Arsenal beat Brentford 1-0 at the Gtech Community Stadium to progress to the fourth round of the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night.
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The Gunners scored in the eighth minute through Reiss Nelson after a poor back-pass to put Arsenal in front.
Brentford, who started cold, came out better in the second half. Restored to the team, Aaron Ramsdale produced a fantastic save to push Yoane Wissa’s shot to the post to ensure Arsenal kept their lead.
The Gunners were able to hold their lead until the end of the match, with Brentford mounting attacks throughout the second half.
Other results
Newcastle United vs Manchester City
Alexander Isak scored the winner as Newcastle came to life after the break to beat Manchester City and reach the fourth round of the Carabao Cup.
Eddie Howe’s men were fortunate to still be level after 45 minutes, with Julian Alvarez missing two decent chances.
For Pep Guardiola’s side, it was just a second loss inside 90 minutes in their last 38 games in all competitions. Newcastle are now unbeaten in four games after a run of three straight losses.
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The only downside for Newcastle, with Paris St-Germain to come on Wednesday in the Champions League after Saturday’s league visit of Burnley, was Isak departing the game on the hour with an injury.
Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion
A Nicolas Jackson goal saw Chelsea beat Brighton in an intense game to reach the Carabao Cup fourth round at Stamford Bridge.
Jackson’s winning strike came in the 50th minute after a fine move.
That goal was the first Chelsea scored in four matches, giving them a much-needed boost as boss Mauricio Pochettino looks to get his project moving in the right direction.
Ian Maatsen played the ball to Cole Palmer – excellent on his first start – who put the ball through Jan Paul van Hecke’s legs for Jackson to sweep home into the bottom corner.
Solly March had the chance to get Brighton level late in the second half when he was left unmarked but his header was straight at former Seagulls keeper Robert Sanchez.
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Kaoru Mitoma had the first big opportunity when he skipped past Marc Cucurella and had his cross blocked by Sanchez.
The Spanish keeper, who joined from Brighton for £25m in the summer, had a difficult evening with the ball at his feet during the match.
Sanchez kicked the ball directly out of play a number of times, much to the enjoyment of the Brighton fans.
One sloppy pass also went straight to Joao Pedro on the edge of his own penalty area, but the mistake wasn’t punished as the Brazilian striker chipped over the bar.
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