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. Postpublished at 28 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Plenty of concerned faces in the away stand.

    Mikel Arteta is arguing on the toucline with fourth official Mike Dean.

    Mikel ArtetaImage source, Getty Images
  2. Postpublished at 20:27 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Michael Brown
    Former Man City midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Arsenal have got to be brave on the ball now and make those passes, stick to the game plan. I want to see them get into that final third and not just play in front of this Brentford side.

  3. Brentford strike first blowpublished at 20:27 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

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

    Arsenal had enjoyed possession but it was Brentford who carried the threat and now we have the goal. It was noisy inside the stadium before that goal. Deafening now.

  4. Postpublished at 26 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Arsenal haven't really got on the ball since conceding.

  5. Postpublished at 20:26 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Michael Brown
    Former Man City midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    We've missed the fans. You can hear the lift in the stadium, the players will want to play for the fans - the difference it makes to a player when you hear those supporters is amazing.

    Brentford fansImage source, Getty Images
  6. Postpublished at 25 mins

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Brentford are fearless now.

    Sergi Canos, full of fire in his belly, wins the ball inside his own half and immediately tries to play in Bryan Mbeumo.

    Pablo Mari and Ben White are there to deal with it.

  7. Wonderful strike!published at 20:24 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Brentford 1-0 Arsenal

    Michael Brown
    Former Man City midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Amazing scenes here that we're witnessing - Arsenal let the ball flick on and didn't make the first contact, Brentford kept the ball alive, they moved it out wide, Sergi Canos cut inside on that right foot and smashed it right in the near post, Bernd Leno was beaten - wonderful strike!

    Sergi CanosImage source, Getty Images
  8. goal

    GOAL - Brentford 1-0 Arsenalpublished at 22 mins

    Sergi Canos

    WOW.

    The opening goal of the Premier League season is Sergi Canos' and Brentford's.

    It's not properly cleared by Arsenal and it falls for Canos.

    He twists and turns, wrong-foots Calum Chambers and slots it past Bernd Leno at his near post.

    What a start! The crowd have gone wild!

    Brentford scoreImage source, Getty Images
    Brentford celebrateImage source, Getty Images
  9. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:22 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    #bbcfootball

    Daniel Cheng: Just worried with lack of attacking options on the bench. Balogun has alot to do and it's a massive opportunity

  10. Postpublished at 21 mins

    Brentford 0-0 Arsenal

    Here's a corner for Brentford. That means all 10 players are in and around the box - something we were used to seeing from them in the Championship.

    None of them get to it though. Pablo Mari launches his head at it.

  11. Postpublished at 20 mins

    Brentford 0-0 Arsenal

    A few nice touches in the box almost creates a chance for Brentford on the right but there's too many defenders in the way.

  12. Postpublished at 19 mins

    Brentford 0-0 Arsenal

    The atmosphere hasn't dropped off. It's still all singing and dancing. Brentford have been pegged back a little bit but they are just trying to climb up the pitch now.

  13. Postpublished at 20:18 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Brentford 0-0 Arsenal

    Michael Brown
    Former Man City midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    We have seen some chances from Brentford but we're seeing what we expected from Arsenal now, getting in some good areas, making the pitch really big, looking comfortable on the ball - they're finally getting some passes together.

  14. Postpublished at 17 mins

    Brentford 0-0 Arsenal

    Nice play from Arsenal.

    Emile Smith Rowe links up with Nicolas Pepe before switching it over to Kieran Tierney on the left.

    He drills it across the area and it's volleyed back into the centre by Pepe, before Pontus Jansson clears it.

  15. Postpublished at 15 mins

    Brentford 0-0 Arsenal

    Emile Smith Rowe is causing a few problems.

    His through ball for Folarin Balogun has to be dealt with by Brentford skipper Pontus Jansson, who concedes a corner.

  16. Postpublished at 13 mins

    Brentford 0-0 Arsenal

    Aston Villa boss Dean Smith is in the Brentford stands tonight. He managed the Bees between 2015 and 2018 so I think we can all guess who he's rooting for!

  17. CLOSE!published at 12 mins

    Brentford 0-0 Arsenal

    Rico Henry does really well on the overlap for Brentford and chips an inviting ball in from the left.

    Frank Onyeka's header loops over the bar but Brentford come back at Arsenal a few moments later - Ivan Toney plays in Bryan Mbeumo but he slices it dangerously wide.

    Bryan MbeumoImage source, Getty Images
  18. Postpublished at 20:11 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    Brentford 0-0 Arsenal

    Michael Brown
    Former Man City midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Ben White is nice to the eye and comfortable on the ball. For it to go smoothly when you sign for a club you need a couple of results and your team mates around you. You need to not feel the pressure especially in that centre-back role.

    But Arsenal have gone long at the start - they understand the pressure and quick tempo Brentford will set, they're just starting to turn Brentford around.

  19. Postpublished at 9 mins

    Brentford 0-0 Arsenal

    Emile Smith Rowe lifts it in delicately for Folarin Balogun but David Raya is off his line to gather it in without any fuss.

  20. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:09 British Summer Time 13 August 2021

    #bbcfootball

    John: As a Brighton supporter, I'm sorry to see Ben White now playing for the Arsenal, but good luck to him. And good luck to Brentford tonight on their PL debut! Would be interesting to see them top tonight.