Sadly for Bournemouth, they had not seen the last of Mesut Özil this season. After scoring in and orchestrating Arsenal’s 2-0 victory at the Emirates Stadium on 28 December, Arsenal’s languid superstar repeated the trick here as his team found a measure of stability after a difficult period. Özil’s first-half goal was his sixth of the season and his performance was the outstanding feature of a fairly routine away win, which took Arsenal level on points with Tottenham Hotspur in second and to within five of the leaders, Leicester City. They face Leicester at the Emirates next Sunday and this was a timely tune-up. When Arsenal beat Bournemouth at home the result took them to...
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