English Premier League

Arsenal vs AFC Bournemouth, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League
  • 45': Bukayo Saka (P)
  • 70': Leandro Trossard
  • 90'+7': Declan Rice
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3 - 0

Arsenal keep up title bid with victory over Bournemouth

Arsenal earned a 3-0 victory over Bournemouth on Saturday, heaping pressure on Manchester City in the race for the Premier League title.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 1': Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 1': Attempt missed. Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Christie with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 2': Foul by Ben White (Arsenal).
  • 2': Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lewis Cook.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 7': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Illia Zabarnyi.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben White.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben White.
  • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 11': Delay in match because of an injury Lewis Cook (Bournemouth).
  • 13': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Declan Rice (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
  • 14': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Attempt saved. William Saliba (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 18': Attempt missed. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by William Saliba.
  • 20': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Justin Kluivert.
  • 20': Attempt missed. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
  • 21': Foul by Alex Scott (Bournemouth).
  • 21': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Alex Scott (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 23': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
  • 25': Hand ball by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  • 27': Attempt saved. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 27': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Adam Smith.
  • 28': Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
  • 28': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Foul by Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth).
  • 33': William Saliba (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 37': Offside, Arsenal. Ben White is caught offside.
  • 38': Attempt missed. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kai Havertz with a headed pass.
  • 39': Foul by Declan Rice (Arsenal).
  • 39': Mark Travers (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
  • 41': Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Penalty Arsenal. Kai Havertz draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 42': Penalty conceded by Mark Travers (Bournemouth) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 45': Goal! Arsenal 1, Bournemouth 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 45'+1': Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 45'+3': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
  • 45'+3': Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Arsenal 1, Bournemouth 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 1, Bournemouth 0.
  • 47': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 49': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 52': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
  • 52': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
  • 53': Attempt saved. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Scott.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Alex Scott (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
  • 57': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Adam Smith.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Ben White (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Declan Rice with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben White following a corner.
  • 58': Hand ball by Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth).
  • 58': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 59': Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
  • 59': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 60': Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal).
  • 60': Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 62': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 63': Attempt missed. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
  • 65': Attempt blocked. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Christie.
  • 66': Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
  • 66': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ryan Christie.
  • 70': Goal! Arsenal 2, Bournemouth 0. Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Declan Rice.
  • 71': Substitution, Bournemouth. Philip Billing replaces Alex Scott.
  • 73': David Raya (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth).
  • 77': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 80': Substitution, Bournemouth. Enes Ünal replaces Marcos Senesi.
  • 80': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
  • 82': Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
  • 84': Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
  • 84': Kai Havertz (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth).
  • 85': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Bukayo Saka.
  • 86': Offside, Arsenal. Kai Havertz is caught offside.
  • 88': Offside, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus is caught offside.
  • 89': Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
  • 89': Substitution, Bournemouth. Max Aarons replaces Adam Smith.
  • 89': Substitution, Bournemouth. Romain Faivre replaces Justin Kluivert.
  • 90': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
  • 90': Romain Faivre (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Ben White.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Philip Billing (Bournemouth).
  • 90'+4': Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by William Saliba (Arsenal).
  • 90'+5': Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
  • 90'+5': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+7': Goal! Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 0. Declan Rice (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Jesus.
  • 90'+9': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 0.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 16
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 5
1 Corner Kicks 6
6 Saves 2
44.7 Possession 55.3
7 SHOTS 25
2 ON GOAL 9
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
301 Accurate Passes 384
368 Passes 459
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 5
13 Crosses 13
0.0 Cross % 0.4
49 Long Balls 34
21 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 8
9 Effective Tackles 8
14 Tackles 18
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 10
23 Effective Clearances 12
23 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,348

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Liverpool 13 +18 34
2 Arsenal 13 +12 25
3 Chelsea 13 +12 25
4 Brighton & Hove Albion 13 +5 23
Full Table

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-3-3)

No. Name
22 David Raya (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães
2 William Saliba
18 Takehiro Tomiyasu
4 Ben White
5 Thomas Partey Yellow Card
41 Declan Rice
8 Martin Ødegaard
29 Kai Havertz Yellow Card
19 Leandro Trossard
7 Bukayo Saka

BOU AFC Bournemouth (4-3-3)

No. Name
42 Mark Travers (GK)
25 Marcos Senesi
27 Illia Zabarnyi
11 Dango Ouattara
15 Adam Smith Yellow Card
4 Lewis Cook
14 Alex Scott Yellow Card
10 Ryan Christie Yellow Card
9 Dominic Solanke
19 Justin Kluivert
24 Antoine Semenyo

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