Arsenal defeated Brentford 3-1 when the two sides met in January’s reverse fixture (Picture: Getty) Arsenal are back in action today with a Premier League home game against Brentford – and you can follow all the action with our live blog. The Gunners beat Real Madrid 3-0 on Tuesday in the Champions League quarter-finals and the match against the Bees this evening – which kicks off at 5.30pm – comes before their second leg clash with the Spaniards. Paul Merson has urged his former club Arsenal to rest three key players for the battle with Thomas Frank’s side at the Emirates. The north Londoners head into today’s showdown second in the Premier League table, 11 points behind leaders Liverpool with seven games to go. Frank’s side, meanwhile, are 12th and drew 0-0 against Chelsea in their last match as they look to take advantage against an Arsenal team who’ll surely have one eye on their Champions League clash against Real Madrid. Arsenal vs Brentford is being shown on TV in the UK today via Sky Sports Premier League and you can also follow it with Metro’s live blog below – which includes confirmed team news, goal updates and the latest score… Newest first Oldest first April 12, 2025 3:25 pm Welcome! Liam Grace (Picture: Getty) Hello and welcome to our Arsenal vs Brentford live blog for this evening’s game, which kicks off at 5.30pm at the Emirates.We’ll bring you confirmed team news as soon as it lands – but while we wait – Metro has had a go at predicting the Gunners XI for today.