Welcome back to another season of Premier League football with Eurosport’s Live coverage of Brentford and Arsenal at the Brentford Community Stadium. Both teams will be looking together their seasons off to win, so this should make for a brilliant opening game. All the stats, facts and team news to follow with kickoff at 20:00 GMT.
Premier League / Matchday 1
Gtech Community Stadium / 13.08.2021
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- S. Canos(22')
- C. Nørgaard(73')
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Updated 13/08/2021 at 20:55 GMT
34'
Excellent defending from Pinnock, who picks the pocket of Pepe and then wins a free-kick to stop the Arsenal attack
32'
Brentford have found their rhythm now as they pass the ball around to cheers of ole from the crowd
29'
CHANCE! Great work from Mbeumo, who breaks into the box and seems to miss control the ball, but pulls off a neat drag back. He's one on one with Leno, but his shot goes wide of the post
27'
Canos has a real spring in his step now as he attempt a shot from outside the box, but it was always rising over the bar
25'
How are Arsenal going to respond having started the game so well
22'
GOAAAAAAAAAL! The home crowd have erupted. Canos scores for Brentford!!!! Arsenal failed the clear the ball properly and it comes to Canos who makes a yard of space and fires his shots past Leno's near post
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Goal
S. Canos
Brentford
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21'
Canos takes the corner, but it's cleared away
20'
Brentford win a corner and no doubt Toney will be the target
19'
Great work from Brentford inside the Arsenal box, but the final pass isn't quite there as ball is eventually cleared away
16'
Tierney whips in a decent cross, but it bounces up and comes off the hand of Pepe. The free-kick is given Brentford's way
16'
The visitors are on top now as they control ball, moving it from left to right pulling the Brentford side around the pitch
14'
The corner is whipped in but Raya commands his box and punches the ball away
14'
Arsenal spring forward, cutting through the Brentford team. The cut back inside the box is stopped and Arsenal win a corner
11'
What a strike from Mbeumo who lets fly with a shot from a tight angle which just passes the post. Some great build up play with Toney in the lead up
8'
Brentford's forwards are following the game plan, pressing the Arsenal defence into a mistake, which will please Thomas Frank on the sideline
5'
It might just be nerves, but Brentford are really struggling to get hold of the ball and keep it in these opening minutes
3'
Arsenal have started the game well with plenty of possession and some neat passing
1'
Arsenal win a corner and take it short trying work an opening. A ranged short from Tierney goes straight in to the arms of Raya
1'
Arsenal quick out the blocks as they launch the ball forward to put the Brentford under pressure early on
1st Half
1'
Referee Michael Oliver gets the game underway as Arsenal kick-off opening game of the season
19:55
The Brentford Community Stadium is rocking!!! Kick-off is less than five minutes away as both teams make their way out onto the pitch