Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Brentford
Match Time & Date:
01/01/2025
18:30
Prediction: 0-1
Arsenal
There will be fireworks when Brentford and Arsenal go head to head in a small London derby on Tuesday evening. The Bees are eager to kick off 2025 in great manner, but they will have a big fish to fry against the title-chasing Gunners. Brentford’s injury list remains pretty long, including the likes of Ajer, Dasilva, Gustavo Nunes, Henry, Hickey, Jensen, Pinnock, Thiago, and Sepp van den Berg. Defender Mads Roerslev Rasmussen has overcome his injury.
Mikel Arteta’s men, on the other hand, aim to stay in the title race. Even though Brentford are tough to beat at home, away win should be considered as Arsenal have been in a much better form of late than their local rivals. The likes of Ben White, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Bukayo Saka, and Raheem Sterling miss out with injuries for the away team. In their last meeting at the venue Arsenal defeated Brentford 1-0, with Kai Havertz scoring the only goal of the match.
Highlighted Player (Thomas Partey):
After starting his youth career at Odometah, Thomas Partey was spotted by Atletico Madrid scouts in 2011 and he soon joined the Estadio Vicente Calderon outfit. The defensive midfielder, who born in Odumase Krobo, Ghana on 13 June, 1993, played 33 league games for Atletico Madrid B, while making 14 league appearances for the first team.
After ending his loan spells with Mallorca and Almeria, Thomas Partey returned to Atletico Madrid in 2015 and he made his debut for Diego Simeone’s team in a 1-0 win over Espanyol. The Ghanaian footballer played in the 2015/2016 Champions League final against Real Madrid, coming as a substitute in the 116th minute of the game.
Thomas Partey made his Ghana debut in a 2-0 win over Mauritius in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match. His main position is defensive midfield, but the Atletico Madrid man is capable of playing as a central midfielder as well. Partey scored two goals for los Rojiblancos in the 2015/2016 La Liga campaign.
Highlighted Team (Brentford):
Based in London, Brentford compete in the Championship and they were founded in 1898. Griffin Park has been the home ground of the club since 1904 and the capacity of the venue is 12,300.
The Bees have yet to play in the Premier League and it has to be noted that they made it to the FA Cup sixth round on four occasions (1937/1938, 1945/1946,1948/1949, 1988/1989). Brentford played in the League Cup round 4 in the 1982/1983 and 2010/2011 season and that is the club’s biggest success in the competition.
Brentford’s main rivals are Fulham and Queens Park Rangers and they take on each other in the West London Derby. The rivalry with the Cottagers is probably the biggest and you should bear in mind that the clashes between the two teams have their history of crowd violence. The colour of Brentford’s shirts is red and white and they wear black shorts.
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