da betsul： Former Sunderland striker Don Goodman heaped praise on one Arsenal man who showed “unbelievable awareness” alongside Declan Rice against Bournemouth.

Rice stars as Arsenal edge past Bournemouth

da bet7： Rice scored a second-half brace as Arsenal fought from behind to complete a thrilling 3-2 win against Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.

Evanilson took advantage of Gabriel’s misplaced pass to put Bournemouth ahead after just 10 minutes. However, Gabriel atoned for his error when he struck back just six minutes later.

Rice, who missed his first Premier League game of the season with a knee injury in Arsenal’s 4-1 rout of Aston Villa on Tuesday, then put the Gunners ahead after 54 minutes before adding a second with 19 minutes to go.

Eli Junior Kroupi landed a brilliant strike from range just five minutes later to provide Mikel Arteta’s side with a nervy finish, but the visitors held on to move six points clear of Villa.

Bournemouth started November second only to Arsenal, but they are now 11 matches without a victory – their longest winless streak in the top flight – and sit just three places above the relegation zone.

The Cherries are also poised to lose their top scorer this month, with Antoine Semenyo – despite completing 90 minutes here – seemingly bound for Arsenal’s title rivals Manchester City.

Pep Guardiola’s side will have the chance to trim Arsenal’s advantage back to four points when they host Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

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Once again, it’s a game that Rice could prove to be crucial, but like against Bournemouth, he’s not the only one who could star.

Goodman praises "unbelievable" Odegaard

Following a disappointing 2025 on an individual basis, Martin Odegaard assisted his first goal from open play in 2026 and followed on from his involvement against Aston Villa last time out.

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Whilst Rice stole the headlines with his brace, it was the £240,000-a-week midfielder who earned the praise of Goodman on Sky Sports’ commentary when he assisted his teammate’s first goal of the evening.

By the time that the Arsenal captain left the pitch after 80 minutes, he had an assist to his name and a performance worthy of keeping Eberechi Eze out of the side.

Odegaard vs Bournemouth

Stats

Minutes

80

Assists

1

Passes into final third

8

Tackles

3

After a number of injury issues, to say it would provide Arsenal with the ultimate boost if Odegaard rediscovered his best form would be an understatement. At his best, he is simply unplayable.