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Though Arsenal would see out a 3-2 victory over Bournemouth, their fragilities were on full display with Man City and Aston Villa chasing in the title race.
Catch the highlights and play-by-play updates of matchday 20 of the Premier League between Bournemouth and Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium stadium, Bournemouth city, England
Declan Rice scored twice as Premier League leaders Arsenal came from behind to beat Bournemouth. Gunners centre-back Gabriel played a blind pass across his box to gift Evanilson the opening goal for the Cherries. But he made up for that with the equaliser as he lashed in a rebound after Gabriel Martinelli's shot had been blocked.
The best goalscorer in the Premier League is Erling Haaland, but is there a more complete footballing force in the division than Declan Rice? The Arsenal midfielder continues to reach higher levels this season,
Declan Rice has travelled with the Arsenal squad for Saturday’s trip to Bournemouth. The influential midfielder picked up a sore knee injury during a stint as an emergency right back against Brighton & Hove Albion and was forced on to the sidelines for the 4–1 thumping of Aston Villa, struggling more without Rice than the scoreline might suggest.
Gabriel in the 16th minute, then Declan Rice in the 54th and 71st minutes, allowed Arsenal to come back and take the lead. 📸 JUSTIN TALLIS - AFP or licensors Eli Junior Kroupi brought the Cherries back within one goal of the Gunners at the end of the match.
Arsenal come into this game on the back of a nervy 2-1 win over Brighton & Hove Albion, which saw them retain their two-point lead over City at the top of the table. Villa, meanwhile, needed a brace from substitute Ollie Watkins, to notch up a comeback 2-1 win away to Chelsea, thus extending their winning run to 11 games.
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Arsenal player ratings: Declan Rice scores 9/10 after superb brace, but mixed night for Gabriel
Arsenal extended their lead over Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table with a hard-fought 3-2 win away to Bournemouth. The Gunners found themselves 1-0 down early on, but fought back to go 3-1 up in the second half thanks to a brace from Declan Rice.
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Mikel Arteta spoke about Arsenal's plans for the January transfer window in terms of incomings and outgoings ahead of the Gunners' Premier League game against Bournemouth