Summary

  • Impressive Brentford beat Arsenal in first Premier League game of season

  • Canos gives promoted side lead with powerful drive

  • Norgaard sends home fans wild with close-range header

  • Bees' first PL win and first top-flight victory in 74 years

  • First full house at PL game since before pandemic

  1. CLOSE!published at 81 mins

    Brentford 2-0 Arsenal

    OOOFT.

    Brentford almost get a third! Goalscorer Christian Nørgaard wins the header but glances it inches past the far post.

    Arsenal are clinging on a bit now.

  2. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 80 mins

    Brentford 2-0 Arsenal

    Frank Onyeka is off. On comes Mads Bidstrup for Brentford.

  3. Postpublished at 79 mins

    Brentford 2-0 Arsenal

    Brentford maintain their relentless pressing and it pays off again.

    Bryan Mbeumo wins a corner off Calum Chambers.

  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:37 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    #bbcfootball

    Dr David: have any managers been sacked 1 game into the premier league season?

    Greg Morter: AFTV will be entertaining that's for sure

  5. Postpublished at 78 mins

    Brentford 2-0 Arsenal

    Have Arsenal got anything left?

  6. 'Incredible!'published at 21:34 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Brentford 2-0 Arsenal

    Michael Brown
    Former Man City midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Incredible - it's not what you'd expect to see in the Premier League - the defending is awful from Arsenal. It's a really long throw and no one seems to touch at the near post, it flicks on and bounces up. Slomehow Christian Norgaard is first in there and heads it straight into the far post. The goalkeeper can't get anywhere near it. It's all about desire, determination and putting it into the right areas.

    The supporters here can't believe what they're witnessing.

  7. Postpublished at 76 mins

    Brentford 2-0 Arsenal

    The home crowd have gone wild again.

    Arsenal fans are stunned.

  8. goal

    GOAL - Brentford 2-0 Arsenalpublished at 73 mins

    Christian Nørgaard

    !!!!

    Wow, wow, wow. The Premier League newcomers are causing an upset here!

    And Arsenal have just been bullied on a throw-in.

    It's launched in, Calum Chambers doesn't make contact at the near post and Christian Norgaard just shoves off the Arsenal defenders to nod it over the line at the back post.

    GoalImage source, Getty Images
    GoalImage source, Getty Images
  9. Postpublished at 21:31 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Bryan Mbeumo has been equally as good.

    He wins a throw-in for Brentford deep in Arsenal's half.

  10. Postpublished at 72 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Emile Smith Rowe has been magnificent.

    He drives it from inside his own half over to the left and plays in Bukayo Saka.

    It's pulled back to Reiss Nelson, who lays it off to his right but there's nobody there.

  11. Postpublished at 21:30 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Michael Brown
    Former Man City midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Brilliant from Arsenal, they're finally getting in some better areas. Forward runs are what's needed and when it falls to Granit Xhaka you wonder if the net will ripple but he blazes it over the bar.

    Mikel Arteta will be delighted with that sort of effort - much better from them.

  12. SUBSTITUTIONSpublished at 71 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Mads Sorensen replaces Kristoffer Ajer at the back for Brentford.

    Reiss Nelson is on for Gabriel Martinelli in attack for Arsenal.

  13. Postpublished at 70 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Arsenal are hotting up.

    Emile Smith Rowe, to Bukayo Saka, a cut-back for Nicolas Pepe... cleared.

    Loose ball just inside the box... Fired over by Granit Xhaka.

  14. Postpublished at 68 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Bukayo Saka has made a difference already. He links up with Kieran Tierney, who tries to weave into the box with his first touch.

    Kristoffer Ajer slides in recklessly and is lucky not to make contact with Tierney, as the ball races away from the Arsenal defender.

  15. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Another long ball is won by Ivan Toney in the air, beating Ben White.

    It's flicked on and finds its way at the feet of Bryan Mbeumo, who has space and time to shoot.

    Bernd Leno pulls off a good save before the flag goes up. Dangerous.

  16. Postpublished at 66 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Sergi Canos drives into the Arsenal box and gets a shot off but Bernd Leno parries it away!

  17. CLOSE!published at 65 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Ooft.

    Gabriel Martinelli flicks it on at the near post but can't quite direct the header into the far corner.

    Very, very close.

  18. Postpublished at 64 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Pablo Mari heads off to get a bit of treatment after being winded but Arsenal carry on without him.

    Ben White is pressed but he finds Bukayo Saka, who flicks it on and Kieran Tierney wins a corner.

  19. Postpublished at 21:20 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    I spy John Murray and Michael Brown...

    Brentford media boxImage source, Getty Images
  20. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Brentford are pinned right back now.

    Albert Sambi Lokonga has a shot from long range for Arsenal but it's comfortable for David Raya.