
Arsenal vs Bournemouth 2022-23 English Premier League
3 - 2
Nelson nets winner in Arsenal comeback against Bournemouth

— Conceding a goal after just nine seconds and going 2-0 down in the second half wasn’t enough to derail Arsenal’s title bid in the English Premier League.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! Arsenal 0, Bournemouth 1. Philip Billing (Bournemouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 22': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Leandro Trossard because of an injury.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Bournemouth 1.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Ben White replaces Takehiro Tomiyasu.
- 57': Goal! Arsenal 0, Bournemouth 2. Marcos Senesi (Bournemouth) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Rothwell with a cross following a corner.
- 62': Goal! Arsenal 1, Bournemouth 2. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe with a headed pass following a corner.
- 64': Neto (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card.
- 64': Substitution, Bournemouth. Jaidon Anthony replaces Antoine Semenyo.
- 64': Substitution, Bournemouth. Ryan Fredericks replaces Jordan Zemura.
- 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Emile Smith Rowe because of an injury.
- 70': Goal! Arsenal 2, Bournemouth 2. Ben White (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Reiss Nelson with a cross.
- 71': Substitution, Bournemouth. Lewis Cook replaces Joe Rothwell.
- 82': Substitution, Bournemouth. Ryan Christie replaces Dango Ouattara.
- 84': Substitution, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka replaces Fábio Vieira.
- 86': Chris Mepham (Bournemouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Goal! Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 2. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Bournemouth 2.
Game Information
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 60,222
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+46 | Liverpool | 35 | 82 | 3 |
+33 | Arsenal | 35 | 67 | 4 |
+24 | Manchester City | 36 | 65 | 9 |
+21 | Newcastle United | 35 | 63 | 10 |
Statistics
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ARS![]() |
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8 | Fouls | 6 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
1 | Corner Kicks | 17 |
6 | Saves | 2 |
19.9 | Possession | 80.1 |
4 | SHOTS | 31 |
4 | ON GOAL | 9 |
1.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
106 | Accurate Passes | 656 |
184 | Passes | 740 |
0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
7 | Crosses | 48 |
0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
64 | Long Balls | 23 |
18 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
12 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
16 | Tackles | 17 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
12 | Interceptions | 2 |
60 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
60 | Clearances | 5 |
Arsenal (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
6 | Gabriel Magalhães |
12 | William Saliba |
35 | Oleksandr Zinchenko |
18 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
5 | Thomas Partey |
21 | Fabio Vieira |
8 | Martin Ødegaard |
19 | Leandro Trossard |
11 | Gabriel Martinelli |
7 | Bukayo Saka |
AFC Bournemouth (5-4-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Neto (GK) ![]() |
3 | Jack Stephens |
25 | Marcos Senesi |
6 | Chris Mepham ![]() |
33 | Jordan Zemura |
15 | Adam Smith |
29 | Philip Billing |
14 | Joe Rothwell |
24 | Antoine Semenyo |
11 | Dango Ouattara |
9 | Dominic Solanke |
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