Bournemouth vs Arsenal Highlights: FT BOU 2-3 ARS; Rice, Gabriel help Arsenal extend winning streak

Bournemouth end the game with more shots compared to Arsenal. The Gunners, however, had more shots on target, and also enjoyed the larger chunk of possession.

90+7′: It’s also the fifth consecutive league win for the Gunners, who remain top of the table with a six-point lead over second-placed Aston Villa, and will remain ahead of Manchester City by four points if they beat Chelsea tomorrow.

The high-scoring thriller at Vitality Stadium, however, comes to a controversial end as the referee blows his whistle while play was still on following a late throw-in for Bournemouth. The Cherries are seen arguing with the referee, and will have the right to feel aggrieved given they were just one goal away from rescuing a point at home.

IN: Cook, Kroupi and Unal

OUT: Kluivert, Scott and Evanilson

IN: Saka, Jesus and Trossard

OUT: Martinelli, Gyokeres and Madueke

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta rings in the changes right after play is halted with Justin Kluivert appearing to have hurt himself. Bournemouth also make a change during the pause in play, bringing in Amine Adli in place of David Brooks.

Here’s what the stats look like from the first half in the Premier League meeting between Bournemouth and Arsenal:

45+2′: Two minutes are added in stoppage time after 45 minutes are up on the clock. Arsenal attempt one final push towards the Bournemouth third in the final piece of action in the first half, with the attack eventually fizzling out after Odegaard dribbles across the edge of the penalty box from right to left.

Gabriel has been the highlight of the game so far, allowing Bournemouth to seize the lead inside 10 minutes thanks to a brain-fade and making amends just five minutes later by scoring the equaliser.

The last time Bournemouth had registered a win in the Premier League was all the way back in October, when they defeated Nottingham Forest 2-0. Here’s how they have fared in the English top-flight since then:

– Lost to Manchester City 3-1

– Lost to Aston Villa 4-0

– Drew against West Ham 2-2

– Lost to Sunderland 3-2

– Lost to Everton 1-0

– Drew against Chelsea 0-0

– Drew against Manchester United 4-4

– Drew against Burnley 1-1

– Lost to Brentford 4-1

– Drew against Chelsea 2-2

Here’s a recap of the last 10 Premier League fixtures involving the Gunners, who currently lead the table with 45 points from 19 outings, starting with their most recent outing:

– Defeated Aston Villa 4-1

– Defeated Brighton 2-1

– Defeated Everton 1-0

– Defeated Wolves 2-1

– Lost to Aston Villa 2-1

– Defeated Brentford 2-0

– Drew against Chelsea 1-1

– Defeated Tottenham 4-1

– Drew against Sunderland 2-2

Three games have taken place so far on Matchday 20, starting with Aston Villa’s commanding 3-1 victory over Nottingham Forest that helped them recover from the 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Arsenal earlier this week and leapfrog Manchester City to the second spot.

Brighton and Hove Albion later moved to the 8th spot after beating relegation-threatened Burnley 2-0 while Wolverhampton Wanderers thrashed fellow bottom-three club West Ham United 3-0 to register their first league win since April.

Here are the lineups for the Bournemouth-Arsenal fixture at the Vitality Stadium:

Bournemouth: Petrovic, Jimenez, Hill, Senesi, Truffert, Scott, Tavernier, Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo, Evanilson; Subs: Forster, Cook, Soler, Smith, Diakite, Adli, Kroupi, Unal, Rees-Dottin

Arsenal: Raya; Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie; Zubimendi, Rice, Odegaard; Madueke, Martinelli, Gyokeres; Subs: Arrizabalaga, White, Lewis-Skelly, Norgaard, Merino, Eze, Saka, Jesus, Trossard