Rhino: Agencies – Arsenal regained second place in the Premier League, beating hosts Brentford 3-1 on Wednesday night, in the conclusion of Round 19.

Gabriel Jesus (29), Mikel Merino (50) and Gabriel Martinelli (53) scored for Arsenal, while Brian Mbwemo scored Brentford’s only goal (13).

In the last half hour of the match, the tempo slowed down, despite both sides making a series of substitutions, and Raya had to intervene to prevent Mbwemo from scoring in the 82nd minute, after the Brentford striker received a long contact throw from substitute Jensen, to end the match with Arsenal’s 3-1 victory.

With this victory, Arsenal’s tally rose to 39 points, 6 points behind leaders Liverpool, who have a postponed game, while Brentford’s tally remained 24 points in twelfth place.