Arsenal banished the ghosts of last season’s Brentford humiliation with brutal revenge on Sunday afternoon. Their commanding 3-0 win over Thomas Frank’s Bees got them to the top of the Premier League table ahead of the upcoming international break.Two classy headers from Gabriel Jesus and William Saliba and a rocket from Fabio Vieira on the Portuguese’s first start for the club made last season’s opening defeat at the same venue seem like nothing but a distant memory for Mikel Arteta and his team.The return of Thomas Partey to the Gunners’ midfield helped the north London side dominate against the Bees and genuinely look like a team challenging for the title.Arteta will be happy to his team reach such a convincing win without even needing to be at their best. The Spaniard has been talking a lot about club culture, his ideas, the project he’s started at the Emirates – and performances like this indicate that his players are fully on board in making their coach’s ideas become a reality on the pitch.Brentford’s star man Ivan Toney was kept quiet by Ben White, Gabriel and William Saliba, which is something many defenders have failed to do in the past year or so.It’s been a special day for Arsenal’s promising youngster Ethan Nwaneri. The 15-year-old became Arsenal’s youngest-ever player and the youngest player ever to appear in a Premier League game when he came on as a substitute in the added time. This kid was born in 2007! Good luck, boy.The Gunners are top.Ethan Nwaneri becomes the youngest player ever to play in the Premier League at 15 years and 181 days old 🤯 pic.twitter.com/pQtBmT6SSE— GOAL (@goal) September 18, 2022 PREMIER LEAGUE – ROUND 8FridayAston Villa – Southampton 1-0 (1-0)/Ramsey 41/Nottingham Forest – Fulham 2-3 (1-0)/Awoniyi 11, O’Brien 77 – Adarabioyo 54, Palhinha 57, Reed 60/SaturdayWolverhampton – Manchester City 0-3 (0-2)/Grealish 1, Haaland 16, Foden 69/Newcastle – Bournemouth 1-1 (0-0)/Isak 66 pen – Billing 62/Tottenham – Leicester 6-2 (2-2)/Kane 8, Dier 21, Betancur 47, Son 73, 84, 96 – Tielemans 6 pen, Maddison 41/SundayBrentford – Arsenal 0-3 (0-2)/Saliba 17, Jesus 28, Vieira 49/16:15: (3.10) Everton (3.20) West Ham (2.55)***odds are subject to change***
