A fine footballing goal won this tight game for an improving Arsenal team but Eddie Howe will know the truth. A manager consumed by fine details, Bournemouth’s coach will know that it was a communal and unforgivable dereliction of duty that cost his team here.
You can never switch off in the Premier League, not for a second. It doesn’t matter who you are playing. After conceding an unnecessary free-kick 40 yards from their own goal midway through the second half, Bournemouth momentarily allowed their minds to wander and within 30 seconds the ball was in their net.