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Well, very clear, put a bit of perspective into the situation. Obviously we want to win in any context, the reality is that we have made that context very difficult to ourselves. It was very difficult already with the amount of players that we had out and the schedule and the games that we had to play, but that’s the reality. And for that game we didn’t get away with it, we could have done, and it could have been a very different narrative. The reality is we didn’t.

And now the context is that we have lost one game in six months. And, OK, now we have to win again, win in the context that we have lost for the first time in six months. So, let’s show it.

Well, I mean, playing with 10 men, obviously there is an issue. The truth is when you analyse the three very different actions and the outcome of them, the reasons are very different. Regardless of that, we cannot continue to play with 10 men, especially at this level. And you see how struggling, all the teams have to win football matches. When you want to do it against 10 men for 65 minutes, the task becomes almost impossible. So, we need to eradicate that. It’s clear why, the reason and how, it doesn’t matter. We have to focus and it has to happen.

They are closer and they’re both progressing really well. Martin is still not fit. With Bukayo, let’s see how he feels today and the transition that we have later on.

Mikel Arteta may well have hinted that a brutal Arsenal decision is firmly on the horizon following the damaging 2-0 loss against Bournemouth. The Gunners saw their Premier League title hopes take a hit at Vitality Stadium with their first defeat of the season arriving in controversial circumstances.

Chances were at a premium for both teams but things dramatically changed when William Saliba was shown his marching orders for denying a goal-scoring opportunity. As a result of that red card, which was Arsenal’s third of the season already, Bournemouth took control with Ryan Christie and Justin Kluivert scoring in the second half.

Gabriel Magalhaes is putting Arsenal’s surprise 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth quickly behind him. After a first loss of the season for Mikel Arteta’s side, there are bigger challenges on the horizon.

Second-half goals from Ryan Christie and Justin Kluivert condemned the Gunners to a first domestic away defeat in 2024. Having entered the game in a strong position, William Saliba’s red card after just 30 minutes changed the complexion of things.

He was sent off following a foul on Evanilson that denied Bournemouth a clear goalscoring opportunity. It is the third time an Arsenal player has been dismissed already this term.

Gabriel, who was then partnered by Jakub Kiwior – but only until the centre-back was subsequently subbed back off late on – has quickly shifted attention. With the third Champions League group phase match coming up on Tuesday against Shakhtar Donetsk and the visit of Liverpool following, Arsenal know they need to respond.

William Saliba has been sent a clear message by Alan Shearer following his sending off in the surprise 2-0 Premier League defeat to Bournemouth on Saturday evening. The Gunners suffered their first defeat of the season – at the Vitality Stadium – with Ryan Christie and Justin Kluivert both on target in the second half.

Mikel Arteta’s side started the game well but proceedings twisted dramatically when Saliba was shown a straight red card in the 30th minute for dragging Evanilson to the floor, as the last man following a stray pass from Leandro Trossard. As a result of his dismissal, he will be suspended for the huge title clash at home to Liverpool next Sunday.

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 red card for the denial of a goalscoring opportunity. Racing back to defend following Leandro Trossad’s poor pass, Saliba brought down Evanilson as he went to chase down the ball.

The decision went down poorly with the travelling away fans, who had already seen Declan Rice and Trossard sent off in frustrating fashion this season. It leaves Arsenal having only dropped points in the league in matches they have played partially down to 10 men.

Halsey, reviewing the incident, thinks it could have gone another way. “I had major doubts over William Saliba’s red card and would have stayed with referee Rob Jones’ on-field decision of a caution.

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. Even with their experience of holding out for a draw at home to Brighton, and then nearly stunning Manchester City with the most defensive and low of low-blocks, playing a man down for an hour away from home was too much.

The Gunners never really got close to causing serious issues for their hosts either and then had to watch as both Manchester City and Liverpool eked out narrow 2-1 wins. The results coming back from the international break leave Arne Slot top of the table after eight games with City one back, and Arsenal a further three adrift.

Aston Villa are level on points in fourth, with Brighton coming up on 15 (two more back), and then Chelsea in sixth on 14. Far from game over for Arsenal, it is an early season blow that Arteta really didn’t need.

His side have been among the pace-setters in the past two years but now face the prospect of entering a tricky run of fixtures with more pressure ramping up. City, who are still undefeated, have shown vulnerability without Rodri, but have an inevitable streak.

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 worst fears came to fruition soon after.

Jakub Kiwior – who had come on for Raheem Sterling in the first half to counter-balance Saliba’s dismissal – left his back pass to David Raya short. Evanilson, the man Saliba had felled, nipped in and was tripped by the goalkeeper to win the spot kick.

Justin Kluivert’s conversion killed any hopes of an Arsenal revival and Kiwior was subjected to the dreaded double substitution, taken off a few minutes later. Rice was one of few players who left the field at full-time with credit.

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 point of the game arrived in the first when Saliba was shown a straight red card for bringing down Evanilson close to the centre circle. The incident occurred following a poor pass from Leandro Trossard.

There was plenty of debate online about whether the centre-back deserved to be given his marching orders. However, Hackett, writing in The Telegraph, has detailed why the Frenchman was correctly shown a straight red card.

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 initially given a yellow card but this was upgraded to red as a VAR review confirmed that he was the last man.

The two teams went into the break at 0-0 but Antoine Semenyo should have given Bournemouth the lead soon after the restart when he fired over from close range.

Gabriel Martinelli then had a great chance but saw his shot saved by Kepa Arrizabalaga just before the Cherries took the lead.

A clever corner routine saw Justin Kluivert set up Ryan Christie, and the midfielder made no mistake with a brilliant left-footed strike into the top corner.