Brentford will wait another week to hand Christian Eriksen his competitive debut, with the Newcastle fixture their target, and in the meantime must hope to channel their early-season vim. They are still outsiders for relegation but have won only one in their past nine and face opponents whose tails are up in the top-four race. Arsenal will be wary of the set pieces and tempo that caused them to flop on the opening weekend but are a different proposition to the side whose prospects looked so uncertain back then. Nick Ames
Saturday 3pm
Venue Emirates Stadium
Last season n/a
Referee Jon Moss
This season G16 Y34 R4 2.38 cards/game
Odds H 1-2 A 8-1 D 3-1
ARSENAL
Subs from Leno, Okonkwo, Holding, Awe, Tavares, Lokonga, Elneny, Maitland-Niles, Pépé, Nketiah, Tomiyasu
Doubtful Tomiyasu (calf)
Injured None
Suspended Martinelli (one match)
Discipline Y35 R3
Form WWWLDW
Leading scorer Smith Rowe 8
BRENTFORD
Subs from Fernández, Lössl, Cox, Roerslev, Sorensen, Stevens, Ghoddos, Onyeka, Peart-Harris, Baptiste, Dasilva, Toney
Doubtful Toney (calf)
Injured Eriksen (match fitness, 26 Feb, Jeanvier (knee, unknown), Jorgensen (hamstring, unknown), Fosu (hamstring, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y42 R1
Form LLLLLD
Leading scorer Toney 6
