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. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:49 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    #bbcfootball or text 81111 (UK only - standard message rates apply)

    Arsenal go from top of the league (alphabetically) to bottom (goal difference)... must be the biggest one goal movement in 'live' league positions ever?

    Terry, Wokingham

    Without wishing to go all kneejerk one half into the season, after the fiasco of last season how bumpy a start is Arteta going to be allowed to have?

    Daniel

  2. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:47 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    What a half! Brentford is rocking. Arsenal are... not rocking.

  3. Postpublished at 45+1 min

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Nicolas Pepe's shot is blocked inside the box, then Emile Smith Rowe fouls Ethan Pinnock.

    Arsenal need half time.

  4. CLOSE!published at 44 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Oooooh, close.

    Ivan Toney plays a lovely ball across the area which is inches away from the outstretched leg of Vitaly Janelt.

  5. Postpublished at 44 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Emile Smith Rowe tries to sneak in behind. Nicolas Pepe puts it other the top for him to chase but Ethan Pinnock is having none of it.

    He shrugs Smith Rowe off it and lets it roll for a goal kick.

  6. Postpublished at 42 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Kieran Tierney whips a cross in from the left but Folarin Balogun can only head it upwards.

    David Raya comes charging out to pick it up.

  7. Postpublished at 20:41 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    This is what it means.

    Brentford celebrateImage source, Getty Images
  8. Postpublished at 41 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Ethan Pinnock launches a long throw in from the left but it's not got enough legs on it.

    Arsenal manage to get it away and gain ground up the field with a throw-in on the right, inside Brentford's half.

  9. History maker...published at 20:39 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

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  10. Postpublished at 38 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    England manager Gareth Southgate is here to watch the Premier League leaders.

  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:38 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    #bbcfootball or text 81111 (UK only - standard message rates apply)

    You have got to wonder what is going on at Arsenal, even if Ben White turns into a class player it's not enough. They need another 6-7 top players.

    Peter, Devon

  12. Arsenal all over the placepublished at 20:38 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at The Brentford Community Stadium

    Arsenal are a bag of nerves at the back and it's not just Brentford's players who sense it. The whole stadium senses it. If there is any good news for The Gunners, it is that they are still in this game.

  13. Postpublished at 37 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Arsenal are able to keep possession... Just.

    They are pushed all the way back to Bernd Leno. He plays it out to Granit Xhaka and he's caught napping on the edge of his own box.

    Arsenal just about get away with it but they can't play through this Brentford press at the moment.

  14. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:36 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    #bbcfootball

    Tambuwal: Welcome to the premier league Brentford. Top of the league as thing stands.

    Adam Flowers: Which team was promoted from the Championship?

    Joel Newsome-Hubbard: Accustomed as I am to hysterical first weekend punditry, I'm going with Brentford finishing in the top 10 - you heard it here first

  15. Postpublished at 35 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Nicolas Pepe tries to win it back for Arsenal and hassles Ethan Pinnock but the Brentford man does well to use his body and wins a free-kick.

    Pepe skips away in frustration.

  16. Postpublished at 20:35 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Michael Brown
    Former Man City midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    You can see the difference in confidence, Brentford seem like they want the ball. They're getting in good areas and making little passes. They've really upped their tempo.

  17. Top of the tablepublished at 34 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    As it stands...

    .Image source, BBC Sport
  18. Postpublished at 20:33 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Michael Brown
    Former Man City midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    What a moment - Bryan Mbuemo was one on one with Ben White and he got tighter and tighter and it looked like he really had a moment there, got himself into the area onto his right foot all he had to do was hit the far corner but he pulls it wide.

    Wonderful run, great recovery, just a poor finish in the end, should've been 2-0!

  19. CLOSE!published at 32 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Granit Xhaka slides in Kieran Tierney. He pulls it back for Folarin Balogun but he can't get a clean shot away, under pressure from Rico Henry.

  20. CLOSE!published at 31 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    There's a really touching tribute to Robert Rowan from the crowd - a former member of the Brentford staff, who suffered a heart attack a few years ago.

    Meanwhile, Emile Smith Rowe tries to get on the ball but Brentford win it back a few minutes later.

    Bryan Mbeumo spins past Pablo Mari, steps past Ben White and lashes a strike wide.