Alexis Sanchez brace helps Arsenal edge past Bournemouth

The visitors finished strongly and it took a fine save from Petr Cech to deny Benik Afobe, but Sanchez eased Arsenal‘s nerves in the 90th minute when he tapped in from Olivier Giroud’s cutback.

Bournemouth had equalised with a Callum Wilson penalty in the 23rd minute but failed to keep Arsenal at bay.

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Walcott, whose wife gave birth to a baby boy on Saturday, was left unmarked at the back post to head home Monreal’s cross.

Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe accepts not being able to play on-loan midfielder Jack Wilshere against his parent club Arsenal on Sunday will be a “big miss” but is confident his players can still produce a positive result.

Mathieu Debuchy, who was handed his first start for the Gunners in over a year, limped off shortly after to be replaced by Gabriel, and the Cherries soon looked to profit from the right side.

Bournemouth still occasionally looked risky on the counterattack as they threatened to pull level once more and had a second penalty turned down despite the ball appearing to strike Monreal on the arm inside the box.

Theo Walcott hailed the “perfect weekend” after helping Arsenal to a 3-1 victory just two days after becoming a father for the second time.

– Arsenal are unbeaten in 19 games in all competitions (W13 D6), their longest such run since a run of 28 between April and November 2007. Shkodran Mustafi – 5 Caught out a few times which will be a concern as he needs to get back to the level he initially showed when forming that dominant partnership with his fellow centre-half.

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 22: Theo Walcott of Arsenal in action during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Middlesbrough at The Emirates Stadium on October 22, 2016 in London, England. “It’s the number one [league with the likes of] Chelsea, City… it’s the Premier League and I like it!”

“I’m so happy I go to my home to my dogs”.

“And I felt honestly that a guy who has been educated here, if he has another season where he doesn’t play because I don’t give him the chance to play because I there are some players who are fitter than him, it would be unfair”.

Now tenth in the Premier League, Bournemouth picked up a 0-1 win over Stoke City last week, thanks to an early goal from Chelsea loanee Nathan Ake, who made a debut in that game.