+1'

3 December 2025

The match in data

Arsenal beat Brentford 2–0 on 3 December 2025, on matchday 14 of the 2025-26 Premier League.

Player of the match: Ethan Pinnock (Brentford), rated 70, thanks above all to 5 recoveries and 2 interceptions. Pinnock produced 1.1 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.

For Arsenal, the highest-rated player was Piero Hincapié, with 60.

70
Player of the match

Ethan Pinnock

Brentford · 74'

Produced 1.07× and cost 0.20× their position's average

Added
  • 5 recoveries 1.7×
  • 2 interceptions 2.2×
  • 5 duels won 1.3×
Took away
  • 2 duels lost 0.7×
  • 1 misplaced pass 0.2×

Match ratings

Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.

Arsenal
PlayerPositionMinRating
Martín Zubimendi Midfielder 90 60
Piero Hincapié Defender 90 60
Declan Rice Midfielder 83 60
Bukayo Saka Forward 29 59
David Raya Goalkeeper 90 56
Mikel Merino Midfielder 90 56
Eberechi Eze Midfielder 29 55
Ben White Defender 90 54
Cristhian Mosquera Defender 44 54
Riccardo Calafiori Defender 90 53
Martin Ødegaard Midfielder 90 44
Noni Madueke Forward 61 40
Gabriel Martinelli Forward 61 37
Jurriën Timber Defender 46 30
Viktor Gyökeres Forward 7 no rating
Brentford
PlayerPositionMinRating
Ethan Pinnock ★ Defender 74 70
Igor Thiago Forward 30 59
Jordan Henderson Midfielder 29 54
Sepp van den Berg Defender 90 53
Vitaly Janelt Midfielder 61 51
Mikkel Damsgaard Midfielder 29 45
Kevin Schade Forward 60 37
Caoimhín Kelleher Goalkeeper 90 36
Kristoffer Ajer Defender 90 36
Dango Ouattara Forward 90 33
Michael Kayode Defender 90 33
Yegor Yarmolyuk Midfielder 90 31
Rico Henry Defender 74 31
Mathias Jensen Midfielder 61 26
Keane Lewis-Potter Midfielder 16 no rating
Nathan Collins Defender 16 no rating

Did you know?

La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.

Which Arsenal player made the most interceptions?

Piero Hincapié, with 3 interceptions. Next: Martin Ødegaard 1, Jurriën Timber 1.

Piero Hincapié led with 3 interceptions, ahead of Martin Ødegaard and Jurriën Timber (1 each). That anticipation stopped opposing attacks in their tracks to safeguard the 2–0 win.

Which Brentford player made the most tackles?

Michael Kayode, with 4 tackles. Next: Ethan Pinnock 2, Yegor Yarmolyuk 2.

Michael Kayode recorded 4 tackles, doubling Ethan Pinnock and Yegor Yarmolyuk (2 each). His persistent defensive challenges disrupted attacks, though the match finished 2–0.

How is the rating calculated?

The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.

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Arsenal 2–0 Brentford, Premier League 2025-26. Player of the match: Ethan Pinnock, 70
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Data: Sportmonks. Metrics, ratings and text: La Lente by Sir Balone, edited by Juan Carlos Vasquez.