{"id":1206798,"date":"2022-09-19T06:19:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T06:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/19\/pl-arsenal-beat-brentford-to-return-to-top-spot\/"},"modified":"2022-09-19T06:19:23","modified_gmt":"2022-09-19T06:19:23","slug":"pl-arsenal-beat-brentford-to-return-to-top-spot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/09\/19\/pl-arsenal-beat-brentford-to-return-to-top-spot\/","title":{"rendered":"PL: Arsenal beat Brentford to return to top spot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"446\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1424885485-696x446.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"GettyImages-1424885485\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League with a comfortable 3-0 win over Brentford.<\/p>\n<p>Centre-back William Saliba got the Gunners going early with a header from a Bukayo Saka corner after 17 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>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<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>The home side were woeful in the first half, with the usually boisterous crowd virtually silent throughout.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal controlled the ball, holding 64% possession, and their defensive shape also denied Brentford their usual attacking patterns.<\/p>\n<p>The Bees did find some joy in behind ersatz right-back Ben White, but goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale was never tested.<\/p>\n<p>Brentford\u2019s strike partnership of Bryan Mbeumo and Ivan Toney managed just four touches in the Arsenal box combined.<\/p>\n<p>Any hopes that the home side could regroup after the break were swept away when Fabio Vieira scored Arsenal\u2019s third.<\/p>\n<p>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<p>Brentford improved in the final moments, but barely mounted a single attack of consequence in a surprisingly poor performance.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal head into the international break atop the Premier League, and face rivals Tottenham in their first match back.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"i9x6tgSt3OM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"If you find money I will show you where your father is  - Mother tells Children - Obra on Adom TV.\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/i9x6tgSt3OM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal returned to the top of the Premier League with a comfortable 3-0 win over Brentford. 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