Arsenal have maintained their 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.
City can reduce the gap back to one point by beating Wolverhampton later and still have 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 a first league title since 2004, have two matches still to play, at Manchester United and home against Everton.
Havertz won the penalty in the 42nd minute after running on to 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 penalty area in the 70th minute.
Rice ran on to Gabriel Jesus’ pass and scored in the seventh minute of stoppage time to wrap up the win.