There are six games in the Premier League on Wednesday and BBC Sport will bring you every moment.
Arsenal v Brentford
Brighton v Aston Villa
Burnley v Crystal Palace
Wolves v Nottingham Forest
Leeds v Chelsea (20:15)
Liverpool v Sunderland (20:15)
Kick-off times 19:30 GMT unless stated
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Matthew Hobbs
BBC Sport journalist
Leaders Arsenal continue their title quest against a Brentford side that has won just once on the road so far this season.
BBC Sport examines some of the key themes before their meeting at Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal struggle at set-pieces
Arsenal's lead at the top of the table has been cut to two points following the 1-1 draw at 10-man Chelsea on Sunday and Manchester City's win at Fulham on Tuesday night.
Gunners boss Mikel Areta said his side "could and should have" won following the draw at Stamford Bridge after playing with a numerical advantage for close to an hour.
Coming from behind to earn a draw, however, is not the worst ending to a week that also encompassed a convincing triumph in the north London derby and a European victory over Bayern Munich. That result left Arsenal as the sole leaders of the Champions League league phase table, particularly satisfying given the loss of key players.
At Stamford Bridge, Arsenal started a Premier League game without either Gabriel or William Saliba for only the second time since the start of 2022-23. The duo were missed in both boxes as Arteta's side conceded the opening goal from a corner and failed to provide their usual threat from set-pieces in the opposition box.
Arsenal were unusually ineffective from attacking set-pieces during Sunday's draw at Chelsea
Brentford's long-throw battery
Next up for Arsenal, it is a Brentford side that provide their own brand of set-piece threat via Michael Kayode's battery of long throws. With Gabriel and Saliba again set to miss out because of injury, Arsenal's ability to defend their own box is likely to be tested once more.
The impact of Keith Andrews, initially as set-piece coach and now as head coach, has been clear on the Bees, with the west London club scoring twice as many goals from long throws than any other Premier League side since the start of last season.
Brentford are the Premier League's most threatening team from long throws
Brentford have put 181 long throws into the box during this period – at least 69 more than any other side - while they have recorded a league-high 61 shots following a long throw.
However, even though Brentford could threaten an Arsenal team missing their preferred central defenders, supporters may also have to be realistic about their current form on the road.
Their solitary away win so far in this campaign came at West Ham United on 20 October, with Andrews' men losing all five other league outings away from home.
The Bees' poor away record is not, however, down to making poor starts: since the start of May, they have scored the opening goal in an unrivalled seven away games but have gone on to win just two.
Chelsea were down to 10 men for an hour on Sunday so I was a little bit surprised Arsenal did not go for it more.
There has been legitimate criticism of Gunners boss Mikel Arteta in the past about him being too negative, and I don't think they went for the jugular at Stamford Bridge.
If it was 11 versus 11 then a 1-1 draw there is not a bad result at all, because Chelsea are a good team, but are Arsenal making the most of these opportunities? I am not sure.
Still, I think they will bounce back and beat Brentford, and I can see them getting a few goals this time.
We know the Bees will sit in and try to hit them on the counter with balls in behind for Igor Thiago, but I don't think it will work.
Sutton's prediction: 3-0
Brentford and West Ham are considering a January move for 20-year-old Portuguese defender Tiago Gabriel, but face competition from Juventus for the Lecce centre-back. (The i Paper), external
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Nicola Pearson
BBC Sport journalist
Brentford boss Keith Andrews has been speaking to the media before Wednesday's Premier League game against Arsenal at Emirates Stadium (kick-off 19:30 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Andrews confirmed they have "a couple of knocks and bruises" after the win over Burnley but "in the main, we're in a good place".
After striker Igor Thiago's two goals against Burnley helped him break Ivan Toney's club record for the fewest number of games to reach double figures, the Brentford boss said: "He's a dream to work with. As a person, his hunger and appetite to get better consistently is really impressive. He's having a magnificent season. It doesn't take a genius to see that. The numbers will tell you that."
He added: "The performances that he produces consistently well, how well he's integrated into the way that we are playing and the way he is playing with certain individuals within that team, he is making a real impact on how we are playing and he's proved to be a big player for us."
On facing a team who also have a good set-piece record: "There will always be a lot made of that - the set-piece battle, invariably with two teams who are very good at that aspect of the game. In most games, set-pieces play a part to different levels. I think this will be a game where it plays a very big part, and we hope we can come out on the right side of it."
He acknowledged it will be "a difficult task" against league leaders Arsenal, but "a task that we need to embrace", adding: "I think we are in a really good place as a team. Our confidence should be at a place where we are confident going to a place like that and competing to win the game. That is where I want us to be and feel we will be."
Andrews said it is "obviously not ideal" that they will lose two players in Dango Ouattara and Frank Onyeka to the Africa Cup of Nations this month, but "it is what it is, we can't affect that" and the players should be "proud" to represent their countries.
On the potential impact of losing in-form Ouattara in particular, he added: "I don't know, he hasn't gone yet. So we will see. But we have got a squad, we have got options to play in that area of the pitch. Dango's really settled into life very well. I felt that pretty soon from when he arrived here, the way he plays the game, the type of character he is, I felt after meeting him he would slot in seamlessly."
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Ian Westbrook
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesA moment on Saturday evening showed just how valuable Igor Thiago has been to Brentford this season. He was forced off injured near the end of our important win over Burnley on Saturday after scoring another two goals to make it 11 in the Premier League this season and did not take part in the post-match lap of appreciation.
A rumour on X suggested he had been seen leaving the Gtech on crutches. Thankfully, Keith Andrews said he had been taken off as a precaution, but it sparked a discussion in my group of how we would cope if he was out injured.
The Bees have for years operated a policy of only having one recognised senior striker in our squad.
While we have other players who can score, like Kevin Schade and Dango Ouattara, we have nobody else like Thiago who is experienced at that centre-forward role.
Let's hope it is not a problem we have to solve.
Thiago held his nerve to take and score his penalty on Saturday after missing one at Brighton the previous weekend before restoring the lead with a brilliantly instinctive finish after Burnley had quickly levelled.
With our away form still poor and two away games in north London coming up, it was important for us to beat the Clarets. Home wins over the bigger clubs have been great, but it is just as vital to see off the struggling clubs too.
While we expect little other than a good night out at Arsenal on Wednesday, it would be intriguing if we put one over our old boss Thomas Frank at Tottenham this Saturday.
I do not wish him any ill at all - he is a Brentford legend. But if we were to add to his woes by winning this weekend, could that be the result that puts him out of a job?
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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Brentford and Burnley
Here are some of your comments:
Brentford fans
Ian: Well that was certainly a game of two halves! The first half was forgettable. Brentford started the second half on the front foot. Jordan Henderson had a great game in midfield. Igor Thiago had courage in taking Brentford's penalty after last week at Brighton. His second goal was a proper poacher's goal, arriving late at the back post. Mr Ancelotti - are you taking note? The Gtech is turning into a fortress. If only the away form could improve. This week Brentford have a double header in north London. What if it happened there? Football is a funny old game.
John: Another great win for the Bees. I saw my first game in 1956. l can't believe where we are at the moment. Enjoy every match, win or lose - this is a golden age.
Chuck: Perseverance and better quality in the second half saw off limited opponents. Henderson and Damsgaard again impressed. The only black mark was Thiago walking off injured with a few minutes to go. Hopefully he'll be back for our visit to Tottenham in the week to show their head coach what he's missing.
Russell: Far from convincing, but if we keep winning most home games, we should be OK, even though it might take 40-plus points to stay up this season.
Burnley fans
Steve: Parker is a genuinely likeable manager, and he's a good moral figurehead for a club like ours. Saying that doesn't address the issues on and off the pitch, namely fitness, with the players seemingly struggling after half-time. This urgently needs looking at. Also, our set-pieces are all either easily read or poorly delivered. And our willingness to attack is mostly absent. Far too cautious and we invite pressure on ourselves. We're now all but down, and before Christmas. Still, how does a club as small as Burnley ever survive against the money on display with other clubs? It makes Dyche's achievement with us even more remarkable.
Neil: No goal threat is costing us dearly. Then the defence falls apart. Something needs to change quickly. Has the making of a very hard winter ahead.
Peter: A good first half. As usual, when the opposition up the pace of the game, we are found wanting. We seem unable to cope with pace. We need to take the game to opponents like Brentford. I wonder if we are actually fit enough. Sunderland are no more skilful than us but boy are they fit and aggressive.
WoodleyClaret: A gutless rollover - awful tactics and again wrong subs. 1-1 with five minutes left and we threw the game away. Sorry but SP has run out of credit. Time to get in a more savvy coach.
Chris Wise
Final Score reporter at Gtech Community Stadium
Image source, Getty ImagesIs Igor Thiago timing his run of form perfectly before a World Cup year?
There are multiple players who will feel that the fabled number nine shirt in the Brazil national team is within their reach, and Brentford's striker is certainly one of them.
Two more goals against Burnley at the weekend - a calm penalty, and an explosive short-range finish, has taken his tally to 11 Premier League goals before the month of November is out.
It's impossible for any nation to ignore that sort of record, particularly when it's happening in the globe's strongest league.
Igor Thiago just comes alive in the penalty area. In truth, he hadn't hugely influenced the game before his goals on Saturday. But for the Bees to have a player who can swing a game in an instant is such an asset.
Everyone thought that the Brentford story this season would be one of trying to deal with the absence of Wissa and Mbeumo.
But Igor Thiago's goals have meant that's a conversation has barely needed to be broached since August.
Pundits Danny Murphy and Joe Hart join host Gabby Logan to bring you the action and talking points from Saturday's five Premier League fixtures.
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Brentford's Andrews reacts to victory against Burnley
Brentford manager Keith Andrews speaking to BBC Match of the Day: "It's the resilience and character of the group. It was always going to be a difficult game. I was convinced with that. It was going to take a level of patience to break them down, and we did that."
On Igor Thiago's form: "He has been magnificent. He was quiet in the first half. It was down to us too, not giving him enough service, and the opposition was denying him the space and opportunity. But I felt he could impose himself a little more in the game, and he did exactly that in the second half."
On the season so far: "It's about building the character of the team, the resilience, and constantly progressing as the team."
Did you know?
Igor Thiago scored his 10th and 11th Premier League goals of the season, the earliest in terms of matches (13) a Brentford player has reached double figures in a single campaign in the competition.
Brentford have won three consecutive Premier League home games for the first time since December 2024 (5 in a row), netting three goals in each match.
Adwaidh Rajan
BBC Sport journalist
Image source, Getty ImagesLast weekend's 2-1 defeat by Brighton after spurning an early lead summed up a recurring problem for Brentford.
Keith Andrews' side had dropped 11 points from winning positions this Premier League season - more than any other team.
This contest against a struggling Burnley at the Gtech Community Stadium, where they have managed four of their five wins, was a perfect chance to set things right.
But after the Clarets equalised soon after Igor Thiago's 81st-minute opener from the penalty, it felt like the story was about to repeat for the Bees.
However, a second from Thiago that took his goals tally to 11 for the season and another from Dango Ouattara in the added time seal the 3-1 win at the end of a game in which they dominated possession and chances.
Andrews' side registered 14 attempts of which four were on target to generate an expected goals (xG) of 2.75, compared to Burnley's two on target from six attempts.
The result means Brentford have now won five games at home - with only Manchester City winning more home games (six) - and scored15 times on home soil - only City (19) and Arsenal (16) having scored more.
With a trip to the Emirates Stadium to face the league leaders coming up next, the confidence-boosting win could not have come at a better moment for the buzzing Bees.
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Brentford boss Keith Andrews has made two changes to his side from the 2-1 defeat by Brighton last weekend.
Aaron Hickey comes in as left-back while midfielder Mathias Jensen makes his first league start since August as Kristoffer Ajer and Yehor Yarmoliuk drop to the bench.
Brentford XI: Kelleher, Hickey, Van den Berg, Henderson, Schade, Jensen, Ouattara, Collins, Damsgaard, Kayode, Thiago.
Subs: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Nelson, Onyeka, Yarmoliuk, Ajer, Lewis-Potter, Janelt.
Burnley manager Scott Parker also makes two changes from the 2-0 defeat by Chelsea. Lyle Foster and Hannibal Mejbri start for the Clarets as Lesley Ugochukwu and Jaidon Anthony drop to the bench.
Burnley XI: Dubravka, Walker, Hartman, Esteve, Tuanzebe, Foster, Florentino, Tchaouna, Flemming, Cullen, Mejbri.
Subs: Weiss, Larsen, Ugochukwu, Edwards, Anthony, Ekdal, Pires, Broja, Laurent.
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Brentford were a penalty-kick away from getting a point at Brighton last week, but Igor Thiago had his injury-time effort saved.
Bees boss Keith Andrews took the biscuit a bit afterwards, saying Thiago missed it because he had to wait too long to take it. I mean, come on Keith, you are better than that!
I'm not saying it's ideal to have to wait to take a penalty like that, but it is part of football now.
Brentford's results have been decent at home, with four wins out of six so far, and they should win this too, but it might be closer than people expect.
I am finding Burnley difficult to predict because I don't think they have been as bad as their form suggests.
Wolves [10 defeats] are the only team to have lost more games than the Clarets [eight] so far, but I still feel like Scott Parker's side have been competitive.
Burnley have got some fight, spirit and organisation. Their biggest problem, though, is that they struggle to score.
I was going to say Brentford will win 1-0, but then I found out they have scored an average of two goals a game at home, so let's go for them to maintain that.
Sutton's prediction: 2-0
Jordan Butler
BBC Sport journalist
Brentford welcome Burnley to London this weekend with both sides seeking to push up the table. BBC Sport explores some of the key themes surrounding Saturday's fixture (15:00 GMT).
Bees buzzing at home
The Bees head into this weekend in the relative comfort of mid-table – five points clear of the relegation zone and five points below the top four.
Two defeats from their past three league outings doesn't look great on paper, but both losses came away from home and they only failed to snatch a point at Brighton last Saturday because top scorer Igor Thiago's 94th-minute penalty was saved with the Bees trailing 2-1.
The Brazilian scored his ninth top-flight goal of the season from the spot earlier in that match and only Erling Haaland, with 14, has more in the division. Thiago is vying to reach the 10-goal mark after just 13 matches this weekend and would become the quickest Brentford player to reach double figures in the division, beating Ivan Toney's previous record of 15 games set in 2022-23.
Thirteen of their 16 points have been accrued at the Gtech Community Stadium and their only home defeat this season was a 1-0 reverse to Manchester City. Only a handful of teams, including Pep Guardiola's side and league leaders Arsenal, have a better record on home soil in this campaign.
Statistics suggest that the Bees' home form could improve further still as they have triumphed in their past 10 Premier League home games against promoted clubs, scoring at least twice in each of those victories.
Clarets on the slide
Burnley sat above Brentford on goal difference after five games of this Premier League season but the gap between the teams is now six places and six points.
Scott Parker's side have slipped back into the relegation places after a hat-trick of defeats and they could suffer four losses in a row for the first time since between February and March 2024 under Vincent Kompany.
The Clarets rarely troubled the Chelsea goal last weekend and attempted only eight shots in their 2-0 home defeat. They have mustered a total of 98 shots in 12 games this term and are the only side to attempt fewer than 100 efforts at goal.
Their current ratio of 8.2 shots per game is the lowest on record in a Premier League campaign since Opta started recording that data in 1997-98 and history tells us that a season normally ends with relegation for teams who struggle to generate shooting opportunities.
Is Flemming the antidote?
Dutch forward Zian Flemming has attempted to shoulder the scoring responsibility in recent weeks despite Burnley's lack of creativity and although he didn't find the net in his previous outing he does have three goals from his past four starts.
Each of Flemming's strikes this season have come away from home and 12 of his 15 league goals for Burnley have been scored on the road. No player with 15 or more goals since the start of last season in England's top four divisions has scored a higher percentage in away matches.
Burnley have won six of their last eight league and cup games against their opponents this weekend (L2), although each of their three away triumphs in that run came at Brentford's old ground Griffin Park. By contrast, their two Premier League visits to the new stadium have resulted in defeats without scoring.
Nat Hayward
BBC Sport journalist
Brentford boss Keith Andrews has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game against Burnley at Gtech Community Stadium (15:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Andrews confirmed Fabio Carvalho had an operation on his ACL injury on Thursday which "went well" and the club will "support him in his rehabilitation process".
In terms of injuries, he added: "Apart from that, we're in a very good place".
Reflecting on five months in charge of the Bees, Andrews said: "I'm enjoying it. I feel this club and group has so much potential. I really enjoy the day-to-day and how we work. There's just so much more in what we can do and how we go about it. The players and staff have been amazing since I've taken over."
On Mikkel Damsgaard: "When you look at Dams, it's too simplistic to look at goals, assists and final-third work. In some of the performances, he's had to play on the right of a three-man midfield and had to do the vast majority of work without the ball. I'd like to think we're growing as a group all the time and can improve what we do with the ball, and how we can hurt the opposition."
More on Damsgaard: "When it comes to that, I've got very few concerns about when we can get Dams into the game and be an attacking force with the ball at his feet. I don't see many better."
Andrews believes Igor Thiago can attract the attention of Brazil boss Carlo Ancelotti: "He's a joy to coach and be around. He savours every second he's on the grass and in the games he's a real competitor. There's been contact from Brazil. They're very aware of his qualities and it's a big dream for him. So hopefully we can work together to one day make that happen. It's an aspiration of Thiago to play for the national team."
On opponents Burnley and Scott Parker: "This is a big game for us. I think they're growing in confidence in the league. Results haven't always fit with their performances. He [Parker] is someone I respect a lot - the way he sets his team up. He's had to tweak the way he plays."
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Ian Westbrook
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesIt is hard to put a finger on why Brentford's Premier League home and away performances this season have been so radically different.
We have the sixth-best home record in the league, but the fifth-worst away one.
Once again on Saturday, we returned from an away fixture - incredibly the first outside London since August - with no points, having comprehensively beaten Newcastle at the Gtech in our previous match.
We could have rescued a point at Brighton had Igor Thiago's stoppage-time penalty gone in, but I am not sure we deserved it.
In fact, Thiago put both his penalties in exactly the same place, so if Bart Verbruggen had gone the right way for the first one, he would have saved that too.
We have been so vibrant in most of our home games, yet so flat in most of our away ones.
Having said that, I thought we started quite well on Saturday and were the better team in the first half. However, for all our decent play, we failed to create a chance and our xG from open play at half-time was zero.
It barely crept up in the second half, in which we were poor. We failed to respond to the impact of the Seagulls' two half-time substitutions and were pegged back for large chunks of time.
We seem incapable of reproducing the brilliant intensity from our home games on the road.
Defender Sepp van den Berg was very honest on club media afterwards, saying: "It was not good enough. Everyone has to look in the mirror."
Our five games before Christmas are going to prove very interesting.
We play all of the bottom three - Burnley and Leeds at home, and Wolves away - and in a fortnight have the Thomas Frank reunion at Spurs.
With our away record, our next game outside the Gtech looks ominous - Arsenal away!
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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Brighton and Brentford.
Here are some of your comments:
Brighton fans
Geoff: Carlos Baleba needs to be taken out of the spotlight - it is not fair on him or the team to keep selecting him. Good win in a game we would normally be expected to win, but haven't in the past.
Sam: Poor overall team performance from Brighton, but there was some individual brilliance from Yankuba Minteh with a clever finish from Danny Welbeck. To come from behind and win was the right result. We will take three points and move on.
Martin: Not our best performance. Looked like they'd all put on each other's boots in the first half. Brentford did what Brentford do: get a lucky goal and waste time, but class eventually won out.
Fran: I thought we seemed really sluggish and sloppy with our passing in the first half but improved in the second. We didn't give up and took the goals well. We definitely need to see a game out. It's not negative to put the ball out of play or send it into their half to clear the danger so late in a game. I can never understand why players try and play silly tippy-tippy passes around our own area. Just one slip or interception and you are punished. Still, a good three points.
Brentford fans
Tim: Completely bossed the first half, completely capitulated in the second. We didn't take the chances offered, and Brighton took theirs, so we deserved what we got. Too cumbersome in front of goal - why don't Bees strikers shoot anymore?
Will: Bees worked hard and the first half was good. Sat on the lead and we were punished. Substitutions all wrong again, Keith what are you thinking? Would it be time to give Reiss Nelson a go? Same substitutions most of the time away from home and the same result - beaten again.
Peter: We lack creativity and penetration in the final third. Only four shots on goal, including two penalties. Our midfield shape just looks wrong. Mikkel Damsgaard would be better if he had more space on the right-hand side.
Gavin: In the second half, it was difficult for Brentford to decide to stick or twist. Despite loads of possession Brighton were doing nothing with it, to the consternation of their fans. If it wasn't for the combined class of their best two players, Brighton may well have lost. Their winner was a mishit but Brentford should have equalised with the second penalty. However, Thiago looked like he was suffering from concussion in the second half and I wasn't surprised he missed it. The performance overall was par with the international players fading towards the end.
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