Christian Nörgaard has now scored more goals this season (1) than he managed in the whole of Brentford’s 2020/21 Championship season.
He’s scoring Premier League goals these days. 
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WELCOME TO THE PREMIER LEAGUE SEASON 
86 - Christian Nørgaard has scored his first goal in 86 league appearances, last netting for Brøndby IF against FC København in the Danish Superliga in November 2017.
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FT: Brentford 2-0 Arsenal
The Bees’ first top-flight fixture in 74 years ends with all three points.
Thomas Frank’s side are top of the Premier League.
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1976-77 - Arsenal have started a league campaign with a defeat against newly promoted opposition for the first time since 1976-77 against Bristol City at Highbury.
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1 - Brentford will end tonight top of the English top-flight for the first time since September 1, 1946, a gap of 74 years & 346 days, the biggest ever gap for a club topping the top-flight, breaking Notts County’s record (58y 251d between December 1924 and August 1983).
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Sergi Canós vs Arsenal:
43 touches
1 goal
3 shots/2 on target
1 big chance created
12/18 acc. passes
6/7 duels won
6 tackles (most)
2 interceptions
8.6 SofaScore rating
An impressive performance by the 24-year-old Spaniard. 
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Brentford last played top-flight football 73 years ago.
They’ve just beaten Arsenal in their first game back 
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| QUICK STAT
Kieran Tierney registered 6 key passes tonight against Brentford – at least twice as many as any other player on the pitch.
Arsenal’s left-back gave it his all tonight, but his teammates just couldn’t deliver.
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Ivan Toney won more duels (12), won more aerial duels (6) and won more fouls (4) than any other player on the pitch during Brentford’s 2-0 win against Arsenal.
Dominating the centre-backs. 
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15 - 15 different players have made their Premier League debuts in this match (12 for Brentford, 3 for Arsenal) – excluding 1992-93, this is the joint-most in any Premier League match, along with Crystal Palace against Norwich City in August 2004.
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20 - Arsenal will end tonight bottom of the Premier League for the first time since August 9th 2015, when they went bottom after losing 2-0 to West Ham United.
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Ben White’s Premier League debut for Arsenal:
◉ 45.5% duels won (5/11)
◉ 42.8% aerial duels won (3/7)
A tough start. 
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22 - Arsenal had 22 shots without scoring against Brentford, their most without finding the net in a Premier League match since December 2017 against West Ham (also 22)
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Manchester United vs Leeds United
United have made definitive progress under the tutelage of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, who has guided the Red Devils to back-to-back top four finishes. The first trophy might still be eluding them, but United appear to be on the right track, especially after a summer transfer window that has seen them sign two world class players in Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane.
Leeds United, like Manchester United, have been busy in the transfer market this summer, signing several players, although only a fraction of those will be regulars at first-team level. As for matters on the pitch, the Whites will look to build on a ninth-placed finish in the Premier League last term, with Marcelo Bielsa, who has recently renewed terms with the club, looking to take his team closer to the European places.
The corresponding fixture last season was a goal fest, with Manchester United cruising to a 6-2 win over Leeds United.
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Manchester United vs Leeds United Team News
Marcelo Bielsa has confirmed that Kalvin Phillips, Jamie Shackleton and Junior Firpo are all available for the trip to Old Trafford, but Diego Llorente will be missing.
Marcus Rashford looks likely to miss the lunchtime kick-off for the hosts with a shoulder injury, whilst fellow absentees will be Alex Telles, Jesse Lingard, Dean Henderson, Amad Diallo, Phil Jones and Eric Bailly.
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