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LONDON. Arsenal had a spectacular comeback against AFC Bournemouth. Arsenal was decisively better in terms of ball possession (81%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Kavanagh with the assistance of Neil Davies and Constantine Hatzidakis. The 4th official was Andre Marriner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.5 degrees Celsius or 43.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Arsenal

3 - 2

AFC Bournemouth

• ! 81 Ball Possession 19

Shots

• 30 Total 4
• 9 On Target 4
• 9 Off Target 0
• 12 Shots blocked 0

• 168 Attack 57
• 162 Dangerous attack 14
• 91 Ball safe​ 137

• 0 Penalties 0
• 17 Corners 1

Fouls

• 6 Total 8
• 0 Yellow Cards 2
• 0 Double Yellow 0
• 0 Red Card 0

Other

• 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 81% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 19% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more pushing with 162 dangerous attacks and 30 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match​.

Arsenal shot 30 times, 9 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, AFC Bournemouth shot 4 times, 4 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Arsenal didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, AFC Bournemouth received 2 yellow cards (Neto  and Chris Mepham).

Standings

After this match, Arsenal will have 63 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, AFC Bournemouth will stay with 21 points like Everton and Southampton to sit in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 13th of May with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).

AFC Bournemouth will play away agasint Crystal Palace on the 13th of May with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Crystal Palace (5 draws).

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal

G

Aaron Ramsdale 1.England

6.6

D

Oleksandr Zinchenko 35.Ukraine

7.4

D

Takehiro Tomiyasu 18.Japan

6.5

46'

D

Gabriel 6.Brazil

6.7

D

William Saliba 12.France

6.7

M

Martin Ødegaard 8.Norway

7.8

M

Fabio Vieira 21.Portugal

6.8

84'

M

Thomas Partey 5.Ghana

7.3

62'

F

Bukayo Saka 7.England

7.1

F

Leandro Trossard 19.Belgium

7.0

22'

F

Martinelli 11.Brazil

7.4

Substitutes

G

Matt Turner 30.USA

D

Kieran Tierney 3.Scotland

D

Rob Holding 16.England

D

Jakub Kiwior 15.Poland

D

Ben White 4.England

7.1

46' 70'

M

Jorginho 20.Italy

M

Granit Xhaka 34.Switzerland

84'

M

Emile Smith Rowe 10.England

6.5

22'

F

Reiss Nelson 24.England

6.8

69' 90'

Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale (6.6), Takehiro Tomiyasu (6.5), William Saliba (6.7), Gabriel Magalhães (6.7), Oleksandr Zinchenko (7.4), Martin Ødegaard (7.8), Thomas Partey (7.3), Fábio Vieira (6.8), Bukayo Saka (7.1), Leandro Trossard (7.0) and Gabriel Martinelli (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Kieran Tierney, Jorginho, Rob Holding, Jakub Kiwior, Reiss Nelson (6.8), Benjamin White (7.1), Granit Xhaka, Matt Turner and Emile Smith Rowe (6.5).

Arsenal could not rely on the presence of E. Smith Rowe (injured) and R. Nelson (injured).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 4 changes: Leandro Trossard for Emile Smith Rowe (22′), T. Tomiyasu for Ben White (46′), E. Smith Rowe for Reiss Nelson (69′) and Fábio Vieira for Granit Xhaka (84′).

Best player: Martin Ødegaard​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 59 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 8 crosses.

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth

G

Neto 13.Brazil

6.5

64'

D

Adam Smith 15.England

6.1

D

Jack Stephens 3.England

7.1

D

Marcos Senesi 25.Argentina

7.0

57'

D

Chris Mepham 6.Wales

7.0

86'

D

Jordan Zemura 33.England

7.2

64'

M

Joe Rothwell 14.England

5.8

71'

M

Philip Billing 29.Denmark

8.3

1'

M

Antoine Semenyo 24.England

6.2

64'

M

Dango Aboubacar Faissal Ouattara 11.France

6.4

82'

F

Dominic Solanke 9.England

6.1

Substitutes

G

Mark Travers 1.Republic of Ireland

G

Darren Randolph 12.Republic of Ireland

D

Jack Stacey 17.England

D

Ryan Fredericks 2.England

64'

M

Lewis Cook 4.England

71'

M

Ryan Christie 10.Scotland

82'

F

Kieffer Moore 21.Wales

F

Jaidon Anthony 32.England

64'

AFC Bournemouth started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Gary O\’Neil played with: Neto (6.5), Adam Smith (6.1), Chris Mepham (7.0), Jack Stephens (7.1), Marcos Senesi (7.0), Jordan Zemura (7.2), Dango Ouattara (6.4), Joe Rothwell (5.8), Philip Billing (8.3), Antoine Semenyo (6.2) and Dominic Solanke (6.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jack Stacey, Lewis Cook, Mark Travers, Kieffer Moore, Darren Randolph, Ryan Fredericks, Jaidon Anthony, Euan Pollock and Ryan Christie.

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 4 changes: Jordan Zemura for Ryan Fredericks (64′), Antoine Semenyo for Jaidon Anthony (64′), Joe Rothwell for Lewis Cook (71′) and Dango Ouattara for Ryan Christie (82′).

Best player: Philip Billing​

The most impressive player for AFC Bournemouth was Philip Billing.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 12 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Wolverhampton Wanderers – Tottenham Hotspur – 1-0
• Southampton – Leicester City – 1-0
• Manchester City – Newcastle United – 2-0
• Chelsea – Leeds United – 1-0
• Brighton & Hove Albion – West Ham United – 4-0
• Aston Villa – Crystal Palace – 1-0
• Arsenal – AFC Bournemouth – 3-2