Man City, Arsenal both win in neck-and-neck Premier League title race

MANCHESTER, England: Manchester City remained on course for a fourth successive Premier League title with a ruthless 5-1 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Saturday (May 4), hours after Arsenal's 3-0 win over Bournemouth kept them provisionally top of the standings.

Erling Haaland struck four times as Pep Guardiola's team pulled to within a point of Arsenal with a game in hand.

Newcastle United moved into sixth place with a 4-1 victory at Burnley that left the hosts on the brink of relegation. Nottingham Forest moved three points clear of the bottom three with a 3-1 win at Sheffield United, and Brentford and Fulham played a scoreless draw.

Hours before City's ruthless victory, Arsenal cleared another hurdle in their hunt for their first league title in 20 years.

A penalty shortly before halftime converted by Bukayo Saka gave Arsenal the lead. Leandro Trossard eased the nerves inside the Emirates with a second goal on 70 minutes and Declan Rice added the third deep into stoppage time.

"We played probably the best first half we've played all season. We could have gone three, four, five easily. We scored one," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said.

"Then credit to Bournemouth they changed things and the game became more open which we wanted to avoid."

Arsenal next travel to Old Trafford to play Manchester United before hosting Everton on the final day.

If City felt pressure from Arsenal's win, it did not show as Haaland and the holders ran roughshod over Wolves at the Etihad.

"Nine (more) points, we will be champions. Seven points, six points, three points, Arsenal will win the Premier League," Guardiola said.

Haaland - who boosted his league scoring lead to 25 with the first four-goal haul of his career - scored from the penalty spot