Arsenal vs AFC Bournemouth, 2023-24 English Premier League

· English Premier League

Arsenal

45': Bukayo Saka (P)
70': Leandro Trossard
90'+7': Declan Rice

FT
3 - 0

AFC Bournemouth

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

BOU		ARS
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	Manchester City	9	+11	23
2	Liverpool	9	+12	22
3	Arsenal	9	+7	18
4	Aston Villa	9	+5	18

Full Table

Line-Ups

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
41	Declan Rice
8	Martin Ødegaard
29	Kai Havertz
19	Leandro Trossard
7	Bukayo Saka

Arsenal Substitutes:

Eddie Nketiah, Jorginho, Fabio Vieira, Gabriel Martinelli, Emile Smith Rowe, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Gabriel Jesus, Jakub Kiwior, Aaron Ramsdale.

AFC Bournemouth (4-3-3)

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

AFC Bournemouth Substitutes:

Enes Ünal, Philip Billing, Dominic Sadi, Romain Faivre, Callan Mckenna, Max Kinsey-Wellings, James Hill, Max Aarons, Neto.

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