Aubameyang nets 50th Premier League goal as Arsenal thump Norwich

Premier League - Arsenal v Norwich City - Emirates Stadium, London, Britain - July 1, 2020. Norwich City's Lukas Rupp in action with Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. [Shaun Botterill/Pool via REUTERS]

A terrible error from goalkeeper Tim Krul gifted Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang his 50th Premier League goal as Arsenal thumped Norwich City 4-0 at the Emirates on Wednesday, pushing the Canaries ever closer to relegation.

Krul foolishly attempted to fake a long kick and dribble past the Gabon striker in the 33rd minute, but he nicked the ball off the keeper’s foot and rolled it into the net to reach a half-century of goals in the English top flight.

The Gunners scored a brilliant second four minutes later through Granit Xhaka, and though Norwich started the second half brightly, Aubameyang killed the game off with his second goal in the 67th minute.

Cedric Soares came off the bench to score his first goal for Arsenal in the 81st minute as the London club climbed to seventh place on 47 points. Norwich remained bottom on 21 points, six behind 17th-placed West Ham United with six games left.

Wednesday Premier League Full-time results:

Arsenal 4 – 0 Norwich

Bournemouth 1 – 4 Newcastle

Everton 2 – 1 Leicester

West Ham 2-1 Chelsea underway...