First-half goals from youngsters Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah were enough to seal Arsenal’s progression as Bournemouth struggled to impose themselves on their way out of the cup<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Arsenal earned a deserved win over Bournemouth to seal their path to the FA Cup fourth round. Their clash at the Vitality Stadium followed on from the draw for the next stage, with a trip to Portsmouth now awaiting the Gunners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mikel Arteta’s side littered with youngsters took just five minutes to get their noses in front, producing a sublime passing move which culminated in Bukayo Saka lashing one in off the crossbar. It didn’t take them long to double their advantage against a meek Bournemouth, who were virtually surrendering possession in the first half. Eddie Nketiah had a hand in the build-up play before finishing off Saka’s cross to grab his side’s second with a low, placed shot past Mark Travers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bournemouth rallied in the second half, and put Arsenal under considerable pressure, but the visitors managed to hold on, despite Sam Surridge’s injury time goal making for a tense finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"