Before the clash between Liverpool and Manchester United, Arsenal took the opportunity to temporarily take the leadership chair. The Gunners took the measure of Brighton in the second half. Following a corner, Gabriel Jesus opened the scoring (53rd) before incoming Kai Havertz doubled the lead at the end of the game (87th). With this 2-0 victory, Mikel Arteta’s team takes the lead in the championship with two points ahead of Liverpool and one point over Aston Villa.
Overall Premier League standings
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#
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Team
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Pts
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J
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DIF
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G
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NOT
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D
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BP
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B.C.
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1 |
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39 |
17 |
20 |
12 |
3 |
2 |
35 |
15 |
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2 |
|
38 |
17 |
16 |
12 |
2 |
3 |
37 |
21 |
|
3 |
|
37 |
16 |
21 |
11 |
4 |
1 |
36 |
15 |
|
4 |
|
34 |
17 |
20 |
10 |
4 |
3 |
40 |
20 |
|
5 |
|
33 |
17 |
12 |
10 |
3 |
4 |
35 |
23 |
See the full ranking
Precisely, the Villans were able to reverse the situation against Brentford to win 2-1. If Keane Lewis-Potter scored before the break (45th), Alex Moreno (77th) and Ollie Watkins (85th) allowed the Birmingham club to win 2-1, taking advantage of the exclusion of Ben Mee (71st ). Note that Boubacar Kamara, despite a good match, also received a red card (90th +7). Finally, West Ham offered Wolverhampton 3-0 with a double from Mohammed Kudus.
Afternoon matches
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Arsenal 2-0 Brighton: Jesus (53rd) and Havertz (87th) for Arsenal
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Brentford 1-2 Aston Villa: Lewis-Potter (45th) for Brentford; Moreno (77th) and Watkins (85th) for Aston Villa
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West Ham 3-0 Wolverhampton: Kudus (22nd and 32nd) and Bowen (74th) for West Ham
