English Premier League

FT Saturday, April 11, 2026
AFC Bournemouth DDDDD 2
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Arsenal WWLLW 1
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Emirates Stadium · 60,210 att. · USA Net

Match Report

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Arsenal suffer huge PL title blow with home defeat to Bournemouth

Arsenal suffered a major setback to their Premier League title hopes with a 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday.

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Team Stats

18
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
10
2
Saves
1
47.6
Possession
52.4
8
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
2
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
292
Accurate Passes
314
367
Passes
389
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
5
8
Crosses
22
0.1
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
47
13
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
8
11
Effective Tackles
11
20
Tackles
17
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
9
Interceptions
7
28
Effective Clearances
23
28
Clearances
23

Highlights

01:11 Michallik: Arsenal got what they deserved in defeat to Bournemouth Watch on ESPN 00:59 Mikel Arteta: Defeat vs. Bournemouth was a big punch in the face Watch on ESPN 01:49 Have Arsenal opened the door for Man City in the title race? Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-2

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1David RayaG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 2William SalibaCD-R
  4. 49Myles Lewis-SkellyLB
  5. 4Ben WhiteRB
  6. 29Kai HavertzAM
  7. 41Declan RiceLM
  8. 36Martín ZubimendiRM
  9. 14Viktor GyökeresF
  10. 11Gabriel MartinelliAM-L
  11. 20Noni MaduekeAM-R

BOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Djordje PetrovicG
  2. 5Marcos SenesiCD-L
  3. 23James HillCD-R
  4. 3Adrien TruffertLB
  5. 20Álex JiménezRB
  6. 22Junior KroupiAM
  7. 10Ryan ChristieLM
  8. 8Alex ScottRM
  9. 9EvanilsonF
  10. 16Marcus TavernierAM-L
  11. 37RayanAM-R

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Arsenal 0, Bournemouth 1. Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner.
  2. 35' Goal! Arsenal 1, Bournemouth 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 54' Substitution, Arsenal. Eberechi Eze replaces Kai Havertz.
  4. 54' Substitution, Arsenal. Max Dowman replaces Noni Madueke.
  5. 54' Substitution, Arsenal. Leandro Trossard replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  6. 70' Substitution, Bournemouth. Tyler Adams replaces Ryan Christie.
  7. 70' Substitution, Bournemouth. David Brooks replaces Rayan.
  8. 74' Goal! Arsenal 1, Bournemouth 2. Alex Scott (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Evanilson.
  9. 76' Substitution, Arsenal. Cristhian Mosquera replaces Ben White.
  10. 76' Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Jesus replaces Martín Zubimendi.
  11. 77' Adrien Truffert (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 79' Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 80' Viktor Gyökeres (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 85' Substitution, Bournemouth. Alex Tóth replaces Junior Kroupi.
  15. 90' Substitution, Bournemouth. Enes Ünal replaces Evanilson.
  16. 90' Substitution, Bournemouth. Adam Smith replaces Álex Jiménez.
  17. 90'+6' James Hill (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.

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