London’s Arsenal beat Brighton 2-0 at home in the 17th round of the Premier League to go top of the table ahead of Liverpool and Manchester United.

Arsenal – Brighton 2-0, Premier League

London “Arsenal” managed to win the match against “Brighton”, in which the “gunners” had many chances to score, and the visitors had the ball.

Mikel Arteta’s side opened the scoring in the 53rd minute when Gabriel Jesus headed home from Martin Odegaard’s corner.

Arsenal were only able to pull away after an 87th-minute goal from Kai Havertz, but they climb to the top of the table and could stay there unless Liverpool win the derby against Manchester United.

Aston Villa beat Brentford 2-1 to move up to second place, while Liverpool dropped to the bottom step of the podium.

Matches of the day in the Premier League

Arsenal – Brighton 2-0

Brentford – Aston Villa 1-2

West Ham – Wolverhampton 1-2

Liverpool – Manchester United / 18:30

Premier League standings

1. Arsenal – 39 points / 17 matches

2. Aston Villa – 38 points / 17 m

3. Liverpool – 37 points / 16 m

4. Manchester City – 34 points / 17 meters

5. Tottenham – 33 points/17 m