Arsenal vs AFC Bournemouth, 2018/2019 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Arsenal

4': Mesut Özil
27': Henrikh Mkhitaryan
47': Laurent Koscielny
59': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
78': Alexandre Lacazette

FT
5 - 1

AFC Bournemouth

30': Lys Mousset

Arsenal ease past Bournemouth to keep hold of top four place

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Arsenal maintained their hold on fourth place in the Premier League with a 5-1 win over Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
3': Offside, Bournemouth. Artur Boruc tries a through ball, but Lys Mousset is caught offside.
4': Goal! Arsenal 1, Bournemouth 0. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
6': Attempt blocked. Sead Kolasinac (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
6': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
7': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Adam Smith.
9': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nathan Aké.
11': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
11': Foul by Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal).
14': Foul by Jordon Ibe (Bournemouth).
14': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
15': Foul by Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal).
15': Jordon Ibe (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
15': Attempt blocked. Jordon Ibe (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua King.
16': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adam Smith with a cross.
18': Foul by Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal).
18': Jordon Ibe (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
19': Attempt saved. Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua King with a through ball.
19': Attempt blocked. Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
19': Offside, Arsenal. Laurent Koscielny tries a through ball, but Mesut Özil is caught offside.
20': Offside, Arsenal. Mesut Özil tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
22': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac.
24': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal).
25': Foul by Joshua King (Bournemouth).
25': Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth).
26': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Goal! Arsenal 2, Bournemouth 0. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
30': Goal! Arsenal 2, Bournemouth 1. Lys Mousset (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dan Gosling.
31': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
31': Joshua King (Bournemouth) has gone down, but that's a dive.
32': Joshua King (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
34': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
36': Foul by Sokratis (Arsenal).
36': Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Sokratis (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37': Foul by Joshua King (Bournemouth).
37': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
43': Attempt saved. Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Carl Jenkinson.
43': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Artur Boruc.
45': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ryan Fraser.
45'+3': First Half ends, Arsenal 2, Bournemouth 1.
45': Second Half begins Arsenal 2, Bournemouth 1.
46': Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
46': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
47': Goal! Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 1. Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan following a set piece situation.
48': Foul by Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth).
48': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Attempt saved. Ryan Fraser (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Surman.
51': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Adam Smith.
51': Attempt missed. Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
54': Mesut Özil (Arsenal) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
54': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal).
55': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
56': Substitution, Bournemouth. Charlie Daniels replaces Jordon Ibe.
57': Attempt blocked. Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.
57': Substitution, Arsenal. Alex Iwobi replaces Sead Kolasinac.
59': Goal! Arsenal 4, Bournemouth 1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan with a through ball following a fast break.
60': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal).
60': Joshua King (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60': Offside, Bournemouth. Nathaniel Clyne tries a through ball, but Ryan Fraser is caught offside.
61': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nathaniel Clyne.
63': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross.
64': Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Henrikh Mkhitaryan.
65': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matteo Guendouzi with a through ball.
65': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Artur Boruc.
66': Attempt missed. Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alex Iwobi following a corner.
67': Attempt saved. Joshua King (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Smith.
67': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
68': Offside, Bournemouth. Artur Boruc tries a through ball, but Joshua King is caught offside.
68': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
68': Lys Mousset (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
69': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
69': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Substitution, Bournemouth. Diego Rico replaces Adam Smith.
71': Substitution, Arsenal. Denis Suárez replaces Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
74': Attempt blocked. Charlie Daniels (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
74': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Carl Jenkinson.
77': Foul by Charlie Daniels (Bournemouth).
77': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Charlie Daniels (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Goal! Arsenal 5, Bournemouth 1. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
79': Offside, Bournemouth. Chris Mepham tries a through ball, but Lys Mousset is caught offside.
80': Substitution, Bournemouth. Sam Surridge replaces Ryan Fraser.
82': Attempt saved. Dan Gosling (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
83': Offside, Arsenal. Mesut Özil tries a through ball, but Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
84': Offside, Arsenal. Matteo Guendouzi tries a through ball, but Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
85': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
86': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Dan Gosling (Bournemouth).
87': Attempt blocked. Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
87': Delay in match Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) because of an injury.
89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89': Attempt missed. Sam Surridge (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne with a cross.
90'+2': Foul by Sokratis (Arsenal).
90'+2': Sam Surridge (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Diego Rico (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+3': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Carl Jenkinson.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Diego Rico with a cross following a corner.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Arsenal 5, Bournemouth 1.
90'+3': Match ends, Arsenal 5, Bournemouth 1.

Statistics

BOU		ARS
9	Fouls	11
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	4
4	Corner Kicks	9
2	Saves	4
35.2	Possession	64.8
13	SHOTS	16
5	ON GOAL	7
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
278	Accurate Passes	580
346	Passes	650
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
5	Accurate Crosses	3
16	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.2
48	Long Balls	39
23	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.5	Long Balls %	0.6
5	Blocked Shots	5
8	Effective Tackles	6
16	Tackles	7
0.5	Tackle %	0.9
7	Interceptions	8
20	Effective Clearances	18
20	Clearances	18

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,618

Premier League Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Arsenal	38	+44	85
2	Manchester City	38	+42	78
3	Manchester United	38	+19	71
4	Aston Villa	38	+7	65

Full Table

Line-Ups

Arsenal (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
19	Bernd Leno (GK)
6	Laurent Koscielny
18	Nacho Monreal
5	Sokratis Papastathopoulos
29	Matteo Guendouzi
11	Lucas Torreira
31	Sead Kolasinac
25	Carl Jenkinson
14	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
7	Henrikh Mkhitaryan
10	Mesut Özil

Arsenal Substitutes:

Alexandre Lacazette, Shkodran Mustafi, Aaron Ramsey, Petr Cech, Alex Iwobi, Mohamed Elneny, Denis Suárez.

AFC Bournemouth (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Artur Boruc (GK)
5	Nathan Aké
33	Chris Mepham
15	Adam Smith
23	Nathaniel Clyne
6	Andrew Surman
4	Dan Gosling
24	Ryan Fraser
10	Jordon Ibe
9	Lys Mousset
17	Joshua King

AFC Bournemouth Substitutes:

Sam Surridge, Jack Simpson, David Brooks, Diego Rico, Charlie Daniels, Asmir Begovic, Kyle Taylor.

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