The first Premier League game of 2025 promises to be an intriguing one as title-chasing Arsenal face a tough test against a Brentford side with an impressive home record. This guide explains how to watch Brentford vs Arsenal online, on TV, and from anywhere.
• Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025
• Kick-off time: 5.30pm GMT / 12.30pm ET
• Venue: Gtech Community Stadium , London
• TV channels: USA Network (US), TNT Sports (UK)
• Streams: Discovery Plus (UK) Sling TV (US), Fubo (Canada), Optus (Australia)
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Thomas Frank will have spent much of the festive season trying to work out how his side can be so good at home yet so poor when playing away. Brentford have picked up 22 of their 24 points this season at the Gtech Community Stadium, with their only home loss coming against Nottingham Forest.
The Danish manager will hope to address this issue in the second half of the season but will first be concentrating on inflicting a damaging defeat on Arsenal. The Gunners are in a title hunt for the third successive season but can’t afford many more slip-ups if they hope to overtake Liverpool at the top of the table.
Mikel Arteta’s side have gone eight games undefeated in the league but struggled to create chances last time out in the narrow 1-0 win over struggling Ipswich. A big reason for this was the absence of influential forward Bukayo Saka who will miss the next two months of action. Arsenal will need other players to step up during this time, starting with the tricky trip to Brentford.
Read on for all the information on how to watch Brentford vs Arsenal live streams wherever you are in the world.
How to watch Brentford vs Arsenal from anywhere
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Brentford vs Arsenal team news: Confirmed line-ups
The hole left in Arsenal's attack by the absence of the injured Bukayo Saka is filled today by a 17-year-old, in Ethan Nwaneri, who gets the nod over Leandro Trossard. Manager Mikel Arteta has made a number of changes, with Declan Rice rested on the bench and Kai Havertz not in the squad, so Gabriel Jesus starts up front.
Brentford are without the injured Ben Mee, with Sepp van den Berg stepping back into the defence, while the one other change made by manager Thomas Frank is Yehor Yarmoliuk coming in for Kevin Schade in the midfield.
Brentford
Starting XI: Flekken, Roerslev, Collins, van den Berg, Lewis-Potter, Norgaard, Janelt, Mbeumo, Damsgaard, Yarmoliuk; Wissa.
Substitutes: Valdimarsson, Schade, Jensen, Meghoma, Konak, Maghoma, Ji-Soo, Yogane, Arthur.
Arsenal
Starting XI: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Odegaard, Partey, Merino, Martinelli, Jesus, Nwaneri.
Substitutes: Neto, Tierney, Kiwior, Zinchenko, Trossard, Jorginho, Rice, Kabia, Lewis-Skelly.
Watch Brentford vs Arsenal in the UK
You can watch Brentford vs Arsenal on TNT Sports in the UK.
If you don't get TNT Sports as part of your Sky, BT, EE or Virgin Media TV package and don't intend to add it, you can get access buy subscribing to a Discovery Plus Premium plan (£30.99/month) — a combo subscription that allows fans to access TNT Sports, Eurosport and entertainment in one place.
Watch Brentford vs Arsenal in the US
In the US, you can watch Brentford vs Arsenal on the USA Network, a television channel that comes on most cable packages.
There is no dedicated streaming platform for USA Network, so for those who want to stream the game online, you're looking at a cord-cutting cable TV streaming service, such as Sling TV or Fubo.
USA Network is included on the Sling Blue package, which starts from $40 a month – half price for the first month – and there's no need for the Sports Extra add-on here.
Fubo, meanwhile, is a heftier investment, at $79.99 a month, discounted to $44.99 for the first month, but you do get more channels and more live sport.
USA Network can also be streamed via YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, and DirectTV Stream.
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Watch Brentford vs Arsenal streams globally
Can I watch Brentford vs Arsenal in Canada?
Canadians can watch Brentford vs Arsenal on Fubo, the home of Premier League soccer in Canada, with all games shown. Prices start from $24.99 a month, with savings for longer-term plans.
Can I watch Brentford vs Arsenal in Australia?
Fans in Australia can watch Brentford vs Arsenal on Optus Sport, which also carries all Premier League games. A monthly subscription costs $24.99.
Can I watch Brentford vs Arsenal in New Zealand?
Fans in New Zealand can watch Brentford vs Arsenal on Sky Sport Now.
Can I watch Brentford vs Arsenal in Africa?
You can watch Brentford vs Arsenal in Africa on beIN Sports or on Super Sport, depending on which country you're in.
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