Arsenal defeats Bournemouth to maintain pressure on Man City

With a 3-0 victory against Bournemouth in their penultimate home game on Saturday, Arsenal put further pressure on Manchester City and overcame another obstacle in their Premier League title chase. Bukayo Saka's penalty kick just before halftime gave Arsenal the lead. After Declan Rice's third goal deep into stoppage time, Leandro Trossard's second goal in seventy minutes calmed the Emirates Stadium crowd. With the victory, Arsenal now has 83 points from 36 games, while champion City has 79 from 34. Later on Saturday, Arsenal will host Wolverhampton Wanderers at home.

Gunners dominated possession as anticipated, but Bournemouth, in 10th place, tormented the hosts for much of the first half by having 10 men behind the ball. Trossard saw two of his shots blocked as Bournemouth pressed players in front of the ball, while captain Martin Odegaard was also denied early on.