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Arsenal breeze past Bournemouth to go top
Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers is unable to keep out Arsenal's third goal, scored by William Saliba

Bournemouth 0–3 Arsenal
by Layth Yousif
at Dean Court 

MIKEL ARTETA’S imperious Arsenal eased to a 3-0 victory over Bournemouth on Saturday evening to go top of the Premier League. 

Two goals from influential captain Martin Odegaard effectively sealed the game as early as the 11th minute.

The visitors dominated Scott Parker’s Cherries throughout the match and a third goal duly arrived when the excellent William Saliba netted with an audacious strike to seal the three points and continue Arsenal’s superb start to the campaign.

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