Arsenal turn on Bournemouth and maintain advantage at the top of the English

For the 26th round of the English Championship, the Arsenal beat Bournemouth 3-2 at the Emirates Stadium. Billing and Senesi opened the scoring, while Partey, White and Nelson went in search of victory for the home team this Saturday.

With the win, Arsenal maintained their advantage over City at the top of the Premier League . Mikel Arteta’s charges are at the top of the table, with 63 points from 26 matches. The London team’s next game is against Sporting, on Thursday, for the round of 16 of the Europa League.

Bournemouth, on the other hand, continued at the bottom of the table with the result. The defeat did not remove the team from the 19th position, with 21 points. In the fight against relegation, the club receives Liverpool at home next Saturday.

The game

Bournemouth managed to open the scoring in the first half of the match. Ouattara attacked the defense and crossed low. Gabriel Magalhães punctured the ball and Billing completed it for the back of the net.

Arsenal pressed on to equalise, but the visitors nearly extended their lead on a 20th-minute counterattack. Billing received the ball from Solanke and drove down the left. In the area, he played for Ouattara, but the striker was unable to score as goalkeeper Ramsdale left the goal well.

Already in the second half, Bournemouth reached the second goal. Rothwell took a corner and Senesi completed with a strong header, with no chance for Ramsdale.

Five minutes later, Arsenal were finally able to react. Also after a corner kick, Smith-Rowie headed in the area and Partey completed the plate to reduce the advantage of the visitors on the scoreboard.

In the pressure for the draw, the home team saw the crowd at the Emirates Stadium explode in the 25th minute. Nelson crossed the ball from the left and White completed it first. Neto made the save, but the referee stated that the ball had already crossed the line, indicating 2 to 2 on the scoreboard.

Already in the additions, in the last bid of the game, the ball was left in the entrance of the area for Nelson. The number 24 kicked hard with his left leg and secured Arsenal’s victory.