Arsenal 2-0 Bournemouth: Mesut Ozil on target in Gunners win

Mesut Ozil set up one and scored another as Arsenal moved to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win over Bournemouth at the Emirates. 

Arsene Wenger's side knew they could take top spot for 24 hours at least with a win as Leicester host Manchester City on Tuesday night.
And they took full advantage by claiming all three points against the Cherries, with Ozil producing his 16th assist of the season when his corner was headed home by Gabriel in the first half. 

Gabriel celebrates after opening the scoring

It was a terrific display by the German World Cup winner, who was a constant threat to the visitors, and he deservedly got on the scoresheet himself after the break following an impressive team move.
Overall, it was a fine evening's work for Arsenal, with Petr Cech also setting a new record for clean sheets in the Premier League with his 170th shut-out.
However, the home side actually started very slowly as Bournemouth enjoyed some early possession, with Charlie Daniels and Marc Pugh especially having some joy down the left-hand side.

Calum Chambers and Harry Arter of Bournemouth compete for the ball

Arsenal began to dominate as the half wore on, however, with Ozil causing the away defence all sorts of problems.
It was his delivery which was met by Gabriel in the 27th minute, with Bournemouth failing to check the Brazilian's run as he headed into the top corner.
It could have been 2-0 shortly afterwards when Ozil's delightful ball on the right-hand side completely wiped out the Bournemouth backline and picked out Theo Walcott but he was edged out wide and his effort was cleared.

Ozil slots past Artur Boruc to put Arsenal 2-0 up

From the resulting corner Ozil's delivery was met again by Gabriel whose header was touched on to the post and rebounded off the head of Per Mertesacker from close range before dropping wide.
A minute later Ozil again brilliantly picked out Walcott but he blasted his shot off of Artur Boruc before Olivier Giroud headed high over the bar from the resulting corner.