Arsenal were unlucky not to have William Saliba on the pitch for the whole of their eventual 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth, says former Premier League referee Mark Halsey. The Frenchman was sent off just 30 minutes into the clash after a VAR review. Initially only handed a yellow card by Rob Jones, Saliba was given a …
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Arsenal next five Premier League fixtures compared to Liverpool and Man City in title drama
Arsenal have blinked. They are still only the second of the Premier League’s now-established top three to lose this season but it has cost them already. After going down to 10 men in a third Premier League game out of eight, Mikel Arteta’s men always faced a tough ask to get anything out of Bournemouth. …
Declan Rice shows true colours with William Saliba Arsenal red card verdict after Bournemouth loss
Midway through the second half, with 10-man Arsenal a goal down, Declan Rice was seen demanding his teammates to stay alert and keep position as Bournemouth pressed for a second. It was a mistake from Leandro Trossard that led to William Saliba’s red card and Rice was getting frustrated at some of the sloppiness that followed given what had happened. His …
Arsenal receive new William Saliba red card referee verdict as Bournemouth drama takes fresh twist
Former Premier League referee Keith Hackett has explained why ‘careless’ William Saliba deserved to be sent off during Arsenal’s defeat to Bournemouth. Mikel Arteta’s side finally surrendered their unbeaten start to the season at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday evening. Second-half goals from Ryan Christie and Justin Kluivert secured the Cherries all three points; however, the main talking …
Arsenal ‘looked like strangers’ as Walcott questions squad’s ‘hunger’ and Redknapp names solution
Theo Walcott and Jamie Redknapp have both criticised Arsenal after they suffered their first Premier League defeat of the season to Bournemouth. Arsenal went down to 10 men at the Vitality Stadium when a puzzling Leandro Trossard backpass caught William Saliba out, forcing him to pull back Evanilson and ultimately bring the striker down. Saliba was …
Every word Mikel Arteta said on William Saliba red card, VAR and Bournemouth loss
Absolutely. We are very disappointed with the result and gutted because we had to play in that context again. Even more difficult than the previous two that we have faced this season to do it with 65 or 68 minutes with 10 men at this level, it’s just an impossible task. It’s an accident waiting …
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Mikel Arteta makes brutal Jakub Kiwior decision after Arsenal mistake vs Bournemouth
Jakub Kiwior was the subject of the dreaded double substitution in Arsenal’s 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday evening. The Poland international had come on to replace Raheem Sterling in the first half in the wake of William Saliba’s first-half red card. Saliba had hauled down Cherries attacker Evanlison as the last man and VAR deemed it a …
Arsenal direct X-rated three-word chant at Howard Webb after William Saliba rage
Arsenal fans couldn’t hide their anger at PGMOL chief Howard Webb after William Saliba was sent off in Saturday’s Premier League clash with Bournemouth. France international Saliba was shown a straight red card by referee Rob Jones after hauling Evanilson to the ground in the first half at the Vitality Stadium. Jones initially cautioned Saliba …
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Arsenal player ratings vs Bournemouth as Saliba, Trossard and Raya errors costly
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 …
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William Saliba makes true Arsenal feelings clear as Mikel Arteta demand speaks volumes
Coming out of the October international break, Arsenal are 10 games unbeaten in all competitions. Across those games – in the Premier League, Champions League, and Carabao Cup – Mikel Arteta’s men scored 22 times and conceded just seven. It is a continuation of the form at the back end of last season that took …