EPL: Arsenal maintain top four after victory over Bournemouth
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| Mesut Ozil (right) celebrates with teammate after opening scoring for Arsenal - SkySports |
Arsenal maintained their top four position after thrashing Bournemouth 5 - 1 at the Emirates Stadium.
This is Arsenal's eighth straight Premier
League home win.
Recalled to the side, Mesut Ozil opened scoring for the Gunners before he set up Henrikh Mkhitaryan to sweep in.
A defensive mistake allowed Bournemouth to pull a goal back through Lys Mousset's simple finish.
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| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (left) celebrates after scoring the fourth goal - SkySports |
Skipper Laurent Koscielny blasted in off the post following a set-piece, then Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang added another when he was given the space to race clear and calmly slot in.
Substitute Alexander Lacazette sealed the victory with a free-kick.
Arsenal are fourth in position as they lead Manchester United who are fifth by one point.
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