Sunday, 27 November 2016

Alexis Sánchez double helps Arsenal fend off tenacious Bournemouth

Arsenal have felt the ghosts of Novembers past but this was a win to restore a measure of stability. It was not a vintage performance and there was a period in the first half, after Bournemouth had equalised through Callum Wilson’s hotly contested penalty, when the visitors appeared to be the likelier scorers of the next goal.

But Arsenal survived the wobble and, inspired by Alexis Sánchez, they emerged as the deserving victors and, in the process, provided their answer to the wins of Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City on Saturday.

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