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Arsenal moved to the top of Premier League standings with 64 points after a 2-1 home win against Brentford on Saturday. Manchester United inched closer to fourth-placed Aston Villa with a 2-0 home win against Everton. Brentford remain in the 15th place, and Everton in 16th.
Either Liverpool or Man City, with 63 and 62 points, respectively, can claim the top spot in their blockbuster clash on Sunday.
Declan Rice's glancing header from a Ben White cross gave Arsenal the lead after 19 minutes before Yoane Wissa leveled just before halftime, with his sliding challenge sending Ramsdale's attempted clearance into the net.
Kai Havertz (R) of Arsenal scores his sides second goal during their Premier League clash with Brentford in London, UK, March 9, 2024. /CFP
Kai Havertz, who has now scored in four consecutive games, headed in the Gunners' winner in the 86th minute.
"These points were so important for us and you could see that in the second half," said Havertz. "We didn't play our best in the first half but it's even better to win it this way.
Also on Saturday, Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford fired in first half penalties to keep up their hopes of a top-four finish, with both opportunities created by sloppy Everton tackles on Alejandro Garnacho.
United were coming off successive league losses, to Fulham and Manchester City, that ended an unbeaten run of four wins.
"It was important. We had one bad result against Fulham in this calendar year," said United manager Erik ten Hag. "We had to put this right and keep the pressure on the teams above us.
(With input from Reuters)