Premier League LIVE: Brentford vs Arsenal – commentary, scores, updates, preview, team news, stats & head-to-head

Since winning 2-0 against Arsenal in their first ever Premier League game in August 2021, Brentford are winless in their last five against the Gunners (D1 L4).

Arsenal have won their last three away games against Brentford in all competitions without conceding a single goal. They last won four consecutive away games against an opponent while keeping a clean sheet each time against Sunderland between 2003 and 2008.

In a run stretching back to a 1-1 draw at Chelsea in November, this is Arsenal’s ninth consecutive league game to be played in London (5 home, 4 away). It’s the Gunners’ longest such run of league games exclusively in the capital in their league history.

Brentford have won their first league game in each of the last five calendar years. They’re also unbeaten in their last six played on New Year’s Day (W4 D2) since a 2-0 loss at Swansea in 2007.

Arsenal have only lost their first league game in one of the last nine calendar years (W6 D2), going down 2-1 at home to Man City on New Year’s Day 2022.

Arsenal remained unbeaten in all 10 of their Premier League London derby matches in 2024 (W8 D2). They scored 5+ goals in five of those 10 matches, as many times as they had in their previous 117 such games.

Having been unbeaten in 14 Premier League London derbies between October 2022 and November 2023 (W8 D6), Brentford have now won just one of their last 12 in the competition (D3 L8).

Coming into this round of matches, Brentford are one of two sides yet to keep a clean sheet at home in the Premier League this season, along with Ipswich. Their 2-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest last time out was both their first loss and the first time they’ve failed to score at the Gtech Community Stadium this term.

Arsenal haven’t kept a clean sheet in any of their last seven Premier League away games, having recorded nine shutouts in their previous 10 on the road.

Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo has been involved in 14 goals in his last 15 Premier League London derby matches (12 goals, 2 assists), while Arsenal’s Kai Havertz has had a hand in eight goals in his last eight such games in the competition (6 goals, 2 assists).