🦁 Late Havertz winner sends Arsenal top; Luton's late point; Wolves win | OneFootball

This could prove to be the crucial weekend of the Premier League season with huge matches everywhere you look.

First up is five games this Saturday, and here is what went down around the grounds.

Arsenal avoid Brentford shock after late winner

Scorers: Rice 19′, Havertz 86′ ; Wissa 45+4′

Arsenal left it late but scraped past Brentford to top of the Premier League now.

Arsenal were pouring on the pressure from the start, pinning the Bees back in their own half with a flurry of half-chances and corners.

The deadlock was finally broken when Declan Rice headed home from close range to fire Arsenal into the lead and potentially open the floodgates.

Brentford did little to trouble the Gunners on the break, failing to get Ivan Toney involved near Aaron Ramsdale’s goal.

While it looked like the half would fizzle out, Brentford pulled level thanks to an Aaron Ramsdale howler that allowed Yoane Wissa to block the keeper’s clearance into the back of the net.

Arsenal poured on the pressure once more after the restart, but some heroic Brentford defending kept the score level.

Ramsdale put in some effort to redeem himself, tipping a superb Nathan Collins header over the bar to ensure the parity remained.

The Bees looked keen on stealing a point, but the rampant Gunners had other ideas. Kai Havertz continued his stellar form in front of goal by heading home to deliver Arsenal a late lead.

Late drama

Scorers: Ouattra 74′ Unal 90+2′; Hamer 27′, Robinson 64′

Bournemouth scored twice in the last 15 minutes to secure a 2-2 draw with Sheffield United.

Sheffield United travelled to the south coast looking to bounce back from their humbling against Arsenal on Monday night.

Bournemouth had the chance to take the lead after 14 minutes but Dominic Solanke’s penalty was fired well over the bar.

And then against the run of play, the Blades took the lead as Gustavo Hamer scored his first of the season with a neat follow-up finish.

Into the second half and the away side could have scored on the hour mark as Arblaster’s effort was saved well by Neto in the home goal.

Chris Wilder’s men did get their second soon after as Robinson pounced on a terrible Neto mistake to double their lead.

Bournemouth thought they had pulled one back soon after but Solanke’s effort was ruled out by VAR for offside.

The hosts did get their goal soon after though through Dango Ouattra and then bagged an equaliser in the second minute of added time to break United hearts.

Woodrow works wonders

Scorers: Mateta 11′; Woodrow 90+6′

Cauley Woodrow scored with the very last kick of the game to help Luton to a 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace.

Oliver Glasner’s second Palace home game saw Luton come to Selhurst Park with the Hatters still in the relegation zone and four points from safety.

It was the home side who took the lead after only 11 minutes as Jean-Philippe Mateta flicked in from close range after great work by Daniel Munoz.

Mateta had a gilt-edged chance to double his side’s lead on the half hour mark but his header from six yards out somehow went over the bar.

After the break it was Rob Edwards’ men who should have levelled things up with 15 minutes gone as Carlton Morris’ volley from inside the area was saved well.

Eberechi Eze almost scored one of the goals of the season in the dying moments as he struck from the halfway line but saw his effort graze the top of the crossbar.

But with literally the last kick of the game Woodrow glanced a header into the far corner for a share of the points.

Second half blitz

Scorers: Ait-Nouri 52′, Nelson Semedo 69′; Iwobi 90+9′

Wolves were like a new side in the second half as they beat Fulham 2-1 at Molineux.

Ricardo Pereira had the first effort of the afternoon as his close-range effort was saved by Jose Sa.

Harry Wilson had another great chance for the Cottagers midway through the half but his effort was saved once again by Sa.

Marco Silva’s side were cursing their luck again late on as Tosin reacted fastest from a corner but saw his shot cannon back off the crossbar.

Into the second half and Wolves took the lead as Rayan Ait-Nouri smashed a cut-back into the roof of the net.

The hosts doubled their advantage soon after as Nelson Semedo’s effort took a huge deflection but went over Bernd Leno and into the back of the net.

Fulham did get themselves back into the game in the ninth minute of stoppage time as Alex Iwobi netted, but it was too late for a share of the spoils.

Spot kick saviour

Scorers: Bruno Fernandes (PEN) 10′, Rashford (PEN) 36′

Two first half penalties were enough for Manchester United as they secured three points against Everton.

Despite getting subbed off in Manchester United’s defeat at Manchester City last weekend, Marcus Rashford brushed off his injury concerns to start against Everton.

It took the away side just two minutes to trouble Andre Onana’s goal as his namesake – Amadou – mis-timed a header from only six yards out.

Just a few minutes later United took the lead however as Bruno Fernandes netted from the spot after Alejandro Garnacho was fouled inside the area.

The hosts were in ascendancy now and they won a second penalty just after the half hour mark that Rashford dispatched to double their lead.

But a relatively low quality first half ended with United two goals to the good and Everton struggling to create any clear-cut chances of their own.

Into the second half and it was Sean Dyche’s men who had a chance to pull one back as James Tarkowski’s effort was blocked inside the area by Scott McTominay.

It was the visitors who were impressing most in the second 45 but with 20 minutes to go, the scoreline remained the same.

Sunday sees four games including Aston Villa’s clash with Tottenham and the big one at Anfield between Liverpool and Manchester City.