Premier League
Dec 28, 2015 5.30pm
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  • Gabriel Paulista 27' goal
  • Aaron Ramsey 30' yellowcard
  • Calum Chambers 61' yellowcard
  • Mesut Ozil 63' goal

Team News: Arsene Wenger makes four changes

Wenger makes four changes

Arsene Wenger has made four changes to his Arsenal side for the visit of Bournemouth, handing starts to Calum Chambers and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Chambers will be deployed as a defensive midfielder after Wenger decided to drop Nacho Monreal, Laurent Koscielny, Joel Campbell and Mathieu Flamini after the 4-0 thrashing at Southampton on Boxing Day.

Kieran Gibbs and Gabriel Paulista earn recalls to the back line as the Gunners look to move top of the Premier League table.

For the visiting Cherries, Josh King makes a return from injury and Mark Pugh makes his first start in eight, with Glenn Murray and Junior Stanislas dropping to the bench.

Arsenal: Cech; Bellerin, Gabriel, Mertesacker, Gibbs; Chambers, Ramsey, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Ozil; Walcott, Giroud Subs: Ospina; Debuchy, Monreal, Koscielny; Campbell, Adelaide; Iwobi

Bournemouth: Boruc, Daniels, Cook, Francis, Smith, Gosling, Arter, Surman, Ritchie, Pugh, King Subs: Federici, Distin, O'Kane, Stanislas, Tomlin, Rantie, Murray

Follow Sports Mole's live text coverage of the encounter at the Emirates here.

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