Pundit Predictions for Arsenal vs Brentford 2025- What do Lawro, Merson, Sutton feel?

Here is a look at the Arsenal vs Brentford April 2025 predictions from key media personnel in the British press. The Gunners are on a high after beating Real Madrid 3-0, but with the return leg set to be played in a few days’ time, the press expect Mikel Arteta to field a weakened team, with some key first team members like Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice, who was in the Champions League Team of the Week for the QF1 games, expected to be rested.

Mark Lawrenson

Lawro says Brentford are tough opponents, but adds that it becomes easier against the Bees “after getting the first goal”

Reckons Arsenal will win this, but “only just”, and has tipped AFC to run out 2-1 winners.

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UCL Quarter Final First Leg Team of the Week 2025- No Saka, Partey but 3 Arsenal players in TOTW

The official Champions League quarter final first leg team of the week and has been announced and it features three Arsenal players in the XI. Neither Bukayo Saka nor Thomas Partey found a replace but double free-kick hero Declan Rice was in the TOTW, as were defenders William Saliba and Jurrien Timber.

UCL official Quarter Final First Leg TOTW April 2025

UCL Team of the Week Quarter Final First Leg 2025

Goalkeeper– Sommer (Inter)

Defenders– Nuno Mendes (PSG), Bastoni (Inter), Saliba and Timber (both Arsenal)

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AFC next UCL opponents? PSG 3-1 Aston Villa Player Ratings 2025 from L’Equipe, Marca Newspapers

Here is a look at the Paris SG 3-1 Aston Villa player ratings from L’Equipe, Marca and other European sports newspapers. The winner of this PSG AVFC quarterfinal tie are potentially Arsenal’s semifinal opponents, should the Gunners hold on to their 3-0 lead from their first leg win against Real Madrid.

L’Equipe player ratings PSG 3-1 Aston Villa Champions League 2025

AVFC were given a 4.4/10 team rating from French paper L’Equipe.

Marcus Rashford, on loan at Villa from Man United, started upfront ahead of Ollie Watkins and was given a 4/10 rating by L’Equipe.

PSG vs Aston Villa 2025 Player Ratings L'Equipe

Axel Disasi, on loan from Chelsea, replaced Matty Cash at half time, but he struggled to have an impact too, managing only a 3/10.

On the PSG side, Doue and Kvicha were their best players against Aston Villa in this QF first leg.

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