On matchday 36 of the England – Premier League 2023-2024 tournament, Bournemouth could not resist the power of the Gunners and suffered a resounding 3-0 defeat at the Emirates Stadium. Bukayo Saka took a powerful shot from twelve steps and beat the opposing goalkeeper to break the tie 44 minutes into the first half. Arsenal’s auspicious start did not end there and, 24 minutes into the second half, Leandro Trossard extended the result with a goal from a play. Finally, Declan Rice gave shape to the win after a play when 51 minutes into the same stage.
Kai Havertz had the opportunity to increase the difference, but the post denied him the goal cry in the 79th minute of the second stage.
Bukayo Saka’s performance positioned him as the most outstanding player of the match. The Arsenal striker showed his best performance by scoring 1 goal, shooting 7 times into the opponent’s goal and making 30 correct passes.
Declan Rice also played a good game. The Arsenal midfielder scored 1 goal, made 47 correct passes, recovered 6 balls and looked for the opponent’s goal with 2 shots.
At 89 minutes of the second stage, midfielder Romain Favre raised the crowd with a shot at Gabriel Martinelli.
A high foul rate constantly slowed down the game on the court. There were several reprimands: Alex Scott, Thomas Partey, Kai Havertz, Adam Smith and Ryan Christie.
Arsenal strategist Mikel Arteta stopped the starting eleven with a 4-3-3 formation with David Raya in goal; Ben White, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhães and Takehiro Tomiyasu on the defensive line; Martin Odegaard, Thomas Partey and Declan Rice in the middle; and Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz and Leandro Trossard in attack.
For their part, those chosen by Andoni Iraola took the field with a 4-5-1 formation with Mark Travers between the three sticks; Adam Smith, Marcos Senesi, Ilya Zabarnyi and Dango Outtara in defense; Alex Scott, Lewis Cook, Antoine Semenyo, Ryan Christie and Justin Kluivert at midfield; and Dominic Solanke up front.
David Coote was appointed as the main referee for the match at the Emirates Stadium.
On the next day the Gunners will face Manchester United as a visitor and Bournemouth will play the home game against Brentford.
With this result, the host accumulates 83 points throughout the competition and occupies the top of the table. For its part, the visit totals 48 units and is in tenth place.
Changes at Arsenal
- 80′ 2T – Leandro Trossard came out for Gabriel Teodoro Martinelli Silva
- 84′ 2T – Bukayo Saka came out for Gabriel Fernando de Jesús
Changes at Bournemouth
- 70′ 2T – Salió Alex Jay Scott por Philip Billing
- 78′ 2T – Baron Marcos Nicolás Senesi left for Enes Ünal
- 89′ 2T – Adam Smith leaves for Maximilian James Aarons and Justin Dean Kluivert for Romain Favre
BBC-NEWS-SRC: IMPORTING DATE: 2024-05-04 15:35:01