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 vs West Ham team changes
Frank Lampard makes two changes to the team that drew 0-0 with Liverpool last time out as Asmir Begovic replaces the injured Jordan Pickford in goal and Tom Davies is replaced in the middle of the pitch by Idrissa Gueye.
David Moyes makes just one change to the West Ham team that faced Chelsea in their last Premier League game. Aaron Cresswell comes in to replace Emerson.
Everton vs West Ham line-ups
Everton XI: Begovic, Patterson, Coady, Tarkowski, Mykolenko, Onana, Iwobi, Gueye, Gray, Maupay, Gordon
West Ham XI: Fabianski, Coufal, Kehrer, Zouma, Cresswell, Soucek, Rice, Fornals, Paqueta, Bowen, Antonio
Brentford 0-3 Arsenal
55 mins: Mathias Jensen goes to tackle Thomas Partey but slips as he closes in on the Arsenal midfielder. He takes out the man and causes the Arsenal players to swoop in and protest to the referee.
The Gunners are given a free kick but there was little Jensen could do to avoid a clahs once his boots went out from under him.
Brentford 0-3 Arsenal
52 mins: Chance! Gabriel Martinelli gives away a free kick just outside the Arsenal penalty area and Brentford have the opportunity to get one on target.
Mathias Jensen rolls the ball to Ivan Toney who flicks it up then volleys his effort just over the crossbar!
GOAL! Brentford 0-3 Arsenal (Vieira, 49’)⚽️
49 mins: What a strike! Arsenal bring the ball down the right side of the pitch and send it up to Bukayo Saka. He cuts inside and lays the ball off to Fabio Vieira.
Vieira has a load of space to operate in and touches the ball away to set up a left footed effort that he curls just inside the nearest post!
David Raya is rooted to the spot and can’t keep it out.
Second half: Brentford 0-2 Arsenal
Kick off: Brentford get the match back underway. There’s been no changes from either manager at the break. What can the Bees conjure up in this half?
Everton vs West Ham
Coming up later, Everton host West Ham Utd in the final Premier League game of the weekend.
The Toffees are searching for their first win of the season whilst the Hammers are hoping to move out of the relegation zone by collecting all three points.
Kick off for that one is 2.15pm and we’ll bring you the team news as soon as it drops.
HT Brentford 0-2 Arsenal
Bukayo Saka has been directly involved in 36 Premier League goals for Arsenal - 18 goals, 18 assists - which is now the second-most of any player while aged 21 or younger for the club in the competition, overtaking Nicolas Anelka (35) and behind only Cesc Fàbregas (63).
HT Brentford 0-2 Arsenal
Gabriel Jesus is in the goals again as he scored his fourth goal for Arsenal since joining the Gunners in the summer. He added a second after William Saliba put the visitors in front against Brentford.
Half-time: Brentford 0-2 Arsenal
45+2 mins: There’s the whistle to end the first half. Arsenal have been fantastic value so far but they’ve had an easy time of things with Brentford not really threatening.
Thomas Frank needs to change things for the next 45 minutes and get the ball up to Ivan Toney and Bryan Mbeumo more often.
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