Premier League: Arsenal beat Brentford 2-1 to keep their top-four finish hopes alive

Updated : Feb 20, 2022 12:25
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Arsenal beat Brentford 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday, with goals from Emile Smith-Rowe and Bukayo Saka in the second half, to keep themselves in the race for the top four.

After the goalless first half, Smith-Rowe scored the first goal of the match just after the break and gave the Gunners 1-0 lead.

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Arsenal dominated the game with their attacking play and Saka doubled the lead in the 79th minute to virtually seal the game for his team.

Brentford pulled one back through Christian Norgaard in the stoppage time but it was not enough to stop the Gunners.

After the win, Arsenal is just one point behind fourth-place Manchester United with two games in hand.

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