Bournemouth come from behind to beat lacklustre Arsenal

Soccer Football - Premier League - AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Britain - January 14, 2018 Arsenal's Jack Wilshere applauds fans after the match REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

BOURNEMOUTH 2 ARSENAL 1

Jan 14 (Reuters) - Arsenal lost further ground on the Premier League's top four after struggling Bournemouth came from behind to beat them 2-1 on Sunday.

After Hector Bellerin fired through Asmir Begovic to open the scoring for Arsenal in the 52nd minute, Callum Wilson and Jordon Ibe scored within five second-half minutes to turn the game on its head.

Soccer Football - Premier League - AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Britain - January 14, 2018 Bournemouth's Jordon Ibe celebrates scoring their second goal with Callum Wilson REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

First Wilson converted Ryan Fraser's teasing cross to restore parity in the 70th minute before Ibe fired home a second having been teed up by the scorer of Bournemouth's first.

Alexis Sanchez, heavily linked with an exit from the Emirates, was left out of Arsenal's squad with manager Arsene Wenger saying before the game that a decision on his future was "imminent".

Having won just one of their last five Premier League matches, Arsenal remain sixth with 39 points -- five behind rivals Tottenham Hotspur in fifth. Bournemouth, meanwhile, climb to 13th but remain just four points above the bottom three.

Soccer Football - Premier League - AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Britain - January 14, 2018 Arsenal's Shkodran Mustafi reacts at the final whistle Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

Soccer Football - Premier League - AFC Bournemouth vs Arsenal - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Britain - January 14, 2018 Arsenal's Jack Wilshere and Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe after the match REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

(Reporting By Tom Hayward; Editing by Toby Davis)