Declan Rice celebrates along with his Arsenal teammates after scoring vs Bournemouth (Picture by Michael Steele/Getty Photos)
Arsenal prolonged their lead over Manchester Metropolis on the prime of the Premier League desk with a hard-fought 3-2 win away to Bournemouth.
The Gunners discovered themselves 1-0 down early on, however fought again to go 3-1 up within the second half due to a brace from Declan Rice.
Nonetheless, the house facet made it a nervy end as they pulled one again, although Arsenal have been nonetheless nearly sturdy sufficient to carry on to their lead and all three factors.
Learn on for our full Arsenal participant rankings…
Arsenal participant rankings vs Bournemouth
David Raya – 6 – Two targets conceded, so not the happiest Raya could have felt this season, although in equity the second Bournemouth objective was an absolute screamer, so not many goalkeepers would have had an opportunity with that.
Jurrien Timber – 7 – In all probability Arsenal’s finest defender in a barely shaky show general, Timber did his job nicely towards the specter of Antoine Semenyo, and introduced the ball forwards nicely as he so typically does.
Piero Hincapie – 6.5 – Nonetheless adapting to English soccer, Hincapie was strong sufficient at this time, even when not all the time 100% convincing towards an admittedly sturdy Cherries facet.
Gabriel Magalhaes – 6.5 – A tricky efficiency to sum up! Gabriel made an terrible mistake within the tenth minute to present Bournemouth the lead, however simply six minutes later fired dwelling a well-taken equaliser and was fairly regular and strong after that.
William Saliba – 6.5 – First rate for Arsenal, even when not fairly at his finest as Arsenal conceded two targets, which is a little bit of a rarity for them when their first-choice centre-backs are each totally match.
Martin Zubimendi – 7 – Tidy on the ball, Zubimendi managed the sport nicely as he so typically does.
Declan Rice – 9 – Two superbly-taken targets, this was Declan Rice at his finest, with this beautiful effort under making it 2-1 to the Gunners early within the second half…
Arsenal flip it round!
Declan Rice fires it dwelling! ? pic.twitter.com/yohVWA8Crj
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) January 3, 2026
Martin Odegaard – 8 – Silky and skilful, Martin Odegaard was a pleasure to observe once more this night as he continued his latest revival, producing a intelligent help for the primary Rice objective.
Noni Madueke – 7.5 – Earned a uncommon begin over Bukayo Saka, and seemed vigorous on the precise, significantly with some excellent ability to assist arrange the Gabriel equaliser.
Gabriel Martinelli – 6 – Frustratingly inconsistent, this was considered one of Gabriel Martinelli’s worse video games, with the Brazilian winger simply unable to affect issues or make the precise choices at key moments.
Viktor Gyokeres – 6 – A tough-worker, however Gyokeres simply nonetheless appears to be missing that high quality and scoring contact that Arsenal want from him.
Subs: Gabriel Jesus 6, Bukayo Saka 7, Leandro Trossard 6, Mikel Merino 6
