Arsenal suffered a damaging but deserved 2-0 to defeat to Bournemouth in their Premier League clash at the Vitality Stadium. The hosts probably edged the early exchanges as the game struggled to really catch light. It burst into flames around the half-hour mark as William Saliba was sent off in controversial circumstances.
The Frenchman was initially shown a yellow card for tugging down Evanilson just outside the centre circle as the Brazilian threatened to run in on goal courtesy of Leandro Trossard’s wayward back-pass. VAR intervened, though, to send Rob Jones to the screen and overturn his decision.
This forced the match in to a game of attack vs defence – a familiar story for Arsenal this season. The Gunners coped well for large parts and could even have taken the lead through Gabriel Martinelli.
