Arsenal beats AFC Bournemouth 3-0. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Arsenal was after all too strong for AFC Bournemouth.

May 5, 2024

LONDON. Arsenal was finally too much to handle for AFC Bournemouth with the goal of Bukayo Saka (45′ pen), Leandro Trossard (70′) and Declan Rice (90′). Arsenal made the most of its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 60,348 spectators. The referee was David Coote who had the assistance of Tim Wood and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Darren England. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 15.91 degrees Celsius or 60.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.

Match Statistics

Arsenal

3 - 0

AFC Bournemouth

56 Ball Possession 44

Shots

25 Total 7
9 On Target 2
8 Off Target 3
8 Shots blocked 2

107 Attack 81
74 Dangerous attack 31
66 Ball safe 78

10 Free Kicks 21
1 Penalties 0
6 Corners 1

Fouls

15 Total 9
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Arsenal had a strong ball possession 56% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was putting more pressure with 74 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.

Arsenal shot 25 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, AFC Bournemouth shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Arsenal received 2 yellow cards (Thomas Partey and Kai Havertz). On the opposite side, AFC Bournemouth received 3 yellow cards (Adam Smith, Ryan Christie and Alex Scott).

Match Timeline

21'

Alex Scott- Yellow

Bukayo Saka (penalty)

45'

Thomas Partey- Yellow

59'

Kai Havertz- Yellow

60'

Leandro Trossard(goal)Declan Rice

70'

71'

Philip Billing- sub ->Alex Scott

80'

Enes Ünal- sub ->Marcos Senesi

Gabriel Martinelli- sub ->Leandro Trossard

81'

84'

Adam Smith- Yellow

Gabriel Jesus- sub ->Bukayo Saka

86'

89'

Romain Faivre- sub ->Justin Kluivert

89'

Max Aarons - sub ->Adam Smith

90'

Ryan Christie- Yellow

73'

Antoine Semenyo(VAR)

Declan Rice(goal)Gabriel Jesus

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

Brighton & Hove Albion

AFC Bournemouth

Crystal Palace

Wolverhampton Wanderers

After playing this match, Arsenal has 83 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, AFC Bournemouth will stays with 48 points to remain in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will play away with Manchester United on the 12th of May with a 21-13 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (10 draws).

AFC Bournemouth will host Brentford on the 11th of May with a 7-7 head to head stats.

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal

David Raya 22.Spain

7.3

William Saliba 2.France

7.5

Ben White 4.England

7.5

Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil

7.5

Takehiro Tomiyasu 18.Japan

8.1

Thomas Partey 5.Ghana

7.7

59'

Martin Ødegaard 8.Norway

7.8

Declan Rice 41.England

8.7

90'

Bukayo Saka 7.England

8.1

86'

45'

Leandro Trossard 19.Belgium

7.8

81'

70'

Kai Havertz 29.Germany

8.9

60'

Substitutes

Aaron Ramsdale 1.England

J. Kiwior 15.Poland

Oleksandr Zinchenko 35.Ukraine

Emile Smith Rowe 10.England

Jorginho 20.Italy

Fábio Vieira 21.Portugal

Gabriel Jesus 9.Brazil

7.0

86'

Gabriel Martinelli 11.Brazil

6.4

81'

Edward Nketiah 14.England

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

The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: David Raya (7.3), Ben White (7.5), William Saliba (7.5), Gabriel Magalhães (7.5), Takehiro Tomiyasu (8.1), Martin Ødegaard (7.8), Thomas Partey (7.7), Declan Rice (8.7), Bukayo Saka (8.1), Kai Havertz (8.9) and Leandro Trossard (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Aaron Ramsdale, Gabriel Jesus (7.0), Emile Smith Rowe, Gabriel Martinelli (6.4), Edward Nketiah, Jakub Kiwior, Jorginho, Fábio Vieira and Oleksandr Zinchenko .

Substitutions

Arsenal made 2 changes: Leandro Trossard for Gabriel Martinelli (81′) and Bukayo Saka for Gabriel Jesus (86′).

Player of the match: Kai Havertz

The player that probably impressed the most for Arsenal was Kai Havertz even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.9 with 37 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 12 duels out of 20.

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth

Mark Travers 42.Republic of Ireland

7.3

Lloyd Kelly 5.England

Dango Ouattara 11.Burkina Faso

7.1

Adam Smith 15.England

6.3

89'

84'

Marcos Senesi 25.Argentina

6.7

80'

Ilya Zabarnyi 27.Ukraine

6.7

Lewis Cook 4.England

7.3

Ryan Christie 10.Scotland

6.4

90'

Alex Scott 14.England

6.7

71'

21'

Justin Kluivert 19.Netherlands

7.3

89'

Antoine Semenyo 24.England

6.3

Dominic Solanke 9.England

6.3

Substitutes

Neto 1.Brazil

Callan McKenna 46.Scotland

James Hill 23.England

Max Aarons 37.England

6.3

89'

M. Kinsey 48.England

Romain Faivre 8.France

6.7

89'

Philip Billing 29.Denmark

6.3

71'

D. Sadi 49.England

Enes Ünal 26.Turkey

6.6

80'

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

Andoni Iraola Sagarna played with: Lloyd Kelly , Mark Travers (7.3), Adam Smith (6.3), Ilya Zabarnyi (6.7), Marcos Senesi (6.7), Dango Ouattara (7.1), Lewis Cook (7.3), Ryan Christie (6.4), Antoine Semenyo (6.3), Alex Scott (6.7) and Justin Kluivert (7.3), Dominic Solanke (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Neto , Romain Faivre (6.7), James Hill, Philip Billing (6.3), Max Aarons (6.3), C. McKenna, M. Kinsey, D. Sadi and Enes Ünal (6.6).

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 4 changes: Marcos Senesi for Enes Ünal (80′), Alex Scott for Philip Billing (71′), Justin Kluivert for Romain Faivre (89′) and Adam Smith for Max Aarons (89′).