ARSENAL pulled clear at the top of the English Premier League table today with a 2-1 win over Wolves at the Emirates Stadium.
Also today in the EPL, Super Eagles midfielder Frank Onyeka was impressive in the Brentford midfield as they beat Luton Town 3-1, while Burnley earned their second win of the season in style, trouncing Sheffield United 5-0.
Bukayo Saka and Martin Ordegaard struck in the sixth and 13th minutes to give the Gunners a 2-0 lead early but they were made to sweat for the last few minutes of the match after Matheus Cunha pulled one back for the visitors four minutes from time.
Arsenal are now four points clear of second-placed Manchester City, who host fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur tomorrow.
At the Gtech Community Stadium, Brentford cruised past Luton Town 3-1, with Neal Maupay, Ben Mee and Shandon Baptiste netting as the Bees overtook Chelsea into 10th spot.
Nigeria international Onyeka ran the midfield for Brentford and was rewarded with 90 minutes on the pitch, only the third time this season he has completed a match.
At Turf Moor, Luca Koleosho, born in the United States of America to a Nigerian father and Italian-Canadian mother, scored his first Burnley goal today as they thrashed Sheffield United 5-0.
The 19-year-old Italy U-21 international netted the fourth goal in the 75th minute as Burnley earned their biggest-ever Premier League victory.
Burnley’s previous biggest win in the Premier League was the 4-0 victory against Wolves in the 2021/2022 season, and today’s three points took Vincent Kompany’s side past Sheffield United to 18th in the table.
