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Arsenal Media 04 Jan 2026

We began 2026 with an important 3-2 victory at Bournemouth to send us six points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Declan Rice's second-half brace was the pivotal impact in the contest, with Gabriel equalising after making amends for a mistake leading to Evanilson's opener.

Eli Junior Kroupi fired the Cherries back in it late on, but we managed the remainder of the encounter to see out three hard-fought points.

Watch the full 90 minutes from the South Coast in the video above, with our bitesize highlights package available below.

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