Bournemouth 3-3 Arsenal

Arsenal rescued a point on the south coast after coming from three goals down to secure a 3-3 draw against Bournemouth.

In a first half to forget, the Gunners fell behind when Charlie Daniels controlled a sweeping pass in the area and beat Petr Cech with a calm finish.

Things soon got even worse for the visitors when Granit Xhaka tangled with Ryan Fraser to the left of the area, and Callum Wilson slotted home the resulting penalty.

Arsenal upped the ante after the interval but with the momentum seemingly shifting in the game, Fraser looked to have killed it off when he raced into the box and slotted the ball home.

But the visitors refused to give up, and Alexis provided some hope when he reacted first to a deflected cross and headed in at the far post.

There was another twist when, with 15 minutes later, substitute Lucas reached an Olivier Giroud flick to the left of the area and volleyed it sweetly into the bottom corner.

Simon Francis was soon sent off for a tackle on Aaron Ramsey, before Giroud - the hero on Boxing Day with an 87th-minute goal - was at it again, when he rose in the area in stoppage time to glance in the equaliser.

It was a grandstand finish, and Cech had to be alert to beat away a Dan Gosling strike, but there were to be no further goals from a thrilling game on the south coast.

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