Arsenal increased their lead at the top of the Premier League to four points with a 3-0 win over Bournemouth.
The starting line-up of the Gunners has not changed regarding the 2-3 victory in the derby over Tottenham.
Cherries coach Andoni Iraola refreshed his team’s starting lineup with the help of Ilya Zabarny and Ryan Christie.
At the beginning of the match, the hosts had a four-fold advantage in possession of the ball and tried to shoot quite regularly, but most of their shots were either blocked or turned out to be inaccurate.
However, sometimes Mark Travers still had to enter the game, and the goalkeeper of the guests acted reliably.
In the 42nd minute, Bournemouth still faltered. Kai Havertz burst into the penalty area, blocked the ball from the Crossbar and fell. The VAR system confirmed the decision of referee David Kut to award a penalty, which was clearly implemented by Bukayo Saka — 1-0.
The second half began with a save by Travers after a hit by Havertz, but then the Cherries began to show their teeth over and over again — the game changed and became much more difficult for the Gunners.
Taking a break, Arsenal burst into a second goal in the 70th minute. The partners delivered the ball to Trossard in the penalty area, and Leandro shot through the counter to Traverse — 2:0.
In the 73rd minute, Christie struck a shot from the edge of the penalty area into the post, and Antoine Semenyo played to finish off, but the goal was not counted due to an attack on the goalkeeper of the hosts, David Raya.
The rest of the match was serene for the Gunners, and Gabriel Magallanes even scored another goal, which was not counted due to offside.
When the compensated time was almost up, the account still became large. It was Declan Rice who shot a cross from an acute angle — 3-0.
Arsenal opened the scoring with great difficulty — only thanks to the penalty kick — and had huge problems right up to their second goal. At first, Bournemouth proved to be a tough nut to crack, and then showed their teeth, but the deficit increased to two goals and finished off the guests.
Arsenal vs Bournemouth. Match Report