Arsenal Bolsters Title Hopes with Convincing 3-0 Victory Against Bournemouth

Arsenal beat Bournemouth 3-0, extending their lead over Manchester City to four points. Bukayo Saka scored a 45th-minute penalty, followed by goals from Leandro Trossard and Declan Rice. Arsenal has two matches remaining, while City can reduce the gap to one point if they beat Wolves. Arsenal aims for their first league title since 2004.


PTI | London | Updated: 04-05-2024 20:33 IST | Created: 04-05-2024 20:27 IST
Arsenal Bolsters Title Hopes with Convincing 3-0 Victory Against Bournemouth
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Arsenal maintained its pursuit of the Premier League title with a 3-0 win over Bournemouth that lifted Mikel Arteta's team four points clear of second-place Manchester City on Saturday.

City can reduce the gap back to a point by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers later and still has another game in hand.

Bukayo Saka converted a penalty in the 45th minute after a trip on Kai Havertz before Leandro Trossard and Declan Rice added second-half goals at Emirates Stadium to secure Arsenal's fourth straight victory in the league.

Arsenal, seeking its first league title since 2004, has two matches still to play — at Manchester United and home against Everton.

Havertz won the penalty in the 42nd minute after running onto a through-ball and rounding Mark Travers, only for the goalkeeper to clip the Germany international's trailing leg.

Saka made it six from six from the penalty spot this season with what was Arsenal's 16th shot of the match at that point.

Bournemouth came into the game more in the second half but lost hope when Rice teed up Trossard, who curled in a low shot from inside the area in the 70th.

Rice ran onto Gabriel Jesus' pass and scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time to wrap up the win.

At 2-0, Ryan Christie had a goal for Bournemouth disallowed for a push on Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya by Dominic Solanke in the buildup, with a VAR check not changing the decision of the on-field referee.

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