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.
Brentford 0-3 Arsenal
88 mins: Save! Gabriel Jesus drives into the box from the left and stabs a shot at goal from a tight angle. It’s heading in but Raya drops low to his left and fends the ball away where Ben Mee clears the danger.
Brentford 0-3 Arsenal
85 mins: Yoane Wissa has also come on for Brentford to replace Bryan Mbeumo, Takehiro Tomiyasu subs on in place of Ben White for Arsenal.
The game is going through the motions waiting to finish. Arsenal have it in the bag.
Brentford 0-3 Arsenal
82 mins: Aaron Ramsdale is down now and needs seeing to by the Arsenal medical team. Pontus Jansson isn’t happy with this break in play and jogs up the pitch to have a word with the referee.
Brentford 0-3 Arsenal
79 mins: Brentford have a penalty or do they? A free kick is floated into the box and the ball bobbles around before Toney is brought down by Lokonga.
The referee initially points to the spot but the offside flag is raised and a quick check shows that is the correct goal. No penalty.
Brentford 0-3 Arsenal
76 mins: Thomas Partey and Gabriel Martinelli are both withdrawn for Arsenal with Sambi Lokonga and Eddie Nketiah coming on to replace them for the final 15 minutes or so.
Brentford 0-3 Arsenal
72 mins: Save! Mikkel Dalmsgaard makes a dainty little run into the box and squeezes in behind the defence as the ball comes through to him. He turns it towards goal but Ramsdale is out quickly and manages to keep the shot out.
Brentford 0-3 Arsenal
69 mins: Mathias Jensen has to come off after and collision with Gabriel Martinelli and he’s replaced in the Brentford line-up with Shandon Baptiste.
Brentford 0-3 Arsenal
66 mins: Gabriel Martinelli continues to ask questions of the Brentford defence and almost comes good through his threaded pass into the box the Kieran Tierney. He lays it off to Bukayo Saka who drills one at goal and forces David Raya into a fine save.
Brentford 0-3 Arsenal
63 mins: Ivan Toney is so close to getting played in between the Arsenal centre-backs but William Saliba nudges him off the ball, brings it under control and calmly plays it out from the back.
Two changes for the Bees as Josh Da Silva makes way for Mikkel Dalmsgaard while Frank Onyeka replaces Vitaly Janelt.
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