Smith Rowe’s solo effort in the 48th minute broke the deadlock and Saka doubled the lead in the 79th before Christian Norgaard scored in stoppage time for the visitors at Emirates Stadium.
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The Gunners, now unbeaten in 10 games across all competitions, had been by far the better team in the first half without reward. Bukayo Saka had an early strike overturned by VAR for offside and, after Danny Rose’s blatant foul on Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s penalty was superbly stopped by the impressive Ben Foster 10 minutes before the break.
The result lifted Arsenal up to ninth place on the table, having secured 14 points from nine games thus far this campaign
Goals by Emile Smith Rowe, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Bukayo Saka crowned a majestic first-half display by Arsenal who were sharper and hungrier than a listless Tottenham side.
The 20-year-old’s breakthrough was a defining moment in the Gunners’ 2020-21 campaign, as he made 33 appearances in all competitions and chipped in with four goals and eight assists.
This was after Emile Smith Rowe’s first-half goal settled the London derby following a defensive mix-up by the hosts.
Goals from Emile Smith-Rowe, Nicolas Pepe and Willian were enough to confirm the Baggies’ relegation from the top flight, despite another great showing from Matheus Pereira.
Saka has established himself as a star for Arsenal and is being tipped for a place in the England squad at Euro 2020 in the summer following a brilliant season for club and country
Arsenal were 3-0 up at half-time for the first time in the Premier League since February 2018 as Leeds crumbled, and it was Aubameyang, who has now scored more goals in his last four Premier League appearances than he had in his previous 16, benefiting most.
The substitute was given his marching orders by referee Chris Kavanagh for a tackle on Sean Longstaff at the end of the 90 minutes, but the card was downgraded to a yellow after the pitchside monitor was used
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A youthful Gunners side made light work of the uprooted Ukrainian outfit as first-half goals from Emile Smith Rowe, Aaron Ramsey and Joe Willock put the result beyond doubt before the interval.
Eighteen-year-old Emile Smith Rowe, a product of the club’s academy was on target as the Gunners maintained their winning start in the competition.
Arsenal have recorded their second successive victory in this season’s Europa League courtesy of a 3-0 win over Qarabag.