BOURNEMOUTH. Arsenal overcomes AFC Bournemouth 4-0 after playing a incredible match. Bukayo Saka (17′), Martin Ødegaard (44′ pen), Kai Havertz (53′ pen) and Ben White (90′). Arsenal took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Vitality Stadium stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Salisbury with the support of Constantine Hatzidakis and James Mainwaring. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.17 degrees Celsius or 62.91 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 69%.​

Match Statistics​

AFC Bournemouth

0 - 4

Arsenal

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 8 Total 15
  • 1 On Target 8
  • 3 Off Target 3
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 104 Attack 80
  • 49 Dangerous attack 45
  • 66 Ball safe 84
  • 0 Penalties 2
  • 6 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 9 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Arsenal had a superior ball possession 59% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

AFC Bournemouth was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Arsenal managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

AFC Bournemouth shot 8 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Arsenal shot 15 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

AFC Bournemouth didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Arsenal received 1 yellow card (Kai Havertz).

Match Timeline

17'
Bukayo Saka (goal)
33'
Kai Havertz- Yellow
44'
Martin Ødegaard(penalty)
53'
Kai Havertz(penalty)
Dango Ouattara- sub ->Justin Kluivert
59'
Luis Sinisterra- sub ->Marcus Tavernier
59'
69'
Reiss Nelson- sub ->Eddie Nketiah
69'
Takehiro Tomiyasu- sub ->Oleksandr Zinchenko
75'
76'
Fábio Vieira- sub ->Bukayo Saka
81'
Jorginho- sub ->Declan Rice
81'
Emile Smith Rowe- sub ->Kai Havertz
Antoine Semenyo- sub ->Miloš Kerkez
83'
Adam Smith- sub ->Ryan Christie
83'
90'
Ben White(goal)Martin Ødegaard

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
88
37
Arsenal
86
37
Liverpool
79
37
Aston Villa
68
37
Tottenham Hotspur
63
37
Newcastle United
57
36
Chelsea
57
36
Manchester United
54
36
West Ham United
52
37
Brighton & Hove Albion
48
36
AFC Bournemouth
48
37
Crystal Palace
46
37
Wolverhampton Wanderers
46
37
Fulham
44
37
Everton
40
37
Brentford
39
37
Nottingham Forest
29
37
Luton Town
26
37
Burnley
24
37
Sheffield United
16
37

After this contest, AFC Bournemouth will stay with 3 points to remain in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Arsenal will have 17 points like Tottenham Hotspur to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, AFC Bournemouth will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 21st of October with a 3-3 head to head record.

Arsenal will play away agasint Chelsea on the 21st of October with a 24-15 head to head in favor of Chelsea (10 draws).

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth
G
Neto 1.Brazil
7.3
D
Milos Kerkez 3.Hungary
6.3
83'
D
Marcos Senesi 25.Argentina
6.3
D
Ilya Zabarnyi 27.Ukraine
6.6
D
Max Aarons 37.England
5.7
M
Lewis Cook 4.England
6.4
M
Ryan Christie 10.Scotland
6.4
83'
M
Marcus Tavernier 16.England
6.4
59'
M
Justin Kluivert 19.Netherlands
6.3
59'
M
Philip Billing 29.Denmark
6.4
75'
F
Dominic Solanke 9.England
6.8
Substitutes
G
Andrei Radu 20.Romania
D
Adam Smith 15.England
6.3
83'
M
David Brooks 7.Wales
M
Joe Rothwell 8.England
6.4
75'
M
Hamed Junior Traorè 22.Ivory Coast
F
Kieffer Moore 21.Wales
F
Dango Ouattara 11.Burkina Faso
7.0
59'
F
Luis Sinisterra 17.Colombia
7.3
59'
F
Antoine Semenyo 24.England
6.3
83'

AFC Bournemouth started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Andoni Iraola Sagarna decided to play with the following team: Neto (7.3), Max Aarons (5.7), Illia Zabarnyi (6.6), Marcos Senesi (6.3), Miloš Kerkez (6.3), Ryan Christie (6.4), Lewis Cook (6.4), Marcus Tavernier (6.4), Philip Billing (6.4), Justin Kluivert (6.3) and Dominic Solanke (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Antoine Semenyo (6.3), Kieffer Moore, Ionuț Radu, David Brooks, Dango Ouattara (7.0), Joe Rothwell (6.4), Adam Smith (6.3), Hamed Junior Traorè and Luis Sinisterra (7.3).

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 5 changes: Philip Billing for Joe Rothwell (75′), Ryan Christie for Adam Smith (83′), Justin Kluivert for Dango Ouattara (59′), Marcus Tavernier for Luis Sinisterra (59′) and Miloš Kerkez for Antoine Semenyo (83′).

Best player: Luis Sinisterra​

The most impressive player for AFC Bournemouth was Luis Sinisterra.

His rating is (7.3) with 16 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 59′.

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal
G
David Raya 22.Spain
7.7
D
William Saliba 2.France
7.0
D
Ben White 4.England
8.5
90'
D
Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil
7.5
D
Oleksandr Zinchenko 35.Ukraine
7.5
69'
M
Kai Havertz 29.Germany
7.5
81' 33' 53'
M
Declan Rice 41.England
7.5
81'
M
Martin Ødegaard 8.Norway
9.4
44'
F
Bukayo Saka 7.England
7.3
76' 17'
F
Gabriel Jesus 9.Brazil
7.8
F
Edward Nketiah 14.England
7.7
69'
Substitutes
G
Aaron Ramsdale 1.England
D
J. Kiwior 15.Poland
D
Takehiro Tomiyasu 18.Japan
6.6
69'
M
Mohamed Elneny 25.Egypt
M
Emile Smith Rowe 10.England
6.4
81'
M
Jorginho 20.Italy
6.8
81'
M
Fábio Vieira 21.Portugal
7.0
76'
F
Leandro Trossard 19.Belgium
F
Reiss Nelson 24.England
7.0
69'

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

Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: David Raya (7.7), Ben White (8.5), William Saliba (7.0), Gabriel Magalhães (7.5), Oleksandr Zinchenko (7.5), Martin Ødegaard (9.4), Declan Rice (7.5), Kai Havertz (7.5), Bukayo Saka (7.3), Eddie Nketiah (7.7) and Gabriel Jesus (7.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Aaron Ramsdale, Jorginho (6.8), Fábio Vieira (7.0), Reiss Nelson (7.0), Takehiro Tomiyasu (6.6), Mohamed Elneny , Emile Smith Rowe (6.4), Jakub Kiwior and Leandro Trossard.

Arsenal could not rely on the presence of Fábio Vieira (injured) and Emile Smith Rowe (injured).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 5 changes: Bukayo Saka for Fábio Vieira (76′), Oleksandr Zinchenko for Takehiro Tomiyasu (69′), Declan Rice for Jorginho (81′), Eddie Nketiah for Reiss Nelson (69′) and Kai Havertz for Emile Smith Rowe (81′).

Best player: Martin Ødegaard​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard.

His rating is (9.4) with 1 goal, 53 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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