Giroud seals Arsenal return from the dead at Bournemouth

Arsenal's Olivier Giroud celebrates a stoppage time equaliser at Bournemouth in a pulsating 3-3 draw.

Arsenal scored three times in 20 minutes to wipe out a 3-0 deficit and claim a point in a thrilling match at Bournemouth.

Olivier Giroud, whose ‘scorpion’ goal had made headlines in the win over Crystal Palace, rose at the far post to glance home a 91st-minute leveller against a home side reduced to 10 men.

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Bournemouth had made a high-tempo start but it was Arsenal who threatened first when Alexis Sanchez played in Hector Bellerin to provide a dangerous cross that was well dealt with by Nathan Ake.

Soon afterwards, Aaron Ramsey was almost threaded through by another Sanchez touch — but the home side hit back quickly and tested visiting goalkeeper Petr Cech with a Junior Stanislas effort from range.

Cech then got to a through ball just ahead of Cherries striker Callum Wilson, who went down under the keeper’s challenge but saw his appeals for a penalty waved away.
 
But Bournemouth were in front with 16 minutes on the clock when Stanislas sprayed a fine pass from right to left to find Charlie Daniels in space, and he beat Hector Bellerin before placing a cool finish beyond Cech.

Within four minutes, things had gone from bad to worse for the Gunners as a clumsy Granit Xhaka push on Ryan Fraser gave Bournemouth a penalty that Wilson dispatched to put the hosts two up with only 21 minutes gone.

Arsene Wenger’s side then suffered yet another setback as Francis Coquelin sustained what looked like a hamstring injury and was replaced by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.