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Arsenal 3-0 Bournemouth: Premier League leaders move four points clear- QHN

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Bukayo Saka scores a penalty against Bournemouth
Bukayo Saka has scored six penalties in the Premier League this season

Arsenal cruised past Bournemouth to go four points clear at the top of the Premier League before Saturday’s later games.

The Gunners dominated the opening 45 minutes and took the lead just before half-time from the penalty spot.

Kai Havertz was brought down by Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers and Bukayo Saka coolly rolled the ball into the net from the resulting spot-kick.

Arsenal doubled their lead in the 70th minute when Declan Rice won the ball on the edge of the box and teed up Leandro Trossard, who curled the ball home from inside the area, before Rice scored in added time to boost the Gunners’ goal difference.

Bournemouth threatened a lot more in the second period and Dominic Solanke forced David Raya into a save in the second half before Justin Kluivert flashed a shot wide.

The Cherries thought they had pulled a goal back through Antoine Semenyo but his strike was ruled out for a foul on David Raya by Solanke in the build up.

Arsenal centre-back Gabriel also had a goal ruled out late on for offside after he smashed a volley into the top corner.

The victory means Arsenal are clear at the top but their four-point lead may only last a few hours as title rivals Manchester City play later this afternoon.

During the match, Arsenal and their fans paid tribute to 14-year-old supporter Daniel Anjorin, who was killed in a sword attack on Tuesday.

Arsenal keep pressure on City in title race

The Gunners started the game extremely quickly and had Bournemouth under pressure for the majority of the first half.

Mikel Arteta’s side had 11 shots in the opening 20 minutes of the match – the joint-most by a Premier League side this season – but for a while it looked as though it might not be their day.

William Saliba had a shot well saved by Travers after he exchanged passes with Saka, before the England winger himself had an effort saved by the Bournemouth keeper.

Rice had a good chance to open the scoring in the first half but he shot just wide from a Havertz knock down.

Trossard, Thomas Partey, Martin Odegaard and Takehiro Tomiyasu all had further opportunities before Saka finally made the breakthrough from the spot.

The tension eased when Trossard finished well to double the lead, and Rice’s strike in added time added further gloss to the scoreline.

The victory is Arsenal’s fourth win on the bounce as they keep the pressure on Manchester City and hope the champions drop points in the title race.

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Arsenal

  1. Squad number22Player nameRaya

  2. Squad number4Player nameWhite

  3. Squad number2Player nameSaliba

  4. Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães

  5. Squad number18Player nameTomiyasu

  6. Squad number8Player nameØdegaard

  7. Squad number5Player namePartey

  8. Squad number41Player nameRice

  9. Squad number7Player nameSaka

  10. Squad number29Player nameHavertz

  11. Squad number19Player nameTrossard

  1. Squad number9Player nameGabriel Jesus

  2. Squad number11Player nameGabriel Martinelli

AFC Bournemouth

  1. Squad number42Player nameTravers

  2. Squad number15Player nameA Smith

  3. Squad number27Player nameZabarnyi

  4. Squad number25Player nameSenesi

  5. Squad number11Player nameOuattara

  6. Squad number4Player nameL Cook

  7. Squad number10Player nameChristie

  8. Squad number24Player nameSemenyo

  9. Squad number14Player nameScott

  10. Squad number19Player nameKluivert

  11. Squad number9Player nameSolanke

  1. Squad number8Player nameFaivre

  2. Squad number26Player nameÜnal

  3. Squad number29Player nameBilling

  4. Squad number37Player nameAarons

Line-ups

Arsenal

Formation 4-3-3

  • 22Raya
  • 4White
  • 2Saliba
  • 6Gabriel
  • 18Tomiyasu
  • 8Ødegaard
  • 5ParteyBooked at 59mins
  • 41Rice
  • 7SakaSubstituted forGabriel Jesusat 86′minutes
  • 29HavertzBooked at 60mins
  • 19TrossardSubstituted forMartinelliat 81′minutes

Substitutes

  • 1Ramsdale
  • 9Gabriel Jesus
  • 10Smith Rowe
  • 11Martinelli
  • 14Nketiah
  • 15Kiwior
  • 20Jorginho
  • 21Fábio Vieira
  • 35Zinchenko

Bournemouth

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 42Travers
  • 15A SmithBooked at 84minsSubstituted forAaronsat 89′minutes
  • 27Zabarnyi
  • 25SenesiSubstituted forÜnalat 80′minutes
  • 11Ouattara
  • 4L Cook
  • 10ChristieBooked at 90mins
  • 24Semenyo
  • 14ScottBooked at 21minsSubstituted forBillingat 71′minutes
  • 19KluivertSubstituted forFaivreat 89′minutes
  • 9Solanke

Substitutes

  • 1Neto
  • 8Faivre
  • 23Hill
  • 26Ünal
  • 29Billing
  • 37Aarons
  • 46McKenna
  • 48Kinsey
  • 49Sadi
Referee:
David Coote

Attendance:
60,348

Live Text

  1. Match ends, Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 0.

  2. Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 0.

  3. Goal! Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 0. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus following a fast break.

  4. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  5. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).

  7. Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).

  8. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  10. Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth).

  11. Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ben White.

  12. Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).

  13. Romain Faivre (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  14. Substitution, Bournemouth. Romain Faivre replaces Justin Kluivert.

  15. Substitution, Bournemouth. Max Aarons replaces Adam Smith.

  16. Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).

  17. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  18. Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.

  19. Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.

  20. Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Bukayo Saka.

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