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Brentford v Arsenal team news: Saliba out, Saka a sub

12 February 2026 860 comments
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Arsenal’s Double Gameweek 26 kicks off with a trip to Brentford this evening.

The match in west London gets underway at 20:00 GMT.

TEAM NEWS

Post-deadline news broke of Kai Havertz being unavailable for Double Gameweek 26 but there’s another unexpected absentee for the Gunners tonight.

William Saliba is absent from the visitors’ matchday squad due to illness, so in comes Cristhian Mosquera at centre-half.

Eberechi Eze is in for Havertz.

The other two alterations see Piero Hincapie oust Riccardo Calafiori at left-back and Viktor Gyokeres return to the starting XI at the expense of Gabriel Jesus.

Despite hobbling off in the closing stages of the win over Sunderland, Leandro Trossard is passed fit to start.

Also back from injury and on the bench, sooner than expected in one case, are Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard.

As for the Bees, there’s just one change.

Yehor Yarmoliuk replaces Jordan Henderson in midfield, with the veteran England international dropping to the bench.

Kevin Schade and Reiss Nelson are suspended and ineligible respectively for tonight’s encounter.

LINE-UPS

Arsenal XI: Raya, Timber, Mosquera, Gabriel, Hincapie, Rice, Zubimendi, Madueke, Eze, Trossard, Gyokeres.

Subs: Arrizabalaga, White, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Norgaard, Odegaard, Martinelli, Saka, Jesus.

Brentford XI: Kelleher, Kayode, Ajer, van den Berg, Henry, Janelt, Yarmoliuk, Jensen, Lewis-Potter, Thiago, Ouattara.

Subs: Valdimarsson, Hickey, Pinnock, Henderson, Collins, Damsgaard, Donovan, Furo, Bentt.

LIVE GAMEWEEK PAGE!

New to Fantasy Football Scout this season is the Live Gameweek page, which you can see on the side menu.

Here you can follow the scores, watch the defensive contribution (DefCon) points roll in, see who the leading players are for xG and more as the games play out, as seen below:

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  1. Gazwaz80
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 15 hours ago

    Rice smashing the baps

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    1. Gazwaz80
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 15 hours ago

      Top 😀

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    2. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      He is playing well.

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  2. Amartey Partey
    • 6 Years
    2 months, 15 hours ago

    Gabriel rising up the BP rankings.

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  3. Sandy Ravage
    • 10 Years
    2 months, 15 hours ago

    Has Gabriel ever successfully scored a penalty?

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    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Only with his head…

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    2. Riverside Red
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Strange question

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  4. Supersonic_
    • 4 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    What a stinker.

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    1. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Remember to flush…

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  5. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    2 months, 14 hours ago

    Littler vs Humphries was the high point of this evenings entertainment it seems, all downhill after that

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    1. Absolutely Muñozed
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        Littler? Humphries? what?

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    2. Biggsy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Is this the day the wheels start to come off the Arsenal title challenge? Thought it'd be March at least

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      1. Manani
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        only need 1 corner

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        1. Biggsy
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          2 months, 14 hours ago

          Aye. Cleared by Henry, Dango runs free, tripped by Gabriel who is sent off. Thaigo scores the penalty. Scene ends.

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    3. The Mandalorian
      • 13 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      ARS play long throws

      BRE play long throws

      Same Same but different

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      1. Capocannonieri
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        A Mercedes is a "Car"

        A Lada is a "Car"

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        1. Ball Ake
          • 1 Year
          2 months, 14 hours ago

          A Jaguar is a Cat

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          1. Jafooli
            • 14 Years
            2 months, 14 hours ago

            A Puma is a sports brand

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    4. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Deffo gonna be HT subs…Arteta ran down the tunnel

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    5. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Doesn't look like Gyok will be on for much longer.

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    6. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      I'm convinced there'll still be a title race by the next DGW

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    7. Capocannonieri
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      The RIGHT move is for Gabriel to be rested in the 2nd half. There is no threat from Brentford.

      Then Gabriel can be the first sub against Wolves, in case he is needed.

      It's a smart move to give this player a rest and no-more than 60 minutes in the next two games.

      All Arsenal fans probably agree with me.

      REST HIM NOW!!!

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      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        Arteta sprinted down the tunnel to grab the janitor's phone and read FFS comments

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        1. Fifa las vegas
          • 13 Years
          2 months, 14 hours ago

          Could he not have used his own phone?

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      2. Amartey Partey
        • 6 Years
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        On the 60th minute after he gets his defcons

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    8. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Did Arsenal play in 4-2-3-1 for the first half? Eze doesn't have the defensive upside for that Odegaard/Havertz role at RCM, I think

      Didn't pause to note formations though

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      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        Well, doesn't matter now 😀

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    9. Brosstan
      • 11 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Gyok and Maduke punters, do you think they will last til 60' ?

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      1. Letsgo!
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        I think gyok will last 70 mins but really damn annoyed with the ref. His yellow was damn harsh.

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      2. Capocannonieri
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        Gabriel coming on soon for Joke

        Saka on the bench and dressed is bad news for Marmaduke

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      3. Boberella
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        Gyokeres owner (and foolishly captained) here, reckon he’s gone at half time.

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      4. Ball Ake
        • 1 Year
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        Madueke won't, he's so lazy off the ball

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        1. Ball Ake
          • 1 Year
          2 months, 14 hours ago

          Unlike Saka who works his nuts off (explains the persistent limp)

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    10. Letsgo!
      • 9 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      3-0 later on for arsenal!
      Rice, rice, rice!

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    11. #1 Salah Hater
      • 1 Year
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Arsenal just look 100x worse as a team every time Gyokeres is on the pitch

      Once of the worst footballers I've ever laid my eyes on

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      1. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        Sunderland, Leeds, Everton, Burnley & Forest

        Everton aside, a mix of ex and future Championship teams there he's scored past. His level is clear.

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    12. Gandalf
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      A. Ekitike > Thiago

      B. Rice/Enzo + Guiu > Dewsbury Hall + Thiago for a hit

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    13. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Is Eze playing in a position that Rice has his attacking points?
      Hes too deep and he is not coming in late

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      1. fantasist
        • 15 Years
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        Same complaint from his missus

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        1. Make FPL Casual Again
          • 7 Years
          2 months, 14 hours ago

          User name checks out

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      2. Biggsy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        It feels like Arsenal bought Eze to stop Spurs getting him, rather than actually try and use him to any great effect

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      3. Ball Ake
        • 1 Year
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        Yeah, when Rice gets forward Eze doesn't seem to know whether to sit and cover space or get forward too, he needs to trust Zubimendi

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    14. fantasist
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Meamwhile Athletico thrashing Barcelona 4-0

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    15. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Odegaard coming on…

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        ..for Eza

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    16. Royal5
      • 14 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Flop of the season off at HT

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      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        Crazy sliding doors that Spurs almost got him

        And that was his hat trick

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        1. Royal5
          • 14 Years
          2 months, 14 hours ago

          True. Spurs got the better player with a younger Xavi Simons at the end though

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          1. have you seen cyan
            • 6 Years
            2 months, 14 hours ago

            Eze is one of the most over-related players in the league, show reel player. Almost every season he has barely any goals until the last 1/3 of the season when he finally pulls his finger out.

            Still in shock he got a hatti.

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    17. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Arsenal looking better.

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      1. Jafooli
        • 14 Years
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        Hair brush treatment from Arteta at HT…

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    18. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Noticeable difference is that Timber is getting much more forward.

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    19. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Rice up to 8 defcons

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    20. RICICLE
      • 3 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Really hoping I see some comment saying “GABRIEL!!”

      For the right reasons of course 🙂

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    21. Feanor
      • 16 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Why do pressing players run into the backs and knock over defenders who have the ball and are shielding it? The referee gives a FK 99.9% of the time.

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    22. tbos83
      • 5 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Thrilled to log on and see my TC on 0

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    23. Freshy
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Arteta is going to get his 5 subs in before 60min

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    24. Ze_Austin
      • 7 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Great KLP run when really crowded. Eventual Thiago shot blocked

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      1. Ze_Austin
        • 7 Years
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        Blocked by Gabriel, tbf

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    25. Ignasi M
      • 8 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      All of us Fantasy managers know how crap Eze was at Palace. Sure, maybe 3 games a season he'd look like the greatest player that ever lived, but then utter trash or mediocre for the rest of it.

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      1. WVA
        • 9 Years
        2 months, 14 hours ago

        He scored in nearly every game for about 10 weeks after I went Sarr over Eze on my WC last season, he was unstoppable, Sarr however blanked in every game.

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    26. Amartey Partey
      • 6 Years
      2 months, 14 hours ago

      Brilliant block from Gabriel. Up to 7 defcons.

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