Arsenal doubled their advantage in the 67th minute after Timber was brought down by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Arsenal defeated fellow London club, West Ham United 2-0 to go top of the Premier League, supplanting Liverpool prior to their match against Chelsea later on Saturday
The Gunners dominated majority of the game played at the Emirates Stadium with the visitors restricted to speculative efforts whenever they got the rare chance to attack.
Rice opened the scoring for the home side in the 38th minute with a smart finish after Eberechi Eze’s shot was pushed back into the area by Alphonse Areola.
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Arsenal then doubled their advantage in the second half when Jurrien Timber was brought down by El Hadji Malick Diouf.
Bukayo Saka stepped forward to slot in the penalty confidently into the corner of the net to seal the crucial win.
Mikel Aterta’s team will remain on top of
the league if Liverpool are unable to beat Chelsea at the Stamford Bridge.
