Brentford have the worst away record in the league with seven losses and two draws and it was easy to see why in this toothless performance. Brentford had an early goal from Yoane Wissa ruled out for offside and, although it came a bitmoreintothegameinthesecond-half, it failed to pressure Icelandic goalkeeper Hakon Valdimarsson, who made his PremierLeaguedebuteightminutes before halftime when Mark Flekken went off with a thighinjury. One bright spot for the home side was the return of winger SollyMarch.

Hecameonasa late substitute to make his first appearance for Brighton since injuring a knee against ManchesterCity 14months ago. The result leaves Brighton in 10th place with 26 points, one spot and two points ahead of the Bees.ARSENAL moved up to second place in the Premier League with a 1-0 home win against Ipswich. MikelArteta’ssideissix points behind leader Liverpool, who haveagame in hand. Second-bottom Ipswich have won two of their last three away gamesbutwereupagainstitfrom the start at the Emirates.

 

The visitors did not have one touch in the Gunners’ box duringthefirst45minutes on Friday and, although Ipswich showed signsoflifeafterthebreak,itwas Arsenalwhichcontinuedtodominate the game, marshaled by Declan Rice in midfield. Kai Havertz got the only goal midway through the first half whenheknockedina cross from Leandro TrossardHavertz, Rice, Mikel Merino, Martin Odegaard and Gabriel Jesus all had chances but none of them could add to Arsenal’s tally. “It’s so tough, every team is tough to break down,” Havertz said. “They fightfor each other and at the end we’re very proud for the win.” Arsenal areapoint above third-place Chelsea and two points clear of season surprise team Nottingham Forest in fourth. Seagulls and Bees share the points on south coast Brightonhadmostofthechances but could not find the net in a 0- 0 draw with Brentford that extended the south coast club’s winless run to six league games. It was a frustrating night for the home side and especially Julio Enciso. The Paraguay striker had a host of opportunities to score but couldn’t make them coun