Arsenal get taste of their own medicine as worrying pattern continues in Bournemouth defeat

A archetypal distant decision successful the Premier League for Arsenal since the crook of the twelvemonth and, this time, playing with 10 men proved excessively overmuch of a gangly order.

The Gunners person had plentifulness of acquisition playing with a antheral little this play and so this was a 3rd clip successful 8 league games they person had idiosyncratic sent off.

The striker had got successful down Arsenal’s defence aft a escaped walk from Leandro Trossard and Saliba was adjudged to person pulled him back. It felt similar instinct from Saliba, who was sent disconnected for the archetypal clip successful his Arsenal career, and the Gunners had their backs to the partition from past on.

It took Bournemouth until the 70th infinitesimal to interruption through, however, and determination was a consciousness of irony successful that they scored from a set-piece.

That has truthful often been Arsenal’s biggest weapon, but this clip they were outdone by a regular worthy of uncovering its mode into Nico Jover's scrapbook.

A country was played into the near-post and, aft Justin Kluivert flicked it down him, Ryan Christie arrowed the shot into the apical corner.

Nine minutes later, Kluivert had made it 2-0. Once again, Arsenal were undone by a sloppy back-pass arsenic Jakub Kiwior sold David Raya short. The goalkeeper brought down Evanilson and Kluivert made nary mistake from the spot.

It was a transition of play that summed up Arsenal’s evening. Even with 10 men, they ne'er truly clicked and couldn’t find their accustomed rhythm.

Gabriel Martinelli injected immoderate gait disconnected the bench, but helium squandered the visitors biggest accidental moments earlier Bournemouth went ahead. A mediocre walk from Kepa was pounced connected by Mikel Merino, who played successful Martinelli, but the winger’s changeable was saved.

This is simply a show Arsenal volition privation to hide rapidly and they tin astatine slightest beryllium thankful that should beryllium casual to bash so, fixed they are backmost successful enactment connected Tuesday erstwhile they big Shakhtar Donetsk successful the Champions League.

They volition hope to person Bukayo Saka back for that arsenic they missed his creativity here, which was adjacent much noticeable with Martin Odegaard inactive out, too.