At 23:00 Beijing time on March 4, in the 26th round of the 2022-23 Premier League season, leaders Arsenal sat at the Emirates Stadium to face promoted Bournemouth. In the first half, Arsenal conceded a goal just nine seconds into the game; In the second half, Senesi scored another goal to give Bournemouth a two-goal lead over the Gunners, Thomas and Ben White scored back-to-back goals to equalise, and Nelson read the seconds in the 97th minute! In the end, Arsenal defeated Bournemouth 3-2 to continue to lead Manchester City by five points and lead the table.
Arsenal completed the play-offs last week, leading Manchester City by five points after also playing 25 rounds. Manchester City started the game this round, they beat Newcastle 2-0 and the pressure came to Arsenal.
Arsenal conceded a goal just in the opening game! Solanke kicked off in the middle of the circle, Roswell picked up the right flank, Vatara received the ball and crossed from the right side of the box, Gabriel stretched his foot to clear the ball and Billing, who followed in the middle, easily pushed and scored. The goal was confirmed to have a time of 9.11 seconds, making it the second fastest goal in Premier League history.
In the 5th minute, Odegaard received the ball in front and cut sideways into the middle, then fired a low left-footed shot into the bottom right corner of the goal, goalkeeper Neto fell to the ground to save the ball, and the follow-up Saka shot was again blocked by Neto from the line.
In the 20th minute, Bournemouth played a quick counter-attack, Solanke dribbled the ball into the left side of the box and crossed, followed by Billing, Ramsdale blocked the shot, and then Ouattara added another shot, which was again destroyed by Ramsdale.
In the 22nd minute, Arsenal, who were trailing behind, were hit again, and Trossard was injured and could not hold on, and was replaced by Smith-Rowe. One minute later, Arsenal won a free-kick in front of the penalty area, Odegaard took a left-footed shot that deflected slightly over the wall. In the 34th minute, Bournemouth's Maepam handball in the penalty area, which VAR intervened and determined was not a penalty.
In the 45th minute, Senesi brought down Tomiyasu while defending in the penalty area, and the referee still did not give Arsenal a penalty.
In the 45+2nd minute, Odegaard again took a free-kick high from front. One minute later, Arsenal took a tactical corner kick from the left side, Odegaard sent straight in front of the box, Martinelli received the ball on the left and shot from a low angle into the side netting. At the end of the first half, Arsenal were behind their opponents.
In the 50th minute, Odegaard received a return pass from the right side of the penalty area, his low left-footed shot was too high, and Neto fell to the ground to hold the ball. In the 54th minute, Arsenal played a quick counter-attack as Martinelli advanced from the right flank, crossed into the box and cut into the middle, after which his right-footed shot went high.
In the 55th minute, Neto rushed out of the box and disrupted Arsenal's counter-attack. In the 57th minute, Bournemouth's left-hand corner kick drove to the front of the penalty area and Senesi flicked his header into the centre to give Bournemouth a 2-0 lead over Arsenal.
In the 62nd minute, Arsenal also took advantage of a corner kick to pull a point back, the right corner kick drove into the box, Neto hit the ball but did not go far, Smith Rowe nodded the ball from the penalty spot, Thomas in the small box volleyed on the right side, Arsenal 1-2 Bournemouth.
In the 65th minute, Rosswell crossed 45 degrees from the right in front, and Solanke's chest in the box stopped the ball and his right-footed volley was blocked by Ramsdale with his foot. In the 70th minute, Nelson crossed from the left side of the box, Ben White volleyed with his right foot, Neto made a mistake in positioning, he fished the ball out inside the goal, the goal line technology showed that the ball had crossed the line as a whole, Arsenal 2-2 Bournemouth.
In the 72nd minute, Saka crossed from the right side of the penalty area, Stephens blocked the ball, Saka took the ball and crossed, Stephens blocked the chest, and the ball bounced back to the post.
In the 75th minute, Thomas picked out a pass at the back, Martinelli quickly cut forward, received the ball into the right side of the box and volleyed from a small angle, the ball went over the crossbar. In the 79th minute, Odegaard ejected a left-footed shot from the right side of the penalty area and the ball hit Senes' arm, which the referee determined was not a penalty.
In the 80th minute, Arsenal's right-hand corner kick drove into the box, the ball was crossed and relayed by Gabriel's header, the ball was in the hands of the Bournemouth player on the goal line, and VAR confirmed that it was not a penalty.
In the 87th minute, Saka cut inside from the right and shot with his right foot at the top of the arc, and the ball bounced off the line. In the 95th minute, Nelson received a cross from the left in front of the penalty area, cut sideways inside and shot with his right foot, and the ball was held by Neto.
In the 97th minute, Odegaard drove the right corner kick into the box, Senesi in front of the post was not far away, Nelson in front of the box received the ball and volleyed left-footed to score, Arsenal 3-2 reverse Bournemouth!
In the end, the match was over, with Arsenal beating Bournemouth 3-2.