Arsenal will arrive at the Brentford Community Stadium on Sunday afternoon aiming to banish the memory of their disastrous opening night defeat on the same ground 13 months earlier.
Thomas Frank had guided Brentford into the Premier League for the first time in their history only to discover the Gunners were their first test. Many hadn't given them much hope, but the Bees sprung quite the surprise and toppled Mikel Arteta's side 2-0 on the night with a goal either side of half-time.
It would be the first of three horror showings for Arsenal, who lost all of their first three games of the season last time out. While the other two were a 2-0 home loss against Chelsea and a 5-0 drubbing at the hands of Manchester City, it was the game against Brentford that inspired the most criticism and ridicule.
