Host Arsenal showed superiority by defeating Bournemouth 3-0, continuing to put pressure on Man City in the two-horse race.

It wasn’t until the 45th minute that Bukayo Saka had the opportunity to open the score for Arsenal from the 11m penalty spot. Kai Havertz received this penalty when he was fouled by Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Mark Travers in the Bournemouth penalty area.

This fragile score does not accurately reflect the correlation of forces and developments on the field in the first 45 minutes of the match.

Bournemouth had already completed their season’s targets early, so they weren’t keen on earning points against their powerful opponents. Bournemouth’s defensive style of play even helped them minimize the number of goals they lost against an Arsenal team that was desperate for both goals and maximum points.

Refusing to аttаck but also unable to accept defeat, Bournemouth was forced to change the way they played by pushing their squad higher in the second half. Coach Andoni Iraola’s students created a number of notable opportunities but were unable to score.

As the immutable rule of football, not scoring goals must pay the price! The away team conceded their second goal in the 70th minute after Leandro Trossard’s accurate shot in the penalty area.

Gabriel Magalhaes had a shot to score against Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers in the 87th minute but it was not recognized due to Kai Havertz’s offside error. Before that, in the 73rd minute, Semenyo kicked Arsenal’s goal, but the referee determined that Solanke had fouled Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya.

In the 90+7 minute of ιnjury time, Arsenal conceded the opponent’s goal for the third time with a beautiful finish from Declan Rice. The “Gunners” won the final 3-0, consolidating the top spot in the table and creating a gap of up to 4 points compared to second-place team Man City and having played two more matches.