Follow live coverage as Brentford face AFC Bournemouth today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Brentford FC 1 - 1 AFC Bournemouth
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
15:32
Mbeumo lofts over a free-kick from the left, but Bournemouth are well marshalled inside their own box, as Smith clears away.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
15:26
Brentford's first strike on goal is a routine stop for Kepa, as Damsgaard cushioned a lovely ball into Janelt inside the Bournemouth box, but his effort is straight at the Chelsea loanee.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
15:26
Brentford have responded positively to falling behind but still no attempts on goal so far for the Bees.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
15:20
CHANCE FOR BOURNEMOUTH: The visitors work a short corner routine back to Christie, who dinks a cross to the far post, but Senesi rushes his effort and can only steer past the post.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
15:21
Goal Francisco Evanilson de Lima Barbosa
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
15:19
Bournemouth are really starting to increase the pressure on Brentford as Smith forces a corner off Damsgaard down the right-hand side.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
15:15
CHANCE OR BOURNEMOUTH: The visitors fly forward on the counter attack, as the in-form Semenyo steps in from the right, but his low strike is turned behind for a corner by Flekken.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
15:11
Half chance for Bournemouth as Christie shows his dancing feet to dodge past a couple of Brentford tackles inside the area but his dragged effort eventually drifts out for a throw-in.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
15:10
Collins is penalised for a foul on Evanilson just outside the Brentford penalty box but Cook's whipped free-kick fails to beat the defensive wall.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
15:08
Cook looks to curl an effort at the Brentford goal from 25 yards out but Collins stoops to make an important defensive header.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
15:06
Plenty of early possession for Brentford but no real chances at either end. A poor touch on the edge of his own penalty box from Norgaard is almost seized on by Cook but the hosts clear away.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
15:02
KICK-OFF: Bournemouth get us underway!
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
15:01
Brentford's home form looks set for a tough examination today against a Bournemouth team full of confidence. Victory for the hosts would see them leapfrog Bournemouth into the top half of the table but an away win could push the Cherries as high as sixth in the table.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
14:30
The visitors make two alterations from the win over City as Chelsea loanee Kepa Arrizabalaga returns from injury to replace Mark Travers in goal. USA international Tyler Adams makes his first start of the season following a lengthy lay-off due to a back problem as he comes in for Marcus Tavernier.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
14:30
Brentford boss Thomas Frank makes just one starting change from the 2-1 defeat to Fulham last time out as Mathias Jensen comes into midfield in place of Mads Roerslev.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
14:30
BOURNEMOUTH SUBS: Dean Huijsen, David Brooks, Marcus Tavernier, Julio Araujo, James Hill, Enes Unal, Philip Billing, Max Aarons, Mark Travers.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
14:30
BOURNEMOUTH (4-2-3-1): Kepa Arrizabalaga; Adam Smith, Illia Zabarnyi, Marcos Senesi, Milos Kerkez; Lewis Cook, Ryan Christie; Antoine Semenyo, Justin Kluivert, Tyler Adams; Evanilson.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
14:30
BRENTFORD SUBS: Kevin Schade, Hakon Valdimarsson, Ben Mee, Fabio Carvalho, Yehor Yarmolyuk, Jayden Meghoma, Mads Roerslev, Yunus Emre Konak, Paris Maghoma.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
14:30
BRENTFORD (3-4-3): Mark Flekken; Nathan Collins, Ethan Pinnock, Sepp van den Berg; Christian Norgaard, Vitaly Janelt, Mathias Jensen, Mikkel Damsgaard; Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa, Keane Lewis-Potter.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
14:30
Bournemouth head to Brentford on the back of a superb Premier League win at home to defending champions Manchester City last weekend which ended Pep Guardiola's top-flight unbeaten run at 32 games. That result followed Andoni Iraola's side beating Arsenal 2-1 and securing a 1-1 draw at Aston Villa in a total of seven points against teams who finished in the top four last season. Hosts Brentford have won just one of their last three league games, but they have won four and drawn once, in a unbeaten start to the campaign on home soil in the Premier League.
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
14:30
Hello and welcome to live text commentary of this Premier League clash between Brentford and Bournemouth at the Gtech Community Stadium!
Brentford vs AFC Bournemouth
13:00
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