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Arsenal will want to avoid any chances of losing ground on Manchester City in the title race when they take on Bournemouth.
Mikel Arteta’s side go into the weekend one point ahead of his former club, although the defending champions have a game in hand.
It has been two decades since Arsenal last won a Premier League title, and they have won all six of their home league matches against Bournemouth.
Arsenal came through arguably their toughest test of their title run-in, against Tottenham last weekend, but they cannot afford any slip ups against a side who have recorded back-to-back victories against Brighton and Wolves.
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Arsenal 2-0 Bournemouth
77 mins: CLOSE! Partey scoops a ball over into the path of Saka, who cuts it back to Odegaard, but his shot hits the side netting.
Arsenal 2-0 Bournemouth
76 mins: Billing was brought on for Scott just after the goal, by the way.
After a long VAR check, it’s disallowed. Very harsh on Bournemouth – Solanke didn’t look like he’d fouled Raya, and Saliba’s contact on Billing was far more of a foul.
Arsenal 2-0 Bournemouth
72 mins: DISALLOWED GOAL!
Bournemouth ave the ball in the net but its’ been disallowed. The ball goes high and as Raya comes to collect, Solanke slightly pushes him and the Spaniard fumbles the clearance. It bounces back out to Christie, whose shot hits the bar, and then bounces back out to Semenyo, who fires into the back of the net.
In between, it looked like Philip Billing was brought down in the scramble.
GOAL! Arsenal 2-0 Bournemouth
69 mins: GOAL! A lovely goal, if a little fortunate.
White goes long to Saka down the touchline, and he plays it to Havertz. The German slips it to Odegaard, who tries to thread the pass through but it bounces off the defender and falls to the onrushing Rice.
The England midfielder tries to hit it first time but it bounces off him, and as he turns he lays the ball off to Trossard, who sweeps it into the far corner past Travers.
Arsenal 1-0 Bournemouth
67 mins: Another Bournemouth counter as Semenyo drives into the box, but Saliba stands him up, wins possession, skips through a challenge and clears it.
Arsenal 1-0 Bournemouth
64 mins: Kluivert briefly looks like he’s in behind the Arsenal defence, but they regroup and block his shot from outside the box.
Arsenal counter, and Rice gets away down the right before sliding an inviting cross across the mouth of the goal, but there’s nobody there to meet it.
Arsenal 1-0 Bournemouth
62 mins: Kluivert lines up the free-kick and it’s not a bad effort, but it clips the top of the net as it goes over.
Arsenal 1-0 Bournemouth
61 mins: Bournemouth have been far more promising this half, despite allowing a couple of noticeable Arsenal chances. Solanke brings the ball down well in the Arsenal box, shortly before being fouled by Gabriel just outside.
Arsenal 1-0 Bournemouth
58 mins: Partey is the first arsenal player in the book as he brings down Ouattara as Bournemouth counter.
The ball ends up at the feet of Kluivert, whose powerful drive from outside of the box flies wide.
Arsenal 1-0 Bournemouth
57 mins: Tomiyasu meets the ball at the far post and tries to head it back across goal, but it’s cleared behind for a corner.
It’s Rice with the in-swinging delivery, and it comes off White at the near post before bouncing off Gabriel and going wide.
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