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Arsenal Analysed: Why we won Bournemouth battle

We extended our lead at the top of the Premier League to six points thanks to a hard-fought 3-2 success at Bournemouth, as we stretched our winning run to five in the competition.

A Declan Rice double which followed Gabriel's second goal in as many games was enough to edge past the Cherries, and pick up another big victory as we build momentum at a key time in the season.

But how did we do it? Adrian Clarke has delved through the footage and stats to uncover why:

RIGHT wing ravished

The balance of our attacking play was even at the Vitality Stadium, but we did enjoy significantly greater penetration down the right wing compared to the opposite side.