Arsenal turn the tables on Bournemouth and take the lead

Rice scored two goals to lead his team to victory after a poor start, cementing his position Arsenal Ahead is widening the gap with its closest competition.

Rice returned to the lineup after missing Arsenal’s 4-1 win over Aston Villa through injury, and hit the ball into the net early in the second half to give his side the lead, before returning to score his second goal after a pass from substitute Bukayo Saka.

And that was it Bournemouth They took the lead on ten minutes, when Arsenal defender Gabriel fed the ball to Bournemouth striker Evanilson, who finished the attack into the net with ease.

But Gabriel quickly made up for his untimely mistake, firing home just six minutes into the game.

Arsenal looked to be well on their way to victory after Rice doubled the lead, but substitute Junior Crupi brought some excitement to the game when he fired a powerful shot past goalkeeper David Raya, putting Arsenal under pressure in the closing minutes.

Despite this, the coach’s team persevered Mikel Arteta Until the final whistle, achieving its fifth consecutive victory in the league, increasing the pressure on Manchester City, which hopes to reduce the gap to four points when it meets Chelsea tomorrow, Sunday.

Arsenal have picked up 48 points from 20 games, while Aston Villa have 42 Manchester City 41 points.