Brentford vs Arsenal: The Premier League 2021-22 season kicks off on Saturday as Arsenal faces newly promoted, Brentford in the season opener.
Match Details:
Teams: Brentford vs Arsenal
Venue: Brentford Community Stadium, Brentford, Middlesex
Date: Saturday 14th August, 2021
Time: 12:30 AM IST
Live Link: https://www.hotstar.com/in/sports/football/list/premier-league-202122/t-7302
🆕 Our 2021/22 season starts here…
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⏱ Kick-off: 8pm
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— Arsenal (@Arsenal) August 13, 2021
Preview
Arsenal begin their Premier League 2021-22 campaign with an away trip to newly promoted, Brentford on Saturday as they eye a winning start.
Brentford secured promotion to the Premier League after a successful Championship season where they finished 3rd and won the Playoffs.
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From attack to defence, the Bees were positive in their approach and their attacking in their play.
💪 Ready for The Gunners 💪
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— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) August 13, 2021
The Bees won 4 of their 6 pre-season fixtures and head into the season with confidence.
Their striker, Ivan Toney is a top player to watch out for as he comes in on the back of an exhilarating season where he scored 33 goals for his side in the Championship.
On the other hand, The North London side missed on European football after an 8th place finish last season and will once again look to prove their mettle this time around.
Arteta’s men did not have a good pre-season campaign as well losing 3 of their 4 matches and drawing one.
The losses against Hibernian, Tottenham and Chelsea would dent their confidence heading into this and the pressure will be hovering on Arteta to deliver.
The North London side and Brentford last met in the EFL Cup in 2018 where Arsenal won the spoils 3-1 with Welbeck scoring a brace and Lacazette adding one more.
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Form Guide
Brentford: WWDLW
Arsenal: WLDLL
It’s almost 🕗 for 2021/22 to get under way❗️
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— Premier League (@premierleague) August 13, 2021
Last Matches of both teams:
Brentford 2-1 Valencia
Tottenham 1-0 Arsenal
Where to watch the live streaming and broadcast of Brentford vs Arsenal in India?
The match can be live streamed on the Hotstar App while the broadcast is available on Star Sports Select network.
Team News
Brentford will not have Dasilva and Jensen for this one after the former and latter are ruled out due to injury and personal reasons respectively.
Arsenal also have a number of absentees in Nketiah, Gabriel and Partey; who are all ruled out.
Holding is doubtful after he suffered a knock.
Brentford possible 11:
Raya, Pinnock, Jansson, Ajer, Roerslev, Janelt, Onyeka, Nørgaard, Henry, Mbeumo and Toney
Arsenal possible 11:
Leno, Chambers, White, Mari, Tierney, Xhaka, Lokonga, Pepe, Smith-Rowe, Aubameyang and Lacazette
Prediction: Brentford 2-1 Arsenal
We expect Brentford to begin their return to the Premier League with a win against the Gunners.
The Bees are in better form and will be confident ahead of this one and should be able to clinch the three points.
Arsenal’s form is questionable and pose a lack of confidence.
A Brentford victory is foreseen.
Players to watch out for: Toney, White, Henry and Xhaka
