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Arsenal 2 Bournemouth 0: Gunners brush aside Cherries to claim top spot
It was a ideal response to the Gunners dismal performance on Boxing Day at Southhampton, when they were humiliated 0-4. Spurs beat Watford 2-1, with the winning goal scored by Heung-Min Son in the 89th minute, after Odion Ighalo in the 41st minute had cancelled Spurs opener by Erik Lamela in the 17th minute.
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The victory also marked an important landmark for Cech who kept his 170th clean sheet in the Premier League – majority in Chelsea colours – to overtake the previous mark set by David James.
Gabriel justified that faith as he hit the post with another header from another Ozil corner minutes later, the ball bouncing back off the upright onto Per Mertesacker and dropping wide.
Bournemouth continued to look shaky from corners and set-pieces with Ozil’s delivery unsafe throughout.
Goalkeeper Artur Boruc remained rooted to his line and Gabriel charged unmarked on to an in-swinging Ozil corner to head home.
Ozil made it 2-0 after the break from a slick one-two with Olivier Giroud.
Giroud was off target from close range, Oxlade-Chamberlain saw a shot deflected against the post and King limped out of the action as Bournemouth closed 2015 three points above the relegation zone.
At centre-half though, the manager has had three strong defenders available pretty much all season, and it’s been Gabriel who’s largely had to make way. Do we chuff because we are now looking down from the top of the EPL table.
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Michail Antonio’s first goal for the club levelled matters in the 69th minute, the former Nottingham Forest forward seeing Victor Wanyama’s attempted clearance clatter against him and loop over Maarten Stekelenburg.