post meta appearance

Hi,
I have added this code:

add_filter( 'generate_header_entry_meta_items', function( $items ) {
    return array(
        'author',
        'date', 
       'categories',
    );
} );

Which works great and displays 'by authorname date category' but how can change things so it appears as 'Written by authorname on date in category'

I have also disabled date archives in Yoast but the date still displays as a link- can that be disabled?
Many thanks
Chris