17:30 Wednesday

The New Year kicks off at the Gtech Community Stadium as Brentford take on Arsenal in the Premier League's first clash of 2025.

The Gunners aim to reclaim second place after edging Ipswich in their last game, while Brentford hope to recover from key injuries and extend their impressive home form.

With London derby bragging rights on the line and both sides looking to make a statement heading into the new year this should be a great game.

The oddschecker team has picked out three of the best value bets for this game, courtesy of the brand new oddschecker+ Expected Value (EV) tool.

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Premier League Football Tips

Gabriel Martinelli - Anytime Goalscorer

Our best value bet for this game is Gabriel Martinelli to score at anytime at a best price of 5/2 with BetMGM.

The odds suggest he has a 28% chance of scoring against Brentford, however our EV Tool suggests there is a 35% chance of this happening.

This gives us a 26.5% EV for the Arsenal forward who will be looking to make an impact after the injury of Saka.

Yoane Wissa - Over 1.5 Shots

Our second value bet is Yoane Wissa to have over 1.5 shots at a best price of 1/1 with Coral.

The odds suggest Wissa has a 50% chance of having at least two shots against Arsenal, however ur EV tool suggests there is a 58% chance of this happening.

This gives us and EV of 15.22% for a man who has averaged 1.8 shots per game this season and landed this bet in all but one home game this season.

Kevin Schade - Anytime Goalscorer

Kevin Schade is a 11/2 best price with bet365 to score against Arsenal.

The odds suggest that Schade has a 15.38% implied chance of scoring, however our EV tool suggests there is a 21.65% chance of this happening.

This gives an EV of 40.73% for a man with four goals in 847 minutes this season.