Bournemouth win a sign of Arsenal 'growth', says Arteta
The Gunners moved six points clear of Aston Villa at the top of the table and seven ahead of Manchester City, who host Chelsea in their game-in-hand on Sunday.
A rare error from Gabriel Magalhaes gifted Bournemouth an early lead, but the Brazilian centre-back quickly made amends at the other end to equalise.
A second half double from Declan Rice then secured the three points despite a stunning strike from Eli Kroupi to give Bournemouth hope late on.
"They are so good, (we) made it even harder...