Brentford
After entering the EPL, the team was able to gain a foothold there. In particular, last season she scored enough points to keep her registration. This despite the fact that from May to January, Tawney remained disqualified from football. As a result, having learned to play without Ivan, the Bees ended the summer transfer window by selling the striker of the England national team. And they can completely do without it, due to the Mbemo-Vissa shock connection. Moreover, the club is incredibly dependent on the stadium factor – almost not scoring points on the road, it showed excellent statistics at home. But at the end of December, they lost to Nottingham Forest with a score of 0:2. And a goalless draw with the current Brighton, even on the road, cannot be called a serious achievement.
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Arsenal
The club is doing well under Arteta, finally showing progress. Last season, it was possible to return to the Champions League, and still, parallel to the last round, they fought with Manchester City for the title – they fell behind by 2 points in the end. Now the townspeople have clearly left the fight for the championship. But the Gunners also failed in autumn, not winning 4 rounds in a row, and in December there were only draws with Fulham and Everton. However, after that they defeated Crystal Palace 5:1. And they went to the same neighbor in the League Cup, reaching the semi-finals. In addition, the English look confident in the Champions League. In the last round with Ipswich, they registered a minimal victory – everything was decided by one goal. But in combination with a misfire at Chelsea, it made it possible to return to the second position by the New Year.
Statistics of personal meetings
In the last six official face-to-face matches, the Gunners allowed the Bees to draw only once, two years ago, winning all other matches.
Forecast
Bookmakers don’t believe that Thomas Frank’s wards will get any points even at home. The Gunners are motivated by the tournament situation and will win with a handicap of -1 goal (coefficient – 1.66).
January 1, 2025 –
19:30
Arsenal
Source: sport.ua