Arsenal vs Brentford LIVE: Premier League result and final score after late Kai Havertz goal
Arsenal 2-1 Brentford: Havertz was the hero as the Gunners back to the top of the Premier League table ahead of Liverpool vs Man City
Kai Havertz headed Arsenal back to the top of the table as he finally broke Brentford’s stubborn resistance to claim an eighth successive Premier League win.
Havertz’s 86th-minute goal, his fourth in as many league outings, sealed a 2-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium in a game which remained in the balance until the final whistle after keeper Aaron Ramsdale’s error had gifted the Bees an equaliser.
Ramsdale’s blunder in first-half stoppage time allowed Yoanne Wissa to cancel out Declan Rice’s opener, but Havertz struck with four minutes remaining to leave the Gunners in pole position ahead of Sunday’s mouth-watering clash between Liverpool and Manchester City.
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Arsenal 1-1 Brentford
46 mins: Odegaard fires over almost straight from the restart after a smart touch from Saka on the edge of the box. Odegaard spins around in frustration.
HALF TIME! Arsenal 1-1 Brentford
The players are out and we’re ready to go again at the Emirates.
Can Arsenal respond after that huge Ramsdale error before half time?
HALF TIME! Arsenal 1-1 Brentford
How long did Ramsdale want? A gift before half-time and Brentford are back in it.
GOAL! Arsenal 1-1 Brentford (WISSA 45+4)
BRENTFORD LEVEL AFTER RAMSDALE’S MISTAKE!
What a twist before half-time! Ramsdale is caught on the ball as he looks to clear on his goalline, taking too long! Wissa slides in and blocks Ramsdale’s clearance, and the ball deflects in!
Mikel Arteta shakes his head - a bad, bad mistake from Ramsdale on his first Premier League start since November.
HALF TIME!
Arsenal 1-0 Brentford
45 mins: There will be three minutes added on. There have been quite a few stoppages and Havertz is booked right on the stroke of half time after catching Collins when competing for a high ball.
Arsenal 1-0 Brentford
42 mins: Another lovely Arsenal move - with this one going from back to front as Gabriel broke forward. It ends with Trossard clipping a ball back across goal and Havertz volleying over the bar.
Arsenal 1-0 Brentford
38 mins: Close from Saka - Rice strode forward and released it wide to the winger, who drifted into the box and tried his luck on his right foot. It goes over the front near post.
Arsenal 1-0 Brentford
35 mins: Wow - what a pass from Jorginho! Sitting in midfield, he picks out the run of Havertz with a clipped ball. Havertz goes for the dink after bearing down on Flekken, but it dribbles wide of the post. The offside flag goes up - it was close.
Arsenal 1-0 Brentford
31 mins: Brentford are forced into a change as Mathias Jensen replaces Norgaard, who has not recovered from an earlier knock. It’s been all Arsenal since the goal.
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