The duo sit second and third in the table and both missed the chance to close the gap to Leicester City on Wednesday after the Foxes could only draw at home to West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday night
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Arsenal went close to restoring their advantage before half time when they struck the woodwork for a second time, with Olivier Giroud this time crashing a volley against the crossbar from Per Mertesacker’s cushioned header
The match took a while to get going in the first half, with Alexis Sanchez firing a volley off target with the only real sight of goal in the opening stages, but it soon came to life as Arsenal struck twice in as many minutes to take control of the contest
The opening 25 minutes of the contest went by with little incident as Bournemouth largely frustrated the hosts and in fact were the more threatening of the two sides
Villa have endured a miserable campaign in the Premier League as they have not recorded a victory since the opening day of the season
Arsenal chould have added a second goal moments later as Alexis Sanchez set up Kieran Gibbs on the edge of the West Brom penalty area, but the make-shift winger blazed his effort over the bar
Swansea ended a poor stretch of results with victory over Aston Villa last weekend and they will be confident of picking up a result against the Gunners, who were beaten in the League Cup in midweek
Arsenal are the second Premier League side to be eliminated by Sheffield Wednesday, as the Owls beat Newcastle United earlier in the competition
With the Gunners currently just three points behind United, a victory for either side would represent a huge boost in their respective bids to produce strong title challenges
The Gunners suffered a controversial defeat to Chelsea last weekend, while their opponents have not lost any of their league matches this season
Arsenal vs Chelsea Venue: Wembley Stadium Kick off: 3pm Two fierce rivals will meet at Wembley Stadium on Sunday as…
At the same Wembley venue where the Gunners ended their nine-year silverware drought last season, Arsene Wenger’s men are expected to take a step closer to making it two trophies in as many seasons
The Gunners are the only Champions League chasers in action on Saturday and have the chance to put four points between them and the chasing pack
Reading and Bradford’s initial sixth-round tie finished in a goalless draw at the weekend, with the replay set to take place next Monday
Just a point separates Arsenal and United on the table
The Gunners had to wait nine years for a trophy, which came in the form of the FA Cup in May, and they have now won two in the space of three months to leave Arsene Wenger all smiles at Wembley
The introduction of Nicklas Bendtner for Lukas Podolski and Tomas Rosicky for Mathieu Flamini gave the Gunners the injection of positivity they needed
The Gunners had more than their fair slice of fortune in the 1-0 victory at Signal Iduna Park, but having been hit by a sucker-punch in the reverse fixture at the Emirates, they’ll feel justice has been done