Bournemouth earned an eye-catching 2-0 win against Arsenal thanks to goals from Ryan Christie and Justin Kluivert, the latter from 12 yards, after William Saliba’s sending-off
Arsenal’s new penchant for picking up red cards had to catch up with them eventually. Mikel Arteta’s side finally surrendered their unbeaten start to the season after William Saliba was sent off – their third dismissal in their opening eight league matches – asIt was an evening to savour for their manager, Andoni Iraola, who saw his enterprising team record their first win over a side in the top half of the table since beating Manchester United here in December.
Iraola acknowledged this week that while their expected goals data had indicated they should be fourth in the table, the onus is on his players to “become a more efficient team”. They made their intentions clear from the start here as Alex Scott and Marcus Tavernier were deployed in attacking roles supporting centre forward Evanilson and they took the game to the visitors.
Iraola and Arteta spent the majority of the first half an hour cajoling on the edge of their technical areas. But the game suddenly came alive when Leandro Trossard inadvertently played the ball over his own defence and Saliba brought down Evanilson as the Brazilian raced through on goal. A red card looked to be the likely outcome, although the referee, Robert Jones, initially only cautioned the France defender.
It was from their next attack that Bournemouth finally found what they had been looking for. Kluivert’s clever flick following a short corner from Lewis Cook allowed Christie to apply the finish with aplomb. Semenyo could have doubled their lead after Arsenal failed to clear another corner but could not direct his shot on target.
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