Brentford vs Arsenal LIVE! Premier League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction today
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Brentford vs Arsenal LIVE!. 2025 in the Premier League begins with an intriguing London derby clash. Arsenal head to the Gtech Community Stadium for a standalone top-flight fixture on New Year’s Day hoping to leapfrog in-form Nottingham Forest back into second place and cut dominant Liverpool’s title advantage back down to six points. Mikel Arteta’s side play twice now before the leaders return to action on Sunday, so it’s a real chance to pile on some pressure.
The Gunners are unbeaten in their last 11 matches across all competitions and have won three in a row now, though lacked an attacking spark without the injured Bukayo Saka in a narrow victory over Ipswich to close out 2024. Arteta may be tempted to reshape his attack this evening in a bid to find the best solution without Saka, who will be sidelined after hamstring surgery until March at the earliest.
The 12th-place Bees are likely to pose a tough test with one of the division’s best home records, though Thomas Frank’s team have only one win in their last six games. Follow Brentford vs Arsenal live below!. Games between these two teams are often low-scoring and it’s difficult to see that trend changing this evening.
![[A general view of Brentford's Gtech Community Stadium on matchday]](https://static.standard.co.uk/2025/01/01/15/12/GettyImages-2188697562.jpg?trim=0,0,322,0&quality=75&auto=webp&width=640)
Arsenal were laboured in their win over Ipswich and will have to raise the performance level against Brentford. Every fixture at the moment is must-win for the Gunners and they should have enough to scrape another win here. Arsenal to win, 1-0. Mikel Arteta may choose to shake up his Arsenal attack today after a laboured home win over Ipswich to finish 2024 in their first match without the injured Bukayo Saka, who will be sidelined until March at the earliest after surgery on his torn hamstring.
