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Brentford 1-3 Arsenal: The visitors came from behind after Bryan Mbeumo’s early goal

Wednesday 01 January 2025 19:50 GMT

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Arsenal closed to within six points of Premier League leaders Liverpool as they came from behind to beat Brentford 3-1.

Having been rocked by Bryan Mbeumo’s early goal, Mikel Arteta’s side very nearly went two behind when David Raya let Keane Lewis-Potter’s shot squirm through his fingertips. But the Spanish goalkeeper scrambled superbly to hook the ball off his own line, and barely 60 seconds later, Gabriel Jesus latched on to a rebound to nod home an equaliser.

Arsenal then took control with two goals in three minutes early in the second half, first Mikel Merino capitalising on some chaos from a corner and then Gabriel Martinelli producing a fine finish to convert youngster Ethan Nwaneri’s deflected cross. Three points lift the London club up above Nottingham Forest into second at the halfway stage of their season and start 2025 with an impressive win.

Re-live all of the action in our live blog below:

Brentford vs Arsenal LIVE

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.

We’ll have all the latest build-up, updates and team news here.

Chris Wilson1 January 2025 14:58

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