Arsenal will continue the battle for the top-four positions in the Premier League standings on Saturday afternoon when they play host to Brentford in the 26th round of the competition.

The Gunners got off to a wrong-footed start to the season, but their form and confidence grew as time passed and they are now genuine contenders for the Champions League football next season.

Mikel Arteta’s men are currently four points shy of fourth-placed Manchester United but have three games in hand on them.

They will have a nice chance to cut the gap on Saturday given Brentford’s poor spell of form in the last several months.

The Bees lost six and drew one of the last seven matches across competitions. They are now only seven points above the red zone despite making a great start to the season.

Thomas Frank needs to find a way to instill some confidence into his troops because Brentford just looked toothless in the final third in the last couple of months.

The Bees have also conceded at least two goals in six of the last seven games in all competitions. They did manage to keep a clean sheet last weekend, but it was yet another dismal showing in a goalless draw at home to Crystal Palace.

Brentford have allowed at least two goals in each of the last eight away outings in the league, claiming only two points along the way.



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阿森纳将在周六下午继续争夺英超前四的位置，他们将在第26轮主场迎战布伦特福德。

枪手本赛季一开始就有一个糟糕的开局，但是他们的状态和信心随着时间的推移而增长，他们现在是下赛季冠军联赛的真正竞争者。

米克尔-阿尔特塔的球队目前距离排名第四的曼联只有4分的差距，但他们已经少打了三场比赛。

考虑到布伦特福德过去几个月的糟糕状态，他们将有一个很好的机会在周六缩小差距。

蜜蜂队输掉了六场比赛，并和局了最后七场比赛中的一场。尽管赛季开局不错，但他们现在只比红区高出7分。

弗兰克需要找到一种方法来给他的队伍注入一些信心，因为布伦特福德在过去的几个月里在最后三分之一的位置看起来没有什么优势。

在过去的七场比赛中，蜜蜂队有六场至少丢了两个球。上周末他们确实保持了一场不失球的比赛，但这又是一场在主场与水晶宫(Crystal Palace)零比零的平局。

在过去的8场客场比赛中，布伦特福德每场都至少失球2个，只得到2分。