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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 1 (setup 2, season 18)
Arsenal
v.
Bournemouth
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
1
Damián 'Emiliano' MARTÍNEZ716Tim KRUL
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
3
Takehiro TOMIYASU27Adam SMITH
NUNO Albertino Varela TAVARES836Lloyd KELLY
Granit XHAKA4Philip BILLING
Rob HOLDING757Jack STEPHENS
Auston TRUSTY66Lewis COOK
FÁBIO Daniel Ferreira VIEIRA7Pierre LEES-MELOU
Emile SMITH ROWE78Andrés Yair RENTERÍA Morelo
Folarin BALOGUN696Josh THOMAS
Ainsley MAITLAND-NILES6106Jefferson Andrés LERMA Solis
Marcus Vinícius Oliveira Alencar, MARQUINHOS611Jamal LOWE
Manager
Charlie PATINO12Ryan FREDERICKS
Jack BUTLAND13Asmir BEGOVIC
Lino da Cruz SOUSA14Antoine SEMENYO
Tyreece JOHN-JULES156Marko ROG
Jack HENRY-FRANCIS16Emiliano MARCONDES Hansen

Arsenal 4 Bournemouth 2
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 33,040, Stadium: Emirates Stadium, Referee: Mike REED 5½)
9 Balogun, 28 Smith Rowe, 45+1 Balogun, 62 Nuno TavaresScorers72 Lerma, 90+3 Rog
Substitutions78 Kelly <=> Rog
Sendings off
Bookings
2Corners6
14Fouls13
7Offsides2
5Shots on7
14Shots off3
19Total shots10
1Shots saved5
51%Possession49%
Man of the match: Takehiro TOMIYASU
2MAITLAND-NILES fired a looping shot over the bar from close range.
4A looping shot from RENTERÍA was pushed round the post by the Arsenal 'keeper.
6MAITLAND-NILES beat two Bournemouth players and blasted a golden opportunity over.
7A great save prevented THOMAS from scoring a lovely goal.
9GOAL!! On the left wing SMITH ROWE collected a defender's clearance and hit it across the goalmouth for BALOGUN to flick it into the roof of the net. (1-0 Arsenal)
12SMITH ROWE snapped at an easy chance.
24A shot from FÁBIO VIEIRA was smothered by KRUL.
26A cross from MAITLAND-NILES left BALOGUN in plenty of space but he fluffed his shot.
28GOAL!! SMITH ROWE hit a curling twenty-five yard shot past the bemused Bournemouth 'keeper. (2-0 Arsenal)
33A useful ball from FÁBIO VIEIRA on the left found SMITH ROWE who sliced his shot wide.
37SMITH ROWE ran onto a wonderful ball from XHAKA but toe-poked his effort wide of the righthand post.
37RENTERÍA beat NUNO TAVARES and blasted the ball to LERMA who toe-poked his shot wide.
45+1GOAL!! A delightful dribble from TOMIYASU gave MAITLAND-NILES space on the left and BALOGUN stabbed in his accurate pass. (3-0 Arsenal)
 
59A shot from RENTERÍA seemed a certain goal but the 'keeper managed to parry the ball clear.
61Uncertainty in the Bournemouth defence enabled TOMIYASU to crack the ball over the bar.
62GOAL!! A strike from NUNO TAVARES which KRUL managed to claw away seemed to have crossed the line and the ref awarded the goal. (4-0 Arsenal)
72GOAL!! A free-kick was pushed away by the 'keeper, RENTERÍA was first to the loose ball and knocked the ball to LERMA to crack in. (4-1 Arsenal)
73A tame shot from SMITH ROWE rolled agonisingly wide.
80The bemused 'keeper was all agog as a backpass from STEPHENS dropped just over.
81A penalty box meleé resulted in TOMIYASU cracking the ball over.
86A accurate pass found SMITH and his looping shot floated narrowly over.
90+3GOAL!! A quick-witted ROG pounced on a loose ball on the edge of the area and made no mistake. (4-2 Arsenal)