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Watch the best of the action from Emirates Stadium as we ran rampant against the Villans to remain top of the league
Declan Rice struck twice as Arsenal ran its Premier League winning streak to five games with a 3-2 win over defense-starved Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday.
Declan Rice fires a brace in the second half after Gabriel Magalhaes’s 16th-minute equaliser as Arsenal open up a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League table with their seventh consecutive win across competitions.
Attempt saved. Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Dani van den Heuvel (Club Brugge). Assisted by Martín Zubimendi. Attempt missed. Martín Zubimendi (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
The match at the Emirates Stadium was each team’s 19th of the season, officially marking the halfway point of their 2025-26 Premier League campaigns. With the win, Arsenal has a five-point lead over second-place Manchester City, who will have the chance to respond on Thursday, Jan. 1 with a visit to Sunderland.
Arsenal lay down their biggest marker yet in the Premier League title race with a 4-0 thumping of Aston Villa at the Emirates, ending the Lions' marvellous 11-match winning run in all tournaments.
It'll be a colossal six-pointer in the Premier League title race to close out 2025 on Tuesday when leaders Arsenal host 3rd-place (and surging) Aston Villa in north London. For live updates and highlights throughout Arsenal vs Aston Villa, check out PST's live blog coverage below.
Report and free match highlights as Arsenal beat Aston Villa 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium; Gabriel, Martin Zubimendi, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus were on target for Mikel Artetas side; Ollie Wat