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Where to Watch Brentford vs Arsenal February 2026

Where to Watch Brentford vs Arsenal February 2026 - Premier League leaders Arsenal have a unique curse they aim to end when they visit Brentford in the continuation of the 2025/2026 Premier League London derby.

The match is scheduled to take place at the Gtech Community Stadium on Wednesday, 11 February 2026 at 20.00 local time.

Although The Gunners are unbeaten in 12 consecutive midweek league matches, they have failed to win and even failed to score in their last three matches played on a Thursday.

For those who do not want to miss the excitement of this match, here are the recommendations from Mansion Sports for where to watch Brentford vs Arsenal February 2026.

Team News Ahead of the Match

Brentford

However, Arsenal will certainly not have an easy match against the hosts who are also chasing European qualification, especially as Brentford return home after two outstanding away matches against Aston Villa and Newcastle United.

Andrews’ side, playing with 10 men, surprisingly secured a 1-0 victory at Villa Park before stunning Newcastle with a 3-2 win in matchweek 25, where Igor Thiago scored his 17th Premier League goal of the season and Dango Ouattara netted the late winner.

Despite entering matchweek 26 in seventh place and only five points behind Manchester United in fourth — before the Red Devils face West Ham United — Brentford may not be entirely pleased to return home, considering they have won five of their last six away matches in all competitions.

In contrast, The Bees have managed only two victories from their last five home matches, failed to score in two of their last three games at the Gtech Community Stadium, and also face another negative omen.

Brentford have only once lost two consecutive Premier League home matches since the start of the 2024-25 season, but the first defeat in that sequence was a 2-0 loss to Forest, and the second? A defeat to Arsenal.

Regarding the hosts’ squad condition, Brentford coach Andrews must also cope with the absence of several attacking players on Thursday, as Kevin Schade serves the second of his two-match suspension following his red card against Villa, while Reiss Nelson cannot face his parent club even though he was unlikely to start.

Andrews is almost certain to retain the same formula that succeeded at St James' Park, although Jordan Henderson may be concerned about his place after being withdrawn in the 56th minute to be replaced by Yehor Yarmoliuk.

The in-form Thiago enters this derby having scored nine goals in his last 10 home league matches, but the hosts are still without Fabio Carvalho, Antoni Milambo, and Arsenal academy graduate Josh Dasilva due to knee injuries.

Arsenal

Benefiting from the absence of former key figure Granit Xhaka — who at least shared a warm moment with Mikel Arteta in the center circle — Arsenal comfortably dispatched Sunderland with a 3-0 victory last weekend to extend their excellent start to February.

Two goals from Viktor Gyokeres and another from Martin Zubimendi enabled Arsenal to overcome the promoted side with ease, but the red and white smiles turned into disappointment when Manchester City produced a remarkable comeback at Anfield.

Nevertheless, Arteta’s men still hold a healthy six-point lead at the top of the Premier League table, and last weekend’s victory saw them end the day nine points clear at the summit for the first time since the 2003-04 Invincibles season — a good omen?

After appearing to fully recover from a difficult January period, The Gunners have recorded four consecutive victories in all competitions and rediscovered their defensive resilience by keeping three successive clean sheets against Sunderland, Leeds United, and Chelsea.

The league leaders now have the opportunity to secure four consecutive clean sheets for the first time since their 812-minute shutout streak in November, and since the start of the 2022-23 season, they have lost only once in 20 away London derbies.

That run includes a 3-1 victory at the Gtech Community Stadium on New Year’s Day 2025, before also defeating Keith Andrews’ side 2-0 in December, extending their unbeaten run against the hosts to eight matches.

Meanwhile, regarding Arsenal’s squad condition, neither Martin Odegaard nor Bukayo Saka were included in Arsenal’s squad against Sunderland, and it remains unclear whether they will return for this London derby, while the notoriously private Arteta may not provide a definitive answer.

Two players confirmed to be absent for Arsenal are Max Dowman due to an ankle injury and Mikel Merino, who recently shared a photo after undergoing foot surgery, while Leandro Trossard is doubtful with a suspected calf injury sustained last weekend.

Gabriel Martinelli is ready to replace Trossard, while Viktor Gyokeres is almost certain to displace Gabriel Jesus after his two goals against Sunderland made him the Premier League player with the most goals in all competitions since the turn of the year (6).