Canós and Nørgaard sink Arsenal to give Brentford dream start

The anticipation had been building. For generations. Not since 1947 had Brentford hosted a top division match and, when it happened - in the club's lovely new-ish stadium, which was packed out for the first time - it unfolded exactly how everybody would have dreamed.

There was a blockbusting first-half strike from the wing-back, Sergi Canos, to get the place rocking and, after resolute defending, as Arsenal tried to launch the salvage operation, Brentford eased home when Christian Norgaard leapt to head the second.