Analysis: Entertainers again but no win - again

Bournemouth's slide down the table is continuing. The 3-2 loss to Arsenal makes it 11 games without a win - their worst run in a top-flight season. In December they drew with Chelsea and had a remarkable 4-4 match at Manchester United.

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Bournemouth's slide down the table is continuing. The 3-2 loss to Arsenal makes it 11 games without a win - their worst run in a top-flight season.

They sit 15th, although nine points above the relegation zone, having failed to win a game since October.

But this has not been a run without creditable results and performances. In December they drew with Chelsea and had a remarkable 4-4 match at Manchester United.

Bournemouth had more shots than Arsenal here - 15 to 12 - and had the better chances in the first half. They are only the third team to score more than once against the Gunners in a game this season.

But nonetheless this is another defeat. Their frustrations boiled over when Chris Kavanagh blew the final whistle while they were on the attack and thought they still had time to equalise.

Antoine Semenyo may be on his way to City soon, although boss Andoni Iraola hopes he will play against Tottenham on Wednesday - either way, in Eli Junior Kroupi they have a real talent.

The 19-year-old Frenchman is now the top-scoring teenager in the Premier League this season with six goals, one every 85 minutes.

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