Brentford vs Arsenal: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injuries
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Welcome to our Premier League live blog as Arsenal look to kickstart the New Year in style and close the gap on Liverpool against Brentford today. Team news for both sides has been confirmed – which you can see below – as well as information on how to watch the match on TV and live steam.
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The Gunners, currently third in the table as they fight for the title, will move up to second if they avoid defeat at the Gtech Community Stadium. Don’t miss a second of the action here as Arsenal look to win their third top-flight game in a row after victories over Ipswich and Crystal Palace.
Arsenal have a chance to go 4-1 up but Jesus’ shot drags wide into the side-netting. Big opportunity, that. It remains Brentford 1-3 Arsenal. 63 minutes played. Arsenal defender Calafiori is shown a yellow card for pulling Damsgaard. The floodgates are open! Just moments after Merino made it 2-1, Martinelli hands Arsenal a two-goal cushion with 53 minutes played.
‘Gabriel Martinelli, what a strike that is,’ former Leeds striker Lucy Ward said on TNT Sports. ‘Really strong finish from Martinelli, right in the space where Mark Flekken couldn’t see. ‘Arsenal are just going through the gears at the start of the second half. All of a sudden this game looks completely different.’.
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Well, that didn’t take long! Arsenal have turned it around just five minutes after the restart. Merino is the scorer from a corner. A scruffy goal – but it could end up being a very important one in this Premier League title race – with Arsenal now leading 2-1 having fallen 1-0 behind early-on.
![[Arsenal Training Session]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2187485005.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
