Arsenal moved five points clear at the top while Burnley finally won at home as they routed Sheffield United
Arsenal are on there top performance, the late goal from Kai Havertz at Brentford last weekend is beginning to look quite the fuse-lighter for Arsenal. 4 pts above City.
Arsenal gave Wolves the Lens treatment. The away side can’t get a touch. On that subject, here’s Kári Tulinius: “When I thought that Bukayo Saka had reached the outer limits of wholesomeness, he celebrates a goal by clicking his heals, twice, like that other charming London boy, Charlie Chaplin.”
Premier League results
- Arsenal 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Brentford 3-1 Luton Town
- Burnley 5-0 Sheffield United
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 14 | 18 | 33 |
| 2 | Man City | 13 | 20 | 29 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 13 | 17 | 28 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 13 | 13 | 28 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 13 | 8 | 26 |
FULL TIME: Arsenal 2-1 Wolves
Wolves pressed for an equaliser during injury time, but the Gunners have managed to hold on.
Arsenal 2-1 Wolves (Cunha 86)
Oleksandr Zinchenko ships possession, allowing Matheus Cunha to curl home and set Arsenal nerves jangling. Put the hope didn’t last longer, because kept the game calm, maintain possession of their lead.
Arsenal 2-0 Wolves (Odegaard 13)
Here is what Paul Merson on Sky’s Soccer Saturday Said: “The football is phenomenal! One-touch football! Zinchenko, Jesus, Zinchenko, Odegaard, game over.” Yep, Arsenal are flying right now all right.
Meanwhile at the bottom, life suddenly looks a lot rosier for Burnley.
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 13 | -14 | 12 |
| 17 | Luton | 14 | -13 | 9 |
| 18 | Burnley | 14 | -17 | 7 |
| 19 | Sheff Utd | 14 | -28 | 5 |
| 20 | Everton | 13 | -6 | 4 |
Arsenal 1-0 Wolves (Saka 6)
Bukayo Saka combines with Gabriel Jesus and Takehiro Tomiyasu, and Arsenal are absolutely flying right now, 4 pts above Manchester City. That late Kai Havertz goal at Brentford last weekend is beginning to look quite the fuse-lighter for the gunners.
Championship results
- Birmingham 0-0 Rotherham
- Hull City 1-2 Watford
- Ipswich 2-1 Coventry
- Leeds 3-2 Middlesbrough
- Millwall 1-1 Sunderland
- Plymouth 2-1 Stoke
- Sheffield Wed 3-1 Blackburn
- Southampton 2-0 Cardiff
- Swansea 1-1 Huddersfield
- WBA 1-2 Leicester
Scottish Premiership results
- Kilmarnock 0-1 Hearts
- Livingston P-P Ross County
- Motherwell 3-3 Dundee
Neal Maupay and Ben Mee on target as Brentford ease to win against Luton
Luton’s limited gameplan worked for 45 minutes but Brentford’s undoubted superiority was rammed home in the second half during a dominant victory.
Brentford dominated possession early on but were struggling to find openings with Luton’s defensive tactics limiting space to attack. Christian Nørgaard sent in a long throw which was flicked on by Ethan Pinnock but Maupay’s header was straight at the Luton goalkeeper Thomas Kaminski.
The hosts continued to push for an opener with Vitaly Janelt’s cut-back finding Yehor Yarmoliuk but the teenage midfielder’s low strike deflected behind for a corner. Brentford were starting to look more threatening and Bryan Mbeumo, arguably their most dangerous attacker, cut inside from the right touchline but his shot from the edge of the area flew harmlessly high and wide.
Despite controlling the first half, Brentford had to wait for the breakthrough with Neal Maupay scoring his second goal since returning to the club. Ben Mee’s deflected header doubled their lead but the substitute Jacob Brown scored with a rare Luton attack. Any hope of a comeback was snuffed out quickly with Shandon Baptiste adding a deserved third goal for Brentford.
