LONDON (AP) — Arsenal kicked off 2025 with a 3-1 win over Brentford to move back into second place in the Premier League on Wednesday. Mikel Arteta’s team shook off a slow start at Gtech Community Stadium to leapfrog Nottingham Forest and pull within six points of league leader Liverpool, which has a game in hand.

Arsenal vs. Brentford has been one of the more underrated fixtures in the Premier League since the Bees got promoted under Thomas Frank. The Bees dominated the Gunners in their first game back in the top flight back in 2021, but since then the Gunners are 5-1-0. Don't let the overall record deceive you, this fixture is tightly contested.

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Arsenal showed they can cope without the injured Bukayo Saka as they began the year in style by recovering from an early sucker-punch to beat Brentford 3-1 away and move back into second place in the Premier League on Wednesday.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "It's a big win. They [Brentford] are a really good side, very well coached and they've been exceptional at home. "Especially when you go a goal down early in the game,