BOURNEMOUTH. Arsenal was finally too much to handle for AFC Bournemouth with the goal of M. Odegaard (5′), M. Odegaard (11′) and W. Saliba (54′). Arsenal capitalized on its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Vitality Stadium stadium in Bournemouth on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Craig Pawson with the support of Marc Perry and Scott Ledger. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 19.8 degrees Celsius or 67.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

AFC Bournemouth

0 - 3

Arsenal

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 6 Total 13
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 3
  • 74 Attack 138
  • 34 Dangerous attack 50
  • 46 Ball safe 81
  • 13 Free Kicks 13
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 59% while AFC Bournemouth was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was putting more pressure with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Arsenal won the match.​

AFC Bournemouth shot 6 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Arsenal shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

AFC Bournemouth received 2 yellow cards (J. Zemura and A. Smith). On the other side, Arsenal received 1 yellow card (G. Jesus).

Match Timeline

5'
Martin Ødegaard(goal)
11'
Martin Ødegaard(goal)G. Jesus
27'
46'
Lewis Cook- sub ->B. Pearson
46'
52'
Gabriel Jesus- Yellow
54'
William Saliba(goal)G. Xhaka
Adam Smith- Yellow
60'
Ryan Christie- sub ->P. Billing
65'
73'
Gabriel Jesus(var)
73'
Gabriel Jesus(var)
74'
Takehiro Tomiyasu- sub ->Ben White
74'
Emile Smith Rowe- sub ->Martin Ødegaard
75'
Edward Nketiah- sub ->Gabriel Martinelli
88'
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Manchester City
89
38
Arsenal
84
38
Manchester United
75
38
Newcastle United
71
38
Liverpool
67
38
Brighton & Hove Albion
62
38
Aston Villa
61
38
Tottenham Hotspur
60
38
Brentford
59
38
Fulham
52
38
Crystal Palace
45
38
Chelsea
44
38
Wolverhampton Wanderers
41
38
West Ham United
40
38
AFC Bournemouth
39
38
Nottingham Forest
38
38
Everton
36
38
Leicester City
34
38
Leeds United
31
38
Southampton
25
38

After playing this encounter, AFC Bournemouth stays with 3 points to occupy the 14th place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Arsenal has 9 points (1st).

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, AFC Bournemouth will play away with Crystal Palace on the 13th of May with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Crystal Palace (5 draws).

Arsenal will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 13th of May with a 5-4 head to head in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).

AFC Bournemouth – Formation

AFC Bournemouth
G
Mark Travers 1.Republic of Ireland
6.4
D
Marcos Senesi 25.Argentina
6.5
46'
D
Lloyd Kelly 5.England
6.5
D
Chris Mepham 6.Wales
6.6
M
Adam Smith 15.England
6.5
60'
M
Jordan Zemura 33.Zimbabwe
6.6
27'
M
Ben Pearson 22.England
6.4
46'
M
Jefferson Lerma 8.Colombia
6.2
M
Marcus Tavernier 16.England
6.6
F
Philip Billing 29.Denmark
6.6
65'
F
Kieffer Moore 21.Wales
6.8
Substitutes
G
Neto 13.Brazil
D
Jack Stacey 17.England
D
James Hill 23.England
M
Ryan Christie 10.Scotland
7.1
65'
M
Siriki Dembélé 20.Scotland
M
Lewis Cook 4.England
7.0
46'
M
Emiliano Marcondes 11.Denmark
F
Jaidon Anthony 32.England
6.7
46'
F
Jamal Lowe 18.Jamaica

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

The manager Scott Parker decided to play with the following team: Mark Travers (6.4), Chris Mepham (6.6), Marcos Senesi (6.2), Lloyd Kelly (6.5), Jefferson Lerma (6.2), Adam Smith (6.5), Marcus Tavernier (6.6), Ben Pearson (6.3), Jordan Zemura (6.6), Kieffer Moore (6.8) and Philip Billing (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Jaidon Anthony (6.5), Ryan Christie (7.0), Siriki Dembélé, Lewis Cook (7.0), Jack Stacey, Emiliano Marcondes, Neto, Jamal Lowe and James Hill.

Substitutions

AFC Bournemouth made 3 changes: M. Senesi for J. Anthony (46′), B. Pearson for L. Cook (46′) and P. Billing for R. Christie (65′).

Best player: Lewis Cook​

The most impressive player for AFC Bournemouth was Lewis Cook.

His rating is (7.0) with 22 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal
G
Aaron Ramsdale 1.England
6.7
D
Gabriel Magalhães 6.Brazil
7.5
D
Ben White 4.England
7.2
74'
D
William Saliba 12.France
8.0
54'
D
Oleksandr Zinchenko 35.Ukraine
6.8
M
Granit Xhaka 34.Switzerland
7.2
88'
M
Thomas Partey 5.Ghana
6.8
M
Martin Ødegaard 8.Norway
8.1
74' 5', 11'
M
Bukayo Saka 7.England
6.8
88'
M
Gabriel Martinelli 11.Brazil
7.1
75'
F
Gabriel Jesus 9.Brazil
7.1
52'
Substitutes
G
Matt Turner 30.United States
D
Kieran Tierney 3.Scotland
88'
D
Takehiro Tomiyasu 18.Japan
7.0
74'
D
Rob Holding 16.England
M
Mohamed Elneny 25.Egypt
M
Albert Sambi Lokonga 23.Belgium
88'
M
Fábio Vieira 21.Portugal
M
Emile Smith Rowe 10.England
7.0
74'
F
Edward Nketiah 14.England
6.3
75'

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

Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale (6.7), Ben White (7.1), William Saliba (8.0), Gabriel Magalhães (7.5), Oleksandr Zinchenko (6.8), Thomas Partey (6.8), Granit Xhaka (7.3), Bukayo Saka (6.9), Martin Ødegaard (8.3), Gabriel Martinelli (6.8) and Gabriel Jesus (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Mohamed Elneny, Kieran Tierney, Takehiro Tomiyasu (6.5), Matt Turner, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Edward Nketiah (6.3), Fábio Vieira, Rob Holding and Emile Smith Rowe (6.8).

Substitutions

Arsenal made 5 changes: G. Martinelli for E. Nketiah (74′), B. White for T. Tomiyasu (74′), M. Odegaard for E. Smith Rowe (74′), G. Xhaka for A. S. Lokonga (88′) and B. Saka for K. Tierney (88′).

Best player: Martin Ødegaard​

The player that probably impressed the most for Arsenal was Martin Ødegaard.

His rating is (8.3) with 2 goals, 53 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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