A**enal move four points clear, Raya wins Golden Boot race

Arsenal cruised past Bournemouth to go four points clear at the top of the Premier League before Saturday's later games.

The Gunners dominated the opening 45 minutes and took the lead just before half-time from the penalty spot.

Kai Havertz was brought down by Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers and Bukayo Saka coolly rolled the ball into the net from the resulting spot-kick.

Arsenal doubled their lead in the 70th minute when Declan Rice won the ball on the edge of the box and teed up Leandro Trossard, who curled the ball home from inside the area, before Rice scored in added time to boost the Gunners' goal difference.

Bournemouth threatened a lot more in the second period and Dominic Solanke forced David Raya into a save in the second half before Justin Kluivert flashed a shot wide.

The Cherries thought they had pulled a goal back through Antoine Semenyo but his strike was ruled out for a foul on David Raya by Solanke in the build up.

Arsenal centre-back Gabriel also had a goal ruled out late on for offside after he smashed a volley into the top corner.

The victory means Arsenal are clear at the top but their four-point lead may only last a few hours as title rivals Manchester City play later this afternoon.

Raya wins Golden Boot

After keeping a clean sheet in a 3-0 win against Bournemouth, David Raya is the outright winner of the 2023/24 Premier League’s Golden Glove.

Raya has now registered 15 clean sheets in 30 league matches this season following his move from Brentford in August, meaning he has clinched the silverware with two games left to add to his total.

His nearest rival for the prize was Jordan Pickford who has kept 12 shutouts for Everton this term, but as the Toffees only have two matches remaining the England keeper cannot catch David in the rankings.

10 of David’s clean sheets have come in 15 matches since the turn of the year, helping to maintain our Premier League title push.