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​Coffee machine incentive for Arsenal winger Walcott

Theo Walcott celebrated the birth of his second child with a goal in Arsenal's win over Bournemouth and moved closer to winning a coffee machine from his wife in the process.

For the 27 year old, his header was his ninth goal of the season and he revealed afterwards that he is closing in on winning a bet he made with his wife at the start of the campaign.

"I want to get 10 so I can get a coffee machine for Christmas from my wife!

"She said 'if you get 10 goals before Christmas, I'll buy you this coffee machine' so I can't wait for that. That should hopefully happen.

"Coming from the wing as well, I'm obviously very delighted about that. But I'm more delighted about the way the team is progressing from the first disappointing game.

"There have been a lot of ups and downs but hopefully this game can make sure we are back to the level we want to be.

"There is so much competition as well - the manager picks the team and there were a few more changes today which shows the squad's strength in depth is very strong. It is a headache for the manager."

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