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Saturday 14 August
MUN vs LEE 2.30pm
BUR vs BHA 7pm
CHE vs CRY 7pm
EVE vs SOU 7pm
LEI vs WOL 7pm
WAT vs AVL 7pm
NOR vs LIV 9.30pm
Sunday 15 August
NEW vs WHU 6pm
TOT vs MCI 7.30pm
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Brentford beat Arsenal 2-0 to end tonight top of the English top-flight for the first time since September 1, 1946 – just 74 years and 346 days later.
That’s the biggest ever gap for a club topping the top-flight, breaking Notts County’s record: 58 years and 251 days.
It was a great start for Brentford, who announced their arrival in the Premier League by kicking off the 2021/22 season with a 2-0 win.
West London beat North London on the opening evening of the campaign with The Bees scoring a goal in each half. Brentford’s first top flight game since 1947 finished with a well-earned victory thanks to goals from Sergi Canós and Christian Nørgaard.
Canós struck midway through the first half, becoming the first Brentford player to score a top division goal since Len Townsend more than seven decades ago. Nørgaard headed home in the second half to seal a win that The Bees deserved. David Raya, in the home goal, made one spectacular save late on, but Bryan Mbeumo hit the post for The Bees and there was little doubt the better team won on the night.
