English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 3, 2026
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AFC Bournemouth DDDLD 2
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BOU112
Vitality Stadium · 11,240 att. · NBC

Match Report

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Rice double downs Bournemouth to put Arsenal 6 points clear

Declan Rice proved why he's a leading candidate to be the Premier League's player of the season by inspiring Arsenal to a come-from behind victory at Bournemouth that opened up a six-point lead on Saturday.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
13
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
2
57
Possession
43
12
SHOTS
15
5
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
368
Accurate Passes
259
462
Passes
339
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
20
Crosses
22
0.2
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
57
18
Accurate Long Balls
22
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
12
25
Tackles
16
0.4
Tackle %
0.8
7
Interceptions
4
30
Effective Clearances
37
30
Clearances
37

Highlights

01:16 Nicol: Arsenal look like Premier League champions Watch on ESPN 00:19 Mikel Arteta: Declan Rice is the best midfielder in the world Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-2

Lineups

BOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Djordje PetrovicG
  2. 5Marcos SenesiCD-L
  3. 23James HillCD-R
  4. 3Adrien TruffertLB
  5. 20Álex JiménezRB
  6. 19Justin KluivertAM
  7. 16Marcus TavernierLM
  8. 8Alex ScottRM
  9. 9EvanilsonF
  10. 7David BrooksAM-L
  11. 24Antoine SemenyoAM-R

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 5Piero HincapiéLB
  5. 12Jurriën TimberRB
  6. 36Martín ZubimendiCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 20Noni MaduekeRF

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Bournemouth 1, Arsenal 0. Evanilson (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 16' Goal! Bournemouth 1, Arsenal 1. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a set piece situation.
  3. 26' Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 54' Goal! Bournemouth 1, Arsenal 2. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  5. 66' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Viktor Gyökeres.
  6. 67' Substitution, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka replaces Noni Madueke.
  7. 67' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  8. 67' Substitution, Bournemouth. Amine Adli replaces David Brooks.
  9. 70' Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 71' Goal! Bournemouth 1, Arsenal 3. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  11. 74' Substitution, Bournemouth. Junior Kroupi replaces Alex Scott.
  12. 74' Substitution, Bournemouth. Enes Ünal replaces Evanilson.
  13. 74' Substitution, Bournemouth. Lewis Cook replaces Justin Kluivert.
  14. 76' Goal! Bournemouth 2, Arsenal 3. Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lewis Cook following a set piece situation.
  15. 80' Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  16. 80' Substitution, Arsenal. Mikel Merino replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  17. 90'+1' Amine Adli (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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