English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 4, 2023
AFC Bournemouth DLDWL 2
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Arsenal DLWWW 3
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Emirates Stadium · 60,222 att.

Match Report

Nelson nets winner in Arsenal comeback against Bournemouth

— Conceding a goal after just nine seconds and going 2-0 down in the second half wasn’t enough to derail Arsenal’s title bid in the English Premier League.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
6
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
1
Corner Kicks
17
6
Saves
2
19.9
Possession
80.1
4
SHOTS
31
4
ON GOAL
9
1.0
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
106
Accurate Passes
656
184
Passes
740
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
6
7
Crosses
48
0.1
Cross %
0.1
64
Long Balls
23
18
Accurate Long Balls
15
0.3
Long Balls %
0.7
0
Blocked Shots
12
12
Effective Tackles
10
16
Tackles
17
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
12
Interceptions
2
60
Effective Clearances
5
60
Clearances
5

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 1Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 12William SalibaCD-R
  4. 35Oleksandr ZinchenkoLB
  5. 18Takehiro TomiyasuRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM
  7. 21Fabio VieiraLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 19Leandro TrossardF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

Substitutes

  1. 24Reiss NelsonSUB
  2. 30Matt TurnerSUB
  3. 16Rob HoldingSUB
  4. 20JorginhoSUB
  5. 34Granit XhakaSUB
  6. 10Emile Smith RoweSUB
  7. 4Ben WhiteSUB
  8. 3Kieran TierneySUB
  9. 15Jakub KiwiorSUB

BOU · 5-4-1

  1. 13NetoG
  2. 3Jack StephensCD
  3. 25Marcos SenesiCD-L
  4. 6Chris MephamCD-R
  5. 33Jordan ZemuraLB
  6. 15Adam SmithRB
  7. 29Philip BillingCM-L
  8. 14Joe RothwellCM-R
  9. 24Antoine SemenyoLM
  10. 11Dango OuattaraRM
  11. 9Dominic SolankeF

Substitutes

  1. 10Ryan ChristieSUB
  2. 21Kieffer MooreSUB
  3. 2Ryan FredericksSUB
  4. 41Euan PollockSUB
  5. 32Jaidon AnthonySUB
  6. 4Lewis CookSUB
  7. 17Jack StaceySUB
  8. 12Darren RandolphSUB
  9. 1Mark TraversSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Goal! Arsenal 0, Bournemouth 1. Philip Billing (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 22' Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Leandro Trossard because of an injury.
  3. 45' Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
  4. 57' Goal! Arsenal 0, Bournemouth 2. Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a cross following a corner.
  5. 62' Goal! Arsenal 1, Bournemouth 2. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe with a headed pass following a corner.
  6. 64' Neto (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 64' Substitution, Bournemouth. Jaidon Anthony replaces Antoine Semenyo.
  8. 64' Substitution, Bournemouth. Ryan Fredericks replaces Jordan Zemura.
  9. 69' Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Emile Smith Rowe because of an injury.
  10. 70' Goal! Arsenal 2, Bournemouth 2. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Reiss Nelson with a cross.
  11. 71' Substitution, Bournemouth. Lewis Cook replaces Joe Rothwell.
  12. 82' Substitution, Bournemouth. Ryan Christie replaces Dango Ouattara.
  13. 84' Substitution, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka replaces Fábio Vieira.
  14. 86' Chris Mepham (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+7' Goal! Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 2. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.

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