On January 4, 2026 at 02:27 (Tashkent time), in Matchweek 20 of the Premier League, Arsenal beat Bournemouth away 3–2. The London side went ahead twice during the match and ultimately withstood the hosts’ late pressure. This was reported by kursiv.uz.reports.
Early on, Bournemouth capitalised on a mistake near their own penalty area: Gabriel misplayed a pass and Evanilson calmly finished into an empty net. Arsenal then increased the tempo, attacking more down the right, and in the 18th minute Gabriel made amends — after Madueke’s pass, Gyökeres’ shot was blocked and Gabriel turned in the rebound.
After the break, the Gunners pinned the opposition back with patient build-up. Rice then put the visitors in front with a strike from the edge of the box. Mikel Arteta strengthened the attack with substitutions and the pressure grew: Ødegaard found Saka in the area, Saka squared to Rice — the midfielder completed his brace to make it 3–1.
Bournemouth brought on three players at once, raised the aggression and soon hit back: Krupi won the ball from Cook and curled a precise shot into the far top corner. The remaining minutes were played under heavy home pressure, but Arsenal held firm defensively. Petrovic also saved the Cherries several times — notably parrying Merino’s powerful long-range effort.
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