The Sporting News has everything you need to know about the Brentford vs. Arsenal match including a prediction and the betting odds.

Mikel Arteta remains confident in his Arsenal side adapting to life without injured talisman Bukayo Saka ahead of their New Year's Day trip to Brentford.

Chris Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against a variety of guests. This week, he takes on musician Emma-Jean Thackray, who is a Leeds fan. I am worried about Arsenal without Bukayo Saka, who has been ruled out for more than a couple of months.

Arsenal enter 2025 second in the Premier League and 11 games unbeaten, yet the mood in north London doesn't exactly paint the rosiest of pictures. Much of that has to do with Bukayo Saka's recent injury setback which will keep him sidelined for a couple of months at least.

Brentford is bumbling along in midpack while Arsenal is aiming for three points as they chase another championship. While the Gunners' moneyline price is steep, their ability to control things on defense makes the Under appealing,

P redictions for Brentford ahead of their Ivan Toney-less season in England's top division seemingly did not take into account the individual quality of talisman Bryan Mbeumo or t