English Premier League

FT Saturday, May 4, 2024
AFC Bournemouth LDLWW 0
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Arsenal LLWWW 3
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Emirates Stadium · 60,348 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-3-3

  1. 22David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 18Takehiro TomiyasuLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 5Thomas ParteyCM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 8Martin ØdegaardRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 19Leandro TrossardLF
  11. 7Bukayo SakaRF

Substitutes

  1. 14Eddie NketiahSUB
  2. 20JorginhoSUB
  3. 21Fabio VieiraSUB
  4. 11Gabriel MartinelliSUB
  5. 10Emile Smith RoweSUB
  6. 35Oleksandr ZinchenkoSUB
  7. 9Gabriel JesusSUB
  8. 15Jakub KiwiorSUB
  9. 1Aaron RamsdaleSUB

BOU · 4-3-3

  1. 42Mark TraversG
  2. 25Marcos SenesiCD-L
  3. 27Illia ZabarnyiCD-R
  4. 11Dango OuattaraLB
  5. 15Adam SmithRB
  6. 4Lewis CookCM
  7. 14Alex ScottLM
  8. 10Ryan ChristieRM
  9. 9Dominic SolankeF
  10. 19Justin KluivertLF
  11. 24Antoine SemenyoRF

Substitutes

  1. 26Enes ÜnalSUB
  2. 29Philip BillingSUB
  3. 49Dominic SadiSUB
  4. 8Romain FaivreSUB
  5. 46Callan MckennaSUB
  6. 48Max Kinsey-WellingsSUB
  7. 23James HillSUB
  8. 37Max AaronsSUB
  9. 1NetoSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Alex Scott (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 45' Goal! Arsenal 1, Bournemouth 0. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 59' Thomas Partey (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 60' Kai Havertz (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 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.
  6. 71' Substitution, Bournemouth. Philip Billing replaces Alex Scott.
  7. 80' Substitution, Bournemouth. Enes Ünal replaces Marcos Senesi.
  8. 81' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard.
  9. 84' Adam Smith (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 86' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Bukayo Saka.
  11. 89' Substitution, Bournemouth. Max Aarons replaces Adam Smith.
  12. 89' Substitution, Bournemouth. Romain Faivre replaces Justin Kluivert.
  13. 90'+5' Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 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.

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