Brentford v Arsenal

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A London derby rounds off Saturday's action in the Premier League and features this upcoming clash between Brentford and Arsenal at the Gtech Community Stadium with Brentford looking to bounce back from their 3-0 defeat away from Liverpool just before the international break while Arsenal continue in hot pursuit of league leaders, Manchester City, as The Gunners romped to a 3-1 home win against hapless Burnley last time out.

Brentford have produced a reasonable start to their Premier League campaign as The Bees sit in a comfortable mid-table position of 11th place but find themselves nine points adrift of Aston Villa and the top five pack as they resume their season after the international break.

The Bees have suffered just four defeats so far this season but it has been their poor results on the road so far this term that have held Thomas Frank's side back and prevented the hosts from launching a serious assault upon the European spots in the table.

The hosts have managed to capture just three wins from their last 10 matches overall which came in the form of wins against Burnley, Chelsea and West Ham but four defeats have overshadowed these wins and Brentford now face a tough return to Premier League action in the shape of Arsenal.

Arsenal headed into the break with a resounding 3-1 home win against bottom club Burnley as The Gunners produced a ruthless performance, one which may not have happened a couple of seasons ago, but nevertheless they are on the coat-tails of league leaders Manchester City with just one point separating the two teams.

The Gunners have slipped to just a single defeat in their opening 12 matches of this new campaign which was a 1-0 defeat away from home at Newcastle United but otherwise, Mikel Arteta's side have produced a promising campaign to date, picking up eight wins out of their opening 12 league games.

Within these eight victories, Arsenal have captured notable wins against Manchester United 3-1 and Manchester City 1-0, both of which were recorded at the Emirates Stadium, while results away from home so far have yielded three wins, a draw and a defeat.

Wins on their travels at Crystal Palace, Everton and Bournemouth should give The Gunners belief that they can take the spoils against Brentford in this evening kick-off on Saturday.

Brentford v Arsenal Verdict

Brentford have yet to put together a consistent run of results so far in this season's Premier League campaign as the absence of striker, Ivan Toney, continues to hamper The Bees when foraging in the final third of the pitch.

Arsenal have won three of the last four meetings against Brentford and The Gunners know they could go top of the table with a win here and other results go their way.

Therefore, our main bet will be Arsenal win @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Arsenal win & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.75

Correct Score: Arsenal 2-1 @ 9.00