Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of today’s Premier League match between Brentford and Arsenal. The new year begins with a London derby of sorts as the Gunners look to close the gap on Liverpool at the top of the table, while the Bees look to climb up the table having started 2025 in 12th place.

It’s an intriguing London derby to begin 2025 in the top-flight, with Arsenal having the chance to go back second in the table with a fourth consecutive win across all competitions and cut dominant Liverpool’s title lead down to six points in the process.

Arsenal vs. Brentford has been one of the more underrated fixtures in the Premier League since the Bees got promoted under Thomas Frank. The Bees dominated the Gunners in their first game back in the top flight back in 2021, but since then the Gunners are 5-1-0. Don't let the overall record deceive you, this fixture is tightly contested.

Arsenal take on Brentford with a chance to move to second in the Premier League with a win. After Chelsea’s defeat to the Gunners’ last opponent Ipswich Town, the gap to their west London rivals can open to four while closing the chasm to Liverpool to six points.

Brentford is bumbling along in midpack while Arsenal is aiming for three points as they chase another championship. While the Gunners' moneyline price is steep, their ability to control things on defense makes the Under appealing,

Bryan Mbeumo (No. 5 in the Premier League with 10 goals) and Brentford FC play at home against a defensively tough Arsenal FC side (conceding just 16 total goals this season, first in the Premier

The Sporting News has everything you need to know about the Brentford vs. Arsenal match including a prediction and the betting odds.