Arsenal beat Brentford 1-0 (25th November 2023)
Substitute Kai Havertz's late header took Arsenal to the top of the Premier League with a dramatic win at Brentford.In Mikel Arteta's 200th game in charge of the Gunners, Havertz's 89th-minute goal rescued a largely forgettable display in west London.After Manchester City and Liverpool drew earlier on Saturday, this win moves the Gunners one point clear at the summit.Arsenal's Leandro Trossard had a goal ruled out in the first half by the video assistant referee (VAR) but defeat was harsh on Brentford who were only denied goals of their own by exceptional clearances off the line from Declan Rice and Oleksandr Zinchenko.
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00:00 So job done for Arsenal and I think Mithil Arteta will be a very happy and relieved man
00:04 after that. That was not Arsenal's best performance this season, we've probably said that quite
00:08 a lot actually during the current campaign, but they found a way to win, dug it out, I
00:12 think there were some impressive performances even after that. Declan Rice and Mithil again,
00:16 absolutely colossus everywhere, winning the ball, really getting Arsenal into what was
00:20 a fight and getting them over the line. Kai Havertz getting the winner, I think that's
00:23 something that Arsenal and Arteta will be really happy about. He's had such a difficult
00:27 time hasn't he since coming here from Chelsea, but to score the winner in a game like this
00:30 and send Arsenal top of the league, you wonder if that could be the moment that gives the
00:34 German lift off. As for Arsenal, I think the main thing to take away is they're top of
00:38 the league, we're a third of the way season and they haven't really hit top gear yet.
00:41 This time last year, Arsenal were flying, playing brilliant football, this time they've
00:45 sort of played like a team who are building into the season. I think the hope will be
00:48 this time around that they'll hit top gear in April/May rather than fizzling out and
00:52 Arsenal and Arteta will be very happy tonight, back top of the Premier League, ahead of next
00:56 week's games.
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