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THE likelihood are already stacked against Arsenal to assistance the Premier League rubric this play – owing to their disciplinary record.
The Gunners crashed to a 2-0 distant decision astatine Bournemouth connected Saturday, with the game-changing infinitesimal coming successful the 30th minute arsenic William Saliba was shown a consecutive reddish via VAR intervention.
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That is present 3 reddish cards successful 8 Prem outings this word aft Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard’s dismissals against Brighton successful August and Manchester City successful September respectively.
It was the 18th red paper Arsenal person been shown successful the Prem since Mikel Arteta took implicit connected December 26, 2019 – SIX much 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.
And it whitethorn good spell the extremity for their hopes of knocking Manchester City disconnected their perch and claiming a archetypal English league rubric crown since the Invincibles of 2004.
On this occasion, the numbers bash not lie.
It indispensable beryllium said that it is precise uncommon for a Prem squad to spell done an full league play without having a subordinate sent off.
Only 3 sides person managed that Manchester United successful 1992/93 and Chelsea successful 2004/05 and 2016/17.
But the correlation betwixt the fig of reddish cards and chances of finishing connected apical of the heap are wide for each to see, particularly successful caller times.
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Of the 32 campaigns successful the Prem era, 17 league winners person managed to debar picking up 3 reds oregon more.
Up until the 2011/12 season, of the 20 league winners, 13 of them were shown 3 oregon much reddish cards.
Bournemouth vs Arsenal: Player Ratings
The astir was six successful 2001/02, from Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal, who needed a precocious complaint with 13 consecutive wins to snatch the rubric distant from Sir Alex Ferguson’s Man United.
In Arsenal’s 3 Prem titles since 1992/93, they person received 3 reddish cards oregon more, and lone erstwhile person they won the league with much than three, successful 2002.
But since 2012/13, lone TWO teams person picked up 3 oregon much reddish cards and went connected to beryllium victorious: Chelsea's 4 dismissals successful 2014/15 and Leicester who saw 3 successful 2015/16.
Between 2016 and 2024, nary victor has picked up much than two.
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In their six title-winning campaigns implicit the past 7 years, Pep’s City person earned conscionable 9 reddish cards.
Their lone blip came successful 2019/20 erstwhile they picked up 4 reds portion losing retired to Liverpool, who received conscionable one.
In the modern epoch of Premier League football then, bully subject usually leads to glory – thing Arteta needs to defy successful the remaining 30 league games this season.
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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