Arsenal Pay Tribute to Nigerian Teenager Killed in London, Crush Bournemouth
• Man City with a game in hand, beat Wolves to cut the lead to one point
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rsenal paid tribute to Nigerian teenage schoolboy, Daniel Anjorin, who was killed on Tuesday in a sword attack in London on Tuesday, during their home game against Bournemouth on Saturday.
Anjorin, 14, a boyhood Arsenal fan, died in hospital after being attacked on a suburban east London street in Hainault while walking to school.
One Marcus Arduini Monzo, 36, has been charged with Anjorin’s murder.
Anjorin was a pupil at Bancroft’s School, who described him as a “true scholar” who had a “positive nature and gentle character.”
Meanwhile, Arsenal cruised past Bournemouth to go four points clear at the top of the Premier League before Saturday’s later games.
Manchester City with a game in hand, later cut the lead to just one point after similarly crushing Wolves 5-1.
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.
Elsewhere, Erling Haaland’s first four-goal haul in the Premier League left Manchester City three wins away from a historic fourth successive English league title yesterday.
With no margin for error, City delivered the perfect response.
City were given a helping hand they did not need thanks to a favourable 12th-minute penalty decision from referee Craig Pawson.
Haaland sent Wolves keeper Jose Sa the wrong way, then beat the Portuguese from the spot again just before the break after he had been brought down by Nelson Semedo.
