Arsenal 5 Bournemouth 1: Ozil seizes starting chance in rout - 7M sport

Arsenal 5 Bournemouth 1: Ozil seizes starting chance in rout



Posted Thursday, February 28, 2019 by Goal.com

Arsenal 5 Bournemouth 1: Ozil seizes starting chance in rout

Mesut Ozil and Henrikh Mkhitaryan teamed up to fine effect as Arsenal condemned Bournemouth to a ninth straight away league defeat.

Mesut Ozil marked his Premier League recall with a goal and an assist as Arsenal cruised to a crushing 5-1 home victory over an out of sorts Bournemouth.


Named for his first top-flight start since January 29, playmaker Ozil justified Unai Emery's decision by scoring inside four minutes and providing the pass for the equally impressive Henrikh Mkhitaryan to double the advantage.


Bournemouth responded through Lys Mousset but the Gunners were never threatened as they kept the pressure on third-placed Tottenham ahead of this weekend's north London derby.


Ozil struck first for Arsenal, receiving Sead Kolasinac's pass and forcing a finish over Artur Boruc, before turning provider in the 27th minute in a classy one-two with Mkhitaryan, who had picked off Adam Smith's poor pass.


Bernd Leno denied Ryan Fraser between those goals but was powerless when Dan Gosling dispossessed Matteo Guendouzi on the edge of Arsenal's area and squared for Mousset to score the 1,000th Premier League goal the Gunners have conceded.


But the buffer was restored less than two minutes after the restart, Koscielny converting Mkhitaryan's cutback following a free-kick.


Ozil and Gosling saw efforts come back off the woodwork in quick succession, though goals only flowed at one end.


Aubameyang further punished the visitors' non-existent marking in the 59th minute as he raced onto the influential Mkhitaryan's throughball and coolly rounded Boruc.


The carnage was complete when Lacazette stepped up and curled home his 24th goal in all competitions for Arsenal at Emirates Stadium, with Emery's only concern from a resounding victory the late sight of centre-back Koscielny in discomfort following a collision with Joshua King.

 



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