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PL: Arsenal Extends Its Lead After Victory Against Bournemouth

PL: Arsenal Extends Its Lead After Victory Against Bournemouth

On Saturday, Arsenal had a great opportunity to improve their league position. Playing away at Bournemouth, the Gunners aimed to gain a six-point advantage over second-placed Aston Villa. To achieve this, Mikel Arteta fielded his strongest team. Meanwhile, Andoni Iraola's men played aggressively and opened the scoring with Evanilson, who took advantage of a mistake by Gabriel (1-0, 10th minute). However, the former Lille player quickly redeemed himself by equalizing with a superb left-footed strike (1-1, 16th minute).

Ultimately, Arsenal pulled ahead in the second half thanks to a crucial brace from Declan Rice, who scored two fantastic right-footed goals (54th, 71st minutes). Despite a spectacular goal that narrowed the gap from Eli Junior Kroupi (2-3, 77th minute), Arsenal held firm and secured a vital victory at the Vitality Stadium. Arsenal now has a six-point lead over Aston Villa, while Manchester City is set to host Chelsea this Sunday at 6:30 PM.