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Arsenal vs AFC Bournemouth, 2022-23 English Premier League
· English Premier League3 - 2
Nelson nets winner in Arsenal comeback against Bournemouth
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— 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.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! Arsenal 0, Bournemouth 1. Philip Billing (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 4': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 4': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner.
- 5': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 6': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
- 12': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 12': Philip Billing (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Chris Mepham (Bournemouth).
- 17': Leandro Trossard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': VAR Decision: No Penalty Arsenal.
- 18': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 19': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marcos Senesi.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Vieira.
- 20': Attempt saved. Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Philip Billing.
- 20': Foul by Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth).
- 20': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth).
- 20': Delay in match because of an injury Leandro Trossard (Arsenal).
- 22': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Leandro Trossard because of an injury.
- 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 23': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 25': Foul by Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal).
- 25': Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Vieira.
- 30': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 32': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jordan Zemura.
- 33': Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
- 34': VAR Decision: No Penalty Arsenal.
- 38': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
- 38': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marcos Senesi.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 42': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jordan Zemura.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fábio Vieira.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 44': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marcos Senesi.
- 45': Foul by Joe Rothwell (Bournemouth).
- 45': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 45'+2': Foul by Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth).
- 45'+2': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Adam Smith.
- 45'+4': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard following a corner.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Bournemouth 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Bournemouth 1.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
- 47': Foul by Antoine Semenyo (Bournemouth).
- 47': Thomas Partey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 49': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marcos Senesi.
- 52': Attempt saved. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
- 53': Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 54': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka following a fast break.
- 55': Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 56': Corner, Bournemouth. Conceded by Thomas Partey.
- 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.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben White.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 62': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 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.
- 64': Neto (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Substitution, Bournemouth. Jaidon Anthony replaces Antoine Semenyo.
- 64': Substitution, Bournemouth. Ryan Fredericks replaces Jordan Zemura.
- 65': Attempt saved. Dominic Solanke (Bournemouth) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a through ball.
- 67': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Rothwell (Bournemouth).
- 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Emile Smith Rowe because of an injury.
- 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 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.
- 71': Substitution, Bournemouth. Lewis Cook replaces Joe Rothwell.
- 74': Dango Ouattara (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
- 75': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
- 77': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marcos Senesi.
- 78': Attempt missed. Fábio Vieira (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard following a corner.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
- 79': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Marcos Senesi.
- 80': Attempt saved. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by William Saliba.
- 81': VAR Decision: No Penalty Arsenal.
- 82': Substitution, Bournemouth. Ryan Christie replaces Dango Ouattara.
- 83': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
- 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka replaces Fábio Vieira.
- 86': Foul by Chris Mepham (Bournemouth).
- 86': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Chris Mepham (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben White.
- 87': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ryan Fredericks.
- 87': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko following a corner.
- 88': Adam Smith (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Reiss Nelson (Arsenal).
- 90': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ryan Fredericks.
- 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Adam Smith (Bournemouth).
- 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oleksandr Zinchenko.
- 90'+5': Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth).
- 90'+5': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by William Saliba.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
- 90'+7': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ryan Christie.
- 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.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 2.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 2.
- 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.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 2.
- 0': Match ends, Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 2.
Statistics
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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 |
Game Information
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,222
Premier League Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Liverpool | 23 | +35 | 56 |
2 | Arsenal | 24 | +27 | 50 |
3 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | +13 | 47 |
4 | Chelsea | 24 | +16 | 43 |
Line-Ups
Arsenal (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
12 | William Saliba |
35 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
18 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
5 | Thomas Partey |
21 | Fabio Vieira |
8 | Martin Ødegaard |
19 | Leandro Trossard |
11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
7 | Bukayo Saka |
AFC Bournemouth (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Neto (GK) ![]() |
3 | Jack Stephens |
25 | Marcos Senesi |
6 | Chris Mepham ![]() |
33 | Jordan Zemura |
15 | Adam Smith |
29 | Philip Billing |
14 | Joe Rothwell |
24 | Antoine Semenyo |
11 | Dango Ouattara |
9 | Dominic Solanke |
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