Premier League weekend roundup
The weekend brought a shock at the Emirates as Bournemouth beat Arsenal at home — the Cherries’ second win there in 11 months by the same scoreline — and pundits warned about Arsenal’s confidence and Tottenham’s ongoing winless run. ( ). Fantasy managers also buzzed over Jarrod Bowen’s near‑constant assist streak (only failing twice in seven gameweeks) and Beto’s four attacking returns across two gameweeks at about 2.9% ownership, while Crystal Palace celebrated Jean‑Philippe Mateta’s booming substitute goal. ( ).
Arsenal’s title push took a hit on Saturday when Bournemouth won 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium, handing Mikel Arteta’s side a damaging home defeat. (skysports.com) Bournemouth led through Eli Junior Kroupi in the 17th minute, Arsenal equalized with Viktor Gyokeres’ 35th-minute penalty, and Alex Scott scored the winner in the 74th minute in front of a crowd of 60,210. (skysports.com) It was Bournemouth’s second straight 2-1 league win at Arsenal after another 2-1 comeback at the Emirates 11 months earlier, a result Sky Sports said left Arsenal needing to “swim against the tide” before next Sunday’s trip to Manchester City on April 19. (skysports.com, premierleague.com, skysports.com) Tottenham’s slide continued on Sunday with a 1-0 defeat at Sunderland, and Sky Sports reported before the match that Spurs had gone 13 league games without a win, matching the club’s second-longest winless league run. (footballwebpages.co.uk, skysports.com) That run has turned Tottenham’s season into a relegation fight under Roberto De Zerbi, with Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp saying three days ago that he was not convinced Spurs had the “matchwinners” to stay up. (skysports.com) Away from the title and relegation races, Fantasy Premier League managers spent the weekend chasing form players before the Gameweek 33 double and the Blank Gameweek 34 that follow in April. (premierleague.com, premierleague.com) Jarrod Bowen was already one of The Scout’s headline picks before Gameweek 32, with West Ham’s captain priced at £7.6 million and coming off five attacking returns in his previous six Gameweeks. West Ham then beat Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 on Friday night. (premierleague.com, footballwebpages.co.uk) Beto remained a low-owned forward play after The Scout flagged that he had scored four goals in the previous two Gameweeks, while another Premier League analysis piece had already credited him with four goals in three matches under David Moyes. (premierleague.com, premierleague.com) Crystal Palace also had their moment on Sunday, beating Newcastle United 2-1 at Selhurst Park after Jean-Philippe Mateta came off the bench to score in the 80th minute and again in stoppage time from the penalty spot. (footballwebpages.co.uk, premierleague.com) The table now sends Arsenal to Manchester City with less margin for error and leaves Tottenham running out of matches, while Bournemouth, Palace and a cluster of Fantasy differentials head into the next round with momentum. (premierleague.com, premierleague.com, premierleague.com)
