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Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League with a comfortable 3-0 win over Brentford.<\/p>\n
Centre-back William Saliba got the Gunners going early with a header from a Bukayo Saka corner after 17 minutes.<\/p>\n
Then 11 minutes later Gabriel Jesus doubled the visitors\u2019 lead with a powerful header from an excellent Granit Xhaka cross. How Xhaka found himself in so much space right on the edge of the Brentford box will remain a mystery.<\/p>\n
The home side were woeful in the first half, with the usually boisterous crowd virtually silent throughout.<\/p>\n
Arsenal controlled the ball, holding 64% possession, and their defensive shape also denied Brentford their usual attacking patterns.<\/p>\n
The Bees did find some joy in behind ersatz right-back Ben White, but goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was never tested.<\/p>\n
Brentford\u2019s strike partnership of Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney managed just four touches in the Arsenal box combined.<\/p>\n
Any hopes that the home side could regroup after the break was swept away when Fabio Vieira scored Arsenal\u2019s third.<\/p>\n
Vieira, making his first start for the club after joining in the summer, hit a sensational long-range strike that dipped and clipped the post on its way past David Raya.<\/p>\n
Brentford improved in the final moments, but barely mounted a single attack of consequence in a surprisingly poor performance.<\/p>\n
Arsenal head into the international break atop the Premier League, and face rivals Tottenham in their first match back.<\/p>\n
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