Bournemouth stuns Arsenal

Bournemouth beat Arsenal 2-1 at Emirates Stadium on Saturday, handing the league leaders a home loss that reopened the Premier League title race. (bbc.com) Junior Kroupi put Bournemouth ahead in the 17th minute, Viktor Gyokeres equalized from the penalty spot in the 35th, and Alex Scott scored the winner in the 74th. Arsenal’s official report listed the attendance at 60,210. (espn.com, arsenal.com, skysports.com) The defeat left Arsenal on 70 points from 32 matches. The Premier League table published this week showed Manchester City on 61 points from 30 matches before Sunday’s fixtures, leaving City with two games in hand and a direct route back into the race. (premierleague.com, apnews.com ) It was Bournemouth’s second straight 2-1 win away to Arsenal. On May 3, 2025, Bournemouth came from behind to win by the same score for their first victory at the Emirates. (arsenal.com, premierleague.com, espn.com) Bournemouth’s result also extended a long unbeaten league run. The Daily Telegraph reported after Saturday’s match that Andoni Iraola’s side had gone 12 straight Premier League games without a defeat, with seven of those matches ending in draws. (telegraph.co.uk) Mikel Arteta said before kickoff that Arsenal needed a hostile atmosphere for the 12:30 p.m. start, but Sky Sports reported his team played “sluggish and nervy” and missed the chance to move 12 points clear. The Associated Press said Arsenal had now lost three of their last four matches in all competitions. (skysports.com, khon2.com) For Bournemouth, the win added to a recent pattern against Arsenal. The 11v11 statistics database says Bournemouth have won three of the last four meetings between the clubs in the Premier League. (11v11.com) Arsenal’s next immediate test comes in Europe. The Telegraph reported Sporting Clube de Portugal were due at the Emirates on Wednesday for the second leg of Arsenal’s UEFA Champions League quarterfinal. (telegraph.co.uk)