O Arsenal saw its positive streak in the English Championship end in the last round, after losing to Everton by 1 to 0. This Saturday, at 12:00 (Brasília time), the current leaders of the English Championship are looking for rehabilitation against Brentford, at the Emirates Stadium, in London.
Back at Emirates Stadium. Back to business 👊 pic.twitter.com/uM7gbheO0B
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) February 10, 2023
The hosts go to the field also pressured by the elimination in the FA Cup for Manchester City. However, Spanish coach Mikel Arteta highlighted that his team’s efforts are focused only on this Saturday’s duel.
“This is the game and we need to be at our best at every stage because they can create problems from anywhere on the pitch. Our only focus is Brentford. The preparation has been on that. We go into the game with the right mindset because we need to be very good to beat them”, said the Spanish coach.
Arsenal are five points clear of Manchester City in the Premier League table. To improve the situation, the team has one game less than the rival.
But Arsenal will face a packed opponent. Brentford maintains a long positive streak and has already entered the fight for a place in the Europa League qualifying zone. A victory over the leader will make the team dream of a place in the next Champions.
O manchester city he is also under pressure from recent accusations of violating UEFA’s Financial Fair Play. While he does not know if he will suffer punishment, Pep Guardiola’s men receive Aston Villa, at the Etihad Stadium, in Manchester, at 1:30 pm (Brasília time), in search of a victory to get closer to Arsenal in the leaderboard.
𝙉𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙪𝙥… pic.twitter.com/du80crVzp8
— Manchester City (@ManCity) February 9, 2023
Check out the games of the round:
Saturday
West Ham v Chelsea
Arsenal vs Brentford
Crystal Palace vs Brighton
Fulham v Nottingham Forest
Leicester v Tottenham
Southampton v Wolverhampton
Bournemouth v Newcastle
Sunday
Leeds United v Manchester United
Manchester City vs Aston Villa
Monday
Liverpool vs Everton
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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