Brentford vs Arsenal – TV channel, live stream details, injury news and more

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Arsenal prepare for their first match of 2025 in the Premier League when they make the short trip across London to face off against Brentford.

While the Gunners had a relatively successful 2024, the only thing missing for Mikel Arteta was some silverware to truly seal the deal.

The New Year offers fresh hope of securing it, though Arsenal will have their work cut out if they are to win the Premier League title.

With leaders Liverpool holding a healthy gap out in front, the north London side will need to cut it down as soon as possible.

Starting off with a win at Brentford could be the best way to kickstart a comeback, so with that said, here’s a look at all you need to know ahead of the tie.

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Brentford vs Arsenal kick-off time and date

Arsenal travel to the Gtech community stadium on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in search of their first three points of the calendar year.

The kick-off is scheduled for 5:30pm (GMT), with both teams looking to kickstart their year in the best fashion possible.

What TV channel are Arsenal on vs Brentford?

Arsenal’s New Year’s Day clash with Brentford will be available to watch on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate.

All of the build-up, action and reaction to the clash will be broadcast, though it does require a valid subscription to the service.

Brentford vs Arsenal live stream

The match between Arsenal and Brentford is available to watch on live stream via the Discovery+ app, the dedicated home for TNT Sports coverage.

It requires a valid subscription to the service as well as an account to log in and view everything from the match on a computer or smart device.

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Arsenal team and injury news

Mikel Arteta has a few injury concerns to deal with when it comes to selecting his Arsenal team on Wednesday evening.

The Gunners will be without Bukayo Saka, Raheem Sterling, Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu through injury.

Meanwhile, Jurrien Timber and Gabriel Jesus are both one yellow card away from a one-match suspension – though if they survive the match without a booking, then the tally increases to ten cards for the next ban.

Brentford injury news latest

As for Brentford, they are suffering something of an injury crisis in their squad, with lots of players facing absences.

As many as 11 players could be missing for the Bees, with Gustavo Nunes, Aaron Hickey, Igor Thiago, Kristoffer Ajer, Ethan Pinnock and Josh Dasilva all guaranteed to miss out.

There are doubts over Sepp van den Berg, Ben Mee, Mathias Jensen, Rico Henry and Mark Flekken heading into the tie.