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STATS amusement that Arsenal are really treated LENIENTLY by referees, contempt their reddish paper woes.
The Gunners person picked up THREE red cards successful conscionable 8 Premier League games truthful acold this play - dropping points connected each occasion.
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William Saliba's sending disconnected against Bournemouth connected Saturday was the 18th reddish paper Arsenal person been shown successful the league since Mikel Arteta took implicit successful 2019 – SIX more than immoderate different side.
Should they prime up different this term, it volition beryllium Arsenal’s 108th reddish paper successful the Prem epoch – a joint-record alongside Everton.
But contempt complaints from fans implicit whether they are being treated harshly by the officials, caller probe from talkSPORT BET has shown that Arsenal are successful information fixed overmuch much leeway than their rubric rivals this season.
No squad successful the accepted 'big six' is capable to marque much fouls than Arsenal earlier uncovering themselves successful the book, according to the stats.
The Gunners are averaging 5.39 fouls per yellowish card, a complaint that sees them beryllium arsenic the 4th astir leniently refereed squad successful the league - arsenic acold arsenic yellowish cards go.
By comparison, rubric rivals Man City are the astir harshly punished broadside successful the league - picking up a yellowish paper for each 2.83 fouls.
Chelsea aren't acold down with referees choosing to brandish a yellowish paper each 2.93 fouls for the Stamford Bridge outfit.
While Spurs get distant with 4.95 fouls and Liverpool negociate 5.28 breaches earlier they find themselves punished.
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Arsenal person made 97 fouls this season, compared to Man City's 51 with some teams picking up the aforesaid fig of yellowish cards (18).
Of course, Man City's possession-based football means they are much apt to perpetrate cynical fouls to forestall counter-attacks against them and are, successful turn, much apt to beryllium booked contempt committing little fouls.
Did officials cheat Arsenal with melodramatic Man City victor and Saliba reddish card?
It's worthy noting that 2 of Arsenal's reddish cards person travel from cumulative yellows successful the crippled too, with Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard suffering the aforesaid fate.
And some players were issued with their 2nd yellows for non-fouling incidents, with the brace both penalised for delaying the restart.
Arsenal are besides the lone squad successful the 'big six' to person immoderate reddish cards this play - of which they person three.
Bruno Fernandes was shown reddish for Manchester United against Spurs, but that determination has since been retrospectively overturned.
Perhaps the underlying information shows that Arsenal aren't being mistreated by officials - as truthful galore fans would suggest - and are alternatively successful a presumption wherever they request to conscionable dial backmost their full-throttle defending.
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But their disciplinary grounds could beryllium a affirmative thing, astatine slightest it is if you're Mikel Arteta.
The Gunners brag has claimed that his squad person been"galvanised" by Saliba's reddish card astatine the play and are acceptable to usage it successful their favour.
Speaking up of their Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk, Arteta said: "It’s perfectly galvanised the group.
"They’ll amusement their teeth and combat against the situation. They say: ‘OK, this is what we person to play, however we person to bash it. We’re going to bash it’.
“But playing with 10 men, evidently determination is an issue. We conscionable cannot proceed to bash this.
“We’ve besides had 2 antithetic periods wherever we had a batch of reds and past not any. Now we person had 3 successful a row.
“But we can’t proceed to play with 10 astatine this level. The task becomes astir impossible.
“So, we indispensable eradicate that. Let’s instrumentality that symptom and usage it tomorrow. It has to happen.”
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Arsenal subordinate ratings vs Bournemouth
By Alex Crook
TEN-MAN Arsenal suffered their archetypal decision of the play arsenic superb Bournemouth dealt them a South Coast setback.
The Gunners travelled to look Andoni Iraola's men having won 5 and drawn 3 of their opening 8 matches this term.
But their task was made a tricky 1 when William Saliba was shown a reddish card on the half-hour.
Ryan Christie brilliantly fired the hosts into a deserved pb pursuing a well-worked acceptable portion regular 20 minutes from time.
Justin Kluivert past sealed his side's unthinkable 2-0 triumph from the punishment spot connected 79 minutes.
Here's however SunSport rated each Gunners performer connected the day.
DAVID RAYA - 5
Was fortunate to get distant with 1 mediocre walk retired from the backmost aboriginal on. Made amends for different mistake by redeeming smartly with the legs to contradict Marcus Tavernier aft initially spilling a Semenyo cross-cum-shot earlier clumsily conceding the penalty.
BEN WHITE - 4
England outcast was backmost successful the squad aft 4 games out, but did not look 100 per cent acceptable and recovered it pugnacious going containing the lively Antoine Semenyo down the Bournemouth near successful the archetypal fractional and Dango Ouattara successful the second.
WILLIAM SALIBA - 3
Usually calm and collected nether unit but paid the terms for a uncommon infinitesimal of panic erstwhile helium hauled down Bournemouth striker Evanilson to get himself sent disconnected and volition miss adjacent weekend’s crunch clash astatine location to rubric rivals Liverpool arsenic a result.
GABRIEL - 5
Given the captain’s armband successful the lack of the stricken Bukayo Saka, but not astatine his commanding best, particularly aft losing centre-back spouse Saliba. Did not truly measurement up to the enactment plate.
RICCARDO CALAFIORI - 6
Did a amended occupation containing Semenyo erstwhile Bournemouth’s dangerman switched wings astatine half-time than White did successful the archetypal half, but incapable to person his accustomed power going forward.
THOMAS PARTEY - 5
Back successful his accepted cardinal midfield berth aft being utilized arsenic an exigency close backmost successful the 3-1 triumph implicit Southampton. Was 2nd champion up against Bournemouth’s awesome Lewis Cook.
DECLAN RICE - 5
Another of Arsenal’s planetary contingent who looked sluggish aft the interruption from home duty. Struggled to enforce himself connected the crippled successful midfield and incapable to get guardant arsenic overmuch arsenic helium usually does. Did his spot dropping into the back-line aft Saliba’s dismissal.
RAHEEM STERLING - 4
Former England antheral was deployed connected the close helping successful spot of the injured Bukayo Saka and gave the shot distant a fewer times erstwhile successful promising positions earlier being sacrificed aft the Saliba reddish card.
MIKEL MERINO - 5
Finally capable to marque his afloat Premier League debut aft an injury-affected commencement to his Arsenal vocation and showed immoderate bully touches. Also fired into the side-netting with the visitors’ champion archetypal fractional opening.
LEANDRO TROSSARD - 4
Started the crippled good but sold Saliba abbreviated with a mediocre backmost walk that led to the reddish paper and disappeared from the enactment aft that earlier being subbed soon aft the half-hour mark.
KAI HAVERTZ - 5
The German chopped an isolated fig up front, particularly aft Arsenal were reduced to 10 men, but worked tirelessly for the squad without ever looking similar adding to his tally of scoring successful the erstwhile 4 games successful each competitions.
SUBSTITUTES
Jakub Kiwior (for Sterling, 37) - 4
Gabriel Martinelli (for Trossard, 64) - 5
Gabriel Jesus (for Kiwior, 81) - N/A
Ethan Nwaneri (for Merino, 81) - N/A
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