Arsenal beat Brentford 2-1 in Premier League

Arsenal moved into pole position for the fourth and final Champions League place as Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka struck to see off Brentford 2-1 on Sunday.

FULL-TIME Arsenal 2-1 Brentford

Two excellent second-half goals from Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka see Arsenal over the line at Emirates Stadium#ARSBRE pic.twitter.com/265Fniyqu2

— Premier League (@premierleague) February 19, 2022

The Gunners’ need for a goalscorer was shown up again as Mikel Arteta’s men penned the Bees back from the first whistle but had to wait until Smith Rowe fired into the far corner two minutes into the second half to break the deadlock.

Smith Rowe.

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹.#ARSBRE pic.twitter.com/QWyPSEJFTv

— Arsenal (@Arsenal) February 19, 2022

Saka then rifled in a brilliant effort in off the post 11 minutes from time before Christian Norgaard registered a consolation deep into stoppage time.

💬 “Arsenal were good, fair play to them. We defended fantastically but we weren’t good enough on the ball, particularly during the first half. It’s fair and square that they won.”

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— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) February 19, 2022

Arsenal remain sixth but move to within one point of Manchester United in fourth with two games in hand.