Bournemouth 1-2 Arsenal: Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah on target in FA Cup victory
Arsenal teenager Bukayo Saka scored one goal and set up another as the Londoners sealed a place in the FA Cup fifth round with a 2-1 win over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium.
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BOURNEMOUTH 1-2 ARSENAL | SAKA [5] NKETIAH [25] SURRIDGE [94]
Left-back Saka and striker Eddie Nketiah netted inside 26 minutes as Arsenal's much-changed lineup made a dominant start and fought off a late Bournemouth rally to secure a tie against third-tier Portsmouth back on the south coast.
Saka, 18, blasted the ball into the roof of the net from a tight angle before his low cross provided a tap-in for Nketiah, who was recalled this month from a loan spell at Leeds United.
Sam Surridge scored in the fourth minute of added time to set up a nervous finale for the visitors but Bournemouth could not find an equaliser and are left to focus on the battle for Premier League survival.
Nketiah, who has recently returned from a loan spell at Leeds, told BT Sport: "The resilience we showed was excellent. That's what we've been building on.
"Everyone is fighting for each other and working and it's great to be through to the next round.
"It's nice to be back, I had a great experience at Leeds, I learnt a lot. The boss was really happy with what he saw from me. It's a dream to play for Arsenal.
"It's nice to be through to the next round. Hopefully we can keep building on the momentum."
Bournemouth XI: Travers, Smith, S Cook, Ake, Simpson, Fraser, L Cook, Gosling, Surman, H Wilson, Solanke.
Subs: Ramsdale, Francis, C Wilson, Billing, Surridge, Dobre, Genesini.
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