Arsenal moves to 2nd place in Premier League with 3-1 win over Brentford –

Gabriel Jesus dives to head in Arsenal first-half equaliser. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Action Images/Reuters

Arsenal Beats Brentford 3-1 to Secure Second in Premier League

Arsenal kicked off 2025 with a 3-1 win over Brentford to move back into second place in the Premier League on Wednesday.

Mikel Arteta’s team shook off a slow start at Gtech Community Stadium to leapfrog Nottingham Forest and pull within six points of league leader Liverpool, which has a game in hand.

Bryan Mbeumo put the home team ahead in the 13th minute, but Gabriel Jesus made it 1-1 just before the half-hour mark.

Mikel Merino scored in the 50th minute and Gabriel Martinelli added a third for the Gunners three minutes later.

It was Arsenal’s second straight win without Bukayo Saka, who is likely to be sidelined until at least March following surgery on his hamstring. The England winger tore his right hamstring in a 5-1 win over Crystal Palace.© Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.

Their mood was only improved three minutes later when Nathan Collins headed Nwaneri’s cross straight to Martinelli and he made no mistake to give Arsenal some precious breathing space. Frank threw on four substitutes at the same time in an attempt to find a way back into the game but they could not quite summon the energy of the first half and Arsenal were able to soak up everything they threw at them.

Nwaneri left the field to a standing ovation from the away end when he was replaced late on and enjoyed a warm embrace with Arteta. With him and his fellow academy graduate Myles Lewis-Skelly having also forced his way into the manager’s plans this season, the future looks bright for Arsenal as they attempt to make it a year to remember.

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