By Taiwo Ibrahim
Arsenal recorded a comfortable 3-0 win over Sunderland at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday to go nine points clear of second-placed Manchester City, Sportivationng.com reports.
The Gunners produced a flawless performance to brush aside the newly-promoted side thanks to brace from Viktor Gyokeres, and a solitary strike from Martin Zubimendi.
The victory moved Mikel Arteta’s men nine points clear of Man City, who are in action against Liverpool on Sunday.
In the other Premier League matches on Saturday, Cole Palmer scored a hat-trick to lead Chelsea to a 3-1 win over Wolves.
He became the first player to score three hat-tricks in the first match of a match in the Premier League after achieving the feat against Everton, Brighton and now Wolves.
It was his fourth Premier League hat-trick for Chelsea, no player has ever scored more than three hat-tricks for the Blues in the history of the competition.
West Ham recorded a 2-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor thanks to goals from Crysencio Summerville, and ValentÃn Castellanos to boost their relegation survival hopes.
Everton defeated Fulham 2-1 at the Craven Cottage while Bournemouth and Aston Villa played out a 1-1 draw.
Earlier in the day, Manchester United continued their impressive run under Michael Carrick with a 2-0 win over Tottenham courtesy of goals from Bryan Mbeumo, and Bruno Fernandes.
Premier League Post Match Reactions
Arsenal striker, Viktor Gyokeres was delighted with the victory over Sunderland.
He said:”The results show it but they are a very good side. They are very strong and good in the air so it’ll always be a battle. When you score three goals, it’s a good result.
“We’ve shown throughout the season that a lot of players have come from the bench and had an impact. It’s a very good sign and we have to keep it going.
“We had some great results recently but it’s always tough and we have to be on top in every aspect to win games. We have to prepare our bodies and win the next one.”
Chelsea manager, Liam Rosenior, expressed delight at his stunning start to life in the Premier League.
He said: “It can’t really get any better can it? In terms of the Premier League. When you come into a new job at a big club, you want to make a good start. I think we’ve done that, I think we’ve got much more to go which is very exciting in terms of the potential of the team. As long as we keep improving while we’re winning, that’ll make me a very happy manager.”
“No disrespect to Wolves. Their second half was good, they made it difficult, they put balls in our box. But those moments came from our sloppiness. We gave the ball away cheaply whereas in the first half we were crisp with out passing. And those are things we need to improve moving forward.”
