Brentford vs Arsenal LIVE: Premier League result and final score as Fabio Vieira adds third on debut
Brentford 0-3 Arsenal: Vieira marked his first Premier League start with a stunning goal from distance after first-half headers from Gabriel Jesus and William Saliba
Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League table in some style as Fabio Vieira’s first goal for the club added to first-half headers from William Saliba and Gabriel Jesus in an impressive 3-0 win at Brentford.
Mikel Arteta’s side responded to victories for Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday with a commanding performance at the Brentford Community Stadium, as the Gunners got their revenge for last season’s opening defeat to Thomas Frank’s team.
Saliba scored his second goal of the campaign with a fine header at the front post from a corner, before Jesus met Granit Xhaka’s wonderful cross to double their advantage.
Arsenal were missing captain Martin Odegaard but with Vieira making his first Premier League start for the club, the 22-year-old fired in a stunning goal from distance to wrap up three points.
Late in the match, Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri made history by becoming the youngest ever Premier League player at the age of 15 years and 181 days.
Everton 1-0 West Ham
80 mins: Demarai Gray makes another weaving and twisting run into the box but Kehrer times his tackle brilliantly and pokes the ball away from him.
The ball comes out to Iwobi who then fizzes his effort over the crossbar!
Everton 1-0 West Ham
77 mins: Off the post!
Said Benrahma darts inside from the right wing and whips a left-footed effort over to the back post.
The shot hits the inside of the upright with Asmir Begovic rooted to the spot and unfortunately for West Ham rebounds out of the goal and goes wide.
Everton 1-0 West Ham
75 mins: Soucek floats a diagonal ball over to Coufal on the right side of the penalty area and the West Ham defender nods the ball into the six-yard box.
Tarkowski has time to deal with the ball but doesn’t realise that and hurriedly hooks it away.
Dwight McNeil comes on to replace Anthony Gordon.
Everton 1-0 West Ham
72 mins: David Moyes continues to search for answers as he brings Michail Antonio off and replaces him with Gianluca Scamacca up front.
Can the Irons get back into this game?
Everton 1-0 West Ham
68 mins: West Ham’s substitutes combine on the left wing as Cornet sends Benrahma sprinting to the byline. He looks to cross the ball but there’s a huge roar from the Everton fans as the ball runs out of play before Benrahma hits it.
The incident was spotted by the officials and the Toffees are awarded a goal kick.
Everton 1-0 West Ham
65 mins: It’s a vital interception from Bowen who stops Iwobi’s pass out to Mykolenko. The Everton left-back had so much space ahead of him that the move would certainly have ended in a cross/chance on goal.
Everton 1-0 West Ham
62 mins: Antonio is fed up to the byline on the left side and pulls the ball onto the box for Bowen who takes a touch and shoots but is denied by Tarkowski once again.
Maxwel Cornet and Said Benrahma are then introduced by David Moyes who takes off Lucas Paqueta and Pablo Fornals.
Everton 1-0 West Ham
59 mins: A quick throw in sends Jarrod Bowen in behind Vitaly Mykolenko who’s left sprawled on the floor after knocking the ball out of play.
Bowen drives into the box and should cut it back to Michail Antonio but instead goes for goal and has his shot blocked by James Tarkowski.
Everton 1-0 West Ham
56 mins: Naturally the goal has sparked some life into the game now as West Ham try to respond and Everton make use of the extra space.
The opener was also Maupay’s first goal for Everton and it’s come at a crucial time.
GOAL! Everton 1-0 West Ham (Maupay, 53’)⚽️
53 mins: The deadlock is broken!
Everton burst down the left wing before sending the ball inside to Alex Iwobi. He gives it to Neal Maupay who sneaks in behind Declan Rice, stops the ball and shoots on the turn to beat Lukasz Fabianski on the near side!
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