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Arsenal achieved a landslide 3-0 victory over Bournemouth in the 36th week Premier League. The London Cannon is increasingly comfortable at the top of the standings.
Arsenal vs Bournemouth presented at the Emirates Stadium, Saturday (4/5/2024) evening WIB in the continuation of the English League. The home team took a 1-0 lead in the first half via Bukayo Saka’s penalty goal.
Mikel Arteta’s troops doubled their lead in the second half through Leandro Trossard’s goal. Bournemouth scored a goal through Antoine Semenyo, but the referee disallowed it due to a foul.
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Declan Rice added a goal for Arsenal before the end of the match. The duel was completed for Arsenal to win 3-0.
This victory makes Arsenal firmly at the top of the Premier League standings with 83 points. The London Cannon is 5 points away from Manchester City who still have two matches in savings.
The Course of the Match
Arsenal surrounded Bournemouth’s defense from the start of the match. Kai Havertz’s volley in the 14th minute was blocked by Mark Travers.
The home team almost broke the deadlock four minutes later. William Lintasa’s kick in the penalty box was blocked by Travers with his foot.
Thomas Partey threatened in the 26th minute. His attempt from the edge of the penalty box was pushed over by Travers and did not produce results.
Arsenal got another chance in the 37th minute. Kai Havertz sent a header at Declan Rice, but Rice’s shot missed the target.
PENALTY! Arsenal got 12 points in the 41st minute. Havertz was brought down by Travers while dribbling the ball in the Bournemouth penalty box.
GOL! Bukayo Saka stepped forward as Arsenal’s penalty taker. He successfully outwitted Mark Travers with a low kick and put London Cannon ahead 1-0 at halftime.
Bukayo Saka scored a penalty. (Photo: Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs)
Bournemouth stepped on the gas at the start of the second half to catch up. David Raya is still a strong fortress that is difficult for the Cherries to break into.
GOL! Arsenal actually managed to double their lead in the 69th minute. Leandro Trossard got his name on the scoreboard.
Starting from a counter-attack, Trossard fired a first-time shot from Declan Rice’s pass. Arsenal away 2-0.
GOL! Bournemouth reduced the deficit four minutes later. Antoine Semenyo scored a goal from a chaotic situation in front of goal.
ANNOLED! Semenyo’s goal was disallowed by the referee based on Video Assistant Referee (VAR) considerations. Dominik Solanke was deemed to have committed a foul on David Raya during the goal. The score is still 2-0 for Arsenal.
Arsenal broke into Bournemouth’s goal again in the 86th minute through Gabriel’s hard kick. However, the linesman raised the flag for offside.
GOL! Arsenal added a goal in injury time. Declan Rice’s low shot in the penalty box went past Travers and into the goal, ensuring the Gunners’ 3-0 victory.
Lineup
Arsenal: David Raya; Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel, Takehiro Tomiyasu; Martin Odegaard, Thomas Partey, Declan Rice; Bukayo Saka (Gabriel Jesus 86′), Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard (Gabriel Martinelli 81′).
Bournemouth: Mark Travers; Dango Ouattara, Marcos Senesi (Enes Unai 80′), Illia Zabarnyi, Adam Smith (Max Aarons 89′); Ryan Christie, Lewis Cook; Justin Kluivert (Romain Faivre 90′), Alex Scott (Philip Billing 72′), Antoine Semenyo; Dominic Solanke.
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