Arsenal have opened their 2025 with an important away win at Brentford on Wednesday night (3-1), after coming from behind in this very exciting clash we saw at the Community Stadium.Thomas Frank’s outfit opened the scoring against the run of play through impeccable Bryan Mbeumo, but Gabriel Jesus’ first-half equalizer changed the game’s direction as Merino and Martinelli netted shortly after the break in the span of just a few minutes to seal the deal. The match was opened by a seriously crazy first half, resembling a proper rollercoaster. The visitors had around 83% of the possession, but instead of capitalizing on that, they conceded from Brentford’s very first attack.Odegaard lost the ball in the midfield, and Mbeumo found himself in counter on the right-hand side facing Calafiori, who let him come on his left foot, which was a serious mistake. Moreover, Raya didn’t cover the near post properly, as it seemed that Cameroonian would curl it, but he wrongfooted the Gunners’ keeper and slotted it low into the near corner for 1-0.🇨🇲✨ Bryan Mbeumo scores the FIRST Premier League goal of 2025. 🥶 pic.twitter.com/UMmaDSmZiF— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) January 1, 2025 A shocking deficit seemed to have awakened the visitors, who promptly rushed for the equalizer, triggering the most entertaining few minutes of EPL football in a long time. First, Partey was sloppy inside the box, squandering a decent chance. The ball quickly went to the opposite side, where Raya made a serious error while trying to catch the ball. It slipped through his hands, and he was forced to jump and claw the ball off the line.📸 There were just 5️⃣5️⃣ seconds between Gabriel Jesus’ equaliser and THAT David Raya goal-line clearance… 😅⏳ pic.twitter.com/HAOvKsnB6P— DailyAFC (@DailyAFC) January 1, 2025 That was just the first part of this crazy sequence, as the Gunners bounced back immediately. A few seconds later, there was a genuine commotion in Brentford’s box. The pinball started, and after Partey’s mid-range effort, Gabriel Jesus was excellent on the rebound, poaching it into the back of the net for the equalizer, 1-1.⏱️ Just 55 seconds separated David Raya’s goal line save and Gabriel Jesus’ equaliser for Arsenal 😅#BREARS pic.twitter.com/V4ZxA16JZc— BBC Sport (@BBCSport) January 1, 2025 The Bees were unfortunate to concede another one after the break, after one more chaos inside the packed box. Flekken cleared it just a bit, but with so many bodies present, the ball just couldn’t get out that easily, and Merino made the most of it. He headed it home firmly to put his side in front for a perfect start to the second half.##NAJAVA_MECA_8606879##After turning it around, Arteta’s boys were flying high, dominating the pitch quite differently than in the first half. This time, every single new attack was a true danger for the shaken Bees. Just three minutes following Merino’s goal, Nwaneri picked the ball up on the right and curled it into the area, where it deflected back out to Gabriel Martinelli. The Brazilian stepped up with a brilliant first-time finish to wrap up the tie.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 19Sunday Leicester – Man.City 0-2 (0-1)/Savinho 21, Haaland 74/Crystal Palace – Southampton 2-1 (1-1)/Chalobah 31, Eze 52 – Dibling 15/Everton – Nott.Forest 0-2 (0-1)/Wood 15, Gibbs-White 61/Fulham – Bournemouth 2-2 (1-0)/Jimenez 40, Wilson 72 – Evanilson 51, Outtara 89/Tottenham – Wolverhampton 2-2 (2-1)/Bentancur 12, Johnson 45+3 – Hwang 7, Larsen 87/West Ham – Liverpool 0-5 (0-3)/Diaz 30, Gakpo 40, Salah 44, Alexander-Arnold 54, Jota 84/Monday Aston Villa – Brighton 2-2 (1-1)/Watkins 36 pen, Rogers 47 – Adingra 12, Lamptey 81/Ipswich – Chelsea 2-0 (1-0)/Delap 12 pen, Hutchinson 53/Man Utd – Newcastle 0-2 (0-2)/Isak 4, Joelinton 19/WednesdayBrentford – Arsenal 1-3 (1-1)/Mbeumo 13 – Jesus 29, Merino 50, Martinelli 53/
