Impressive Arsenal beat Bournemouth; maintain unbeaten start
Brilliant Arsenal came out smoking on Saturday, beating Bournemouth 4-0 at the Vitality Stadium to maintain their unbeaten run this season.
With an emphatic 4-0 win against Bournemouth in the English Premier League on Saturday, Arsenal moved to third position on the log.
Bukayo Saka put the Gunners ahead in the 17th minute, while Martin Odegaard doubled Arsenal’s lead from the spot minutes before the first-half break.
Mikel Arteta’s boys returned into the second half stronger, firing in two more goals to secure their victory.
Kai Havertz opened his account for the North London club from the spot early into the second half, while Ben White netted the fourth goal for the Gunners in the extra time.
The Gunners now have 17 points with wins, and two draws in seven games, ranking third behind Liverpool with a goal difference.
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