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Bournemouth's equaliser pushed Arsenal to do better, says match-winner Aubameyang

After suffering a setback just before the interval, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stated that Arsenal came out determined to grab maximum points off Bournemouth in Sunday's Premier League fixture.

Jefferson Lerma's own goal and Aubameyang's 67th-minute effort helped the Gunners defeat their hosts 2-1 in a keenly contested tie.

Joshua King's equaliser in the closing stages of the first-half gave Eddie Howe's men hopes of grabbing a point against the north London outfit who had drawn their last three matches.

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But Aubameyang, the joint top scorer in the English top-flight with eight goals, disclosed that the leveller inspired the Gunners 'to come with a better intensity' and 'some aggression' in the second half.