Arsenal moved past Bournemouth to go four points clear at the top of the Premier League ahead of Saturday’s games.
The Gunners dominated the opening 45 minutes and took the lead from the penalty spot just before half-time.
Kai Huertz was brought down by Bournemouth goalkeeper Mark Travers and Bokaio Saka coolly slotted the ball into the net from the resulting spot-kick.
Arsenal doubled their lead in the 70th minute when Declan Rice won the ball on the edge of the box and teed up Leandro Troussard, who curled the ball inside the area, before Rice headed the Gunners home. scored in extra time to increase the goal difference.
Bournemouth threatened more in the second period and Dominic Solanke forced David Raya into a second-half save before Justin Kluivert fired a shot wide.
The Cherries thought they had pulled a goal back through Antoine Semenyo but their strike was denied by Solanke’s foul on David Raya.
Arsenal centre-back Gabriel also had a goal ruled out for offside late on when he smashed a volley into the top corner.
The win means Arsenal go top but their four-point lead could only last for a few hours as title rivals Manchester City play later this afternoon.
During the match, Arsenal and their fans paid tribute to 14-year-old supporter Daniel Amerin. who was killed in a sword attack on Tuesday.
More to follow.
How to play
Rate players out of 10 during or after the game. The rater will stop 30 minutes after the final whistle.
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weapons
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Squad no22Player NameRaya
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Squad no4Player Namewhite
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Squad no2Player NameA cross
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Squad no6Player NameGabriel Magalhas
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Squad no18Player NameTomiyasu
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Squad no8Player NameDagard
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Squad no5Player NameParty
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Squad no41Player NameRice
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Squad no7Player NameOf
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Squad no29Player NameHavertz
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Squad no19Player NameTrossard
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Squad no9Player NameGabriel Jesus
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Squad no11Player NameGabriel Martinelli
AFC Bournemouth
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Squad no42Player NameTravers
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Squad no15Player NameA smith
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Squad no27Player NameZabarni
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Squad no25Player NameThe year
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Squad no11Player NameAvatara
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Squad no4Player NameL. Cook
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Squad no10Player NameChristy
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Squad no24Player NameMoney
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Squad no14Player NameScott
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Squad no19Player NameKluivert
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Squad no9Player NameSolanke
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Squad no8Player NameFaivre
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Squad no26Player NameAnal
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Squad no29Player NameBilling
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Squad no37Player NameAaron
The line-ups
weapons
formation 4-3-3
- 22Raya
- 4white
- 2A cross
- 6Gabriel
- 18Tomiyasu
- 8Dagard
- 5PartyBooked on 59 minutes.
- 41Rice
- 7OfSubstitute forGabriel JesusOn 86′minutes
- 29HavertzBooked at 60 minutes.
- 19TrossardSubstitute forMartinelliOn 81′minutes
Alternative
- 1Ramsdale
- 9Gabriel Jesus
- 10Smith cried
- 11Martinelli
- 14Nikita
- 15Caviar
- 20Jorginho
- 21Fabio Vieira
- 35Zanchenko
Bournemouth
formation 4-2-3-1
- 42Travers
- 15A smithBooked on 84 minutes.Substitute forAaronOn 89′minutes
- 27Zabarni
- 25The yearSubstitute forAnalOn 80′minutes
- 11Avatara
- 4L. Cook
- 10ChristyBooked at 90 minutes.
- 24Money
- 14ScottBooked at 21 minutes.Substitute forBillingOn 71′minutes
- 19KluivertSubstitute forFaivreOn 89′minutes
- 9Solanke
Alternative
- 1NATO
- 8Faivre
- 23Hill
- 26Anal
- 29Billing
- 37Aaron
- 46McKenna
- 48Kenzi
- 49Sadie
- Referee:
- David Cote
- Attendance:
- 60,348
Live Text
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Match over, Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 0.
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Second half ends, Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 0.
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Goal! Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 0. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the center of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus after a fast break.
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Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Martin Odegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
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Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
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Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth).
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Corner, Bournemouth. Acknowledged by Ben White.
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Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
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Romain Faivre (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Substitute, Bournemouth. Romain Favre replaced Justin Kluivert.
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Substitute, Bournemouth. Max Aarons replaces Adam Smith
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Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
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Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
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Offside, Arsenal. Kai Howertz is caught offside.
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Alternative, weapons. Gabriel Jesus replaces Bokayo Saka.
Credit : www.bbc.co.uk
