Goal and assist in stellar performance Rice fired three shots, scoring with one of them, provided an assist and created three chances in Saturday's 3-0 victory over AFC Bournemouth. Impact Rice was probably the best player on the field Saturday. Every touch he made was positive and advanced a move for his team. His assist for Leandro Trossard's goal followed his skillful outmaneuvering of the Bournemouth defense before perfectly passing the ball, and his goal in the dying minutes of the game was a composed strike that found the perfect angle into the net. He could have scored more, one of his shots was blocked and he was unfortunate with his off target attempt. The midfielder is a pivotal contributor to Arsenal's title challenge, he has now scored in each of the Gunners last three matches.
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