Emirates Stadium, London – Na so Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta dey shake things small as dem prepare to face Brentford for this evening match. Captain Martin Odegaard don return, and him dey ready to lead the Gunners charge after him time off due to injury. E no go sweet pass for mouth if we no see wetin Matter be tonight, abi?
Odegaard wey miss some matches, na James Bond for this line-up. Him don finally come back as dem drop Eberechi Eze for bench, no vex o, Eze. Ben White too dey ready as him enter lineup in place of Jurrien Timber. And guess who else? Noni Madueke, that boy wey sabi play ball like say na him life depend on am, don enter instead of Bukayo Saka. Na three changes wey Arteta make o, serious matter!
As for goalkeeper, David Raya dey stand like soldier, while the back line dey packed with Riccardo Calafiori, Cristhian Mosquera, and Piero Hincapie. Dem dey ready to face Brentford’s dey wahala. Midfield, no forget Declan Rice and Martin Zubimendi, dem dey together with captain. Na wah! (These two fit pass as Naija jollof) Gabriel Martinelli still dey shine, this time, him go team up with Madueke and Mikel Merino. Na Merino weh score for Chelsea draw last week o.
For Brentford matter, dem show say dem no come play. Igor Thiago, dem top scorer, dey sit down for bench like say e no wan play today. Jordan Henderson join am, however, na why benched no sweet o! Keith Andrews wey be Brentford coach don make five changes to fit the occasion. Rico Henry don enter instead of Aaron Hickey, and other guys like Vitaly Janelt and Yehor Yarmoliuk go join am. E be like movie!
Arsenal wan make am 18 games wey dem go dey unbeaten – e no go easy o! Last season na Liverpool dem manage to make dem taste grass for ground. Arsenal don dey do well for home, 5 wins, 1 draw – no wahala. But Brentford dey try o! Dey no too dey fine for away matches, dem fit forget say dem don win only one out of six.
Especially as December don show face, both teams dey face busy period sha, with many matches dey come. Na jinx day in the air, because Arsenal go soon meet Aston Villa on Saturday, and dem fit decide to rotate players small. But Arteta sef no dey frequent with the rotation, so we go see flex as the match dey unfold.
Before I forget, Brentford get their own wahala, as dem no get Gabriel or any big name dey. So, I dey expect say dis game fit end with Arsenal taking the points (but I no fit predict, no need to jinx).
Na match wey everybody dey look forward to. Gunners managers, players, and fans don all gather, talk say dem wan take this game shine. Na for Emirates wey dem dey play, and I believe say this game fit be Moto!
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