Arsenal 1-2 Bournemouth: Gunners drop more points ahead of PSG showdown
The Gunners host Bournemouth in the day's late kick-off.
Bournemouth came from behind to seal a huge victory over Arsenal at the Emirates.
Declan Rice’s first-half strike had the Gunners in control in north London on Saturday evening.
But a meek second-half showing allowed the visitors to fight their way back into the contest with Dean Huijsen heading home an equaliser after 67 minutes.
Evanilson put the Cherries in front with 15 minutes of the game remaining, winning a tussle up against Martin Odegaard to convert at the near post.
The Cherries hung on to do the double over Mikel Arteta’s side this season.
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After defeat at home to Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, Arsenal head to the French capital next week for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final.
While Luis Enrique rested 10 players for his side’ Saturday evening game against Strasbourg, Arteta named a strong team that included Rice, William Saliba, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli from the start.
Despite naming close to his strongest side, Arsenal could not get the job done with work still to do to book their place in next season’s Champions League.
Manchester City are now just three points behind the Gunners who need four points from their final three games to secure qualification.
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