Arsenal’s Disastrous Start: 10-Man Loss to Bournemouth in Premier League Opener

Arsenal, with 10 players left, lost the first game of the 2024/25 Premier League season to “The Cherries” Bournemouth 0-2 at the Stade de Energia on Saturday night, October 19.

According to a rather strange picture of the game, the visiting team was in a difficult situation in the 30th minute with William Saliba, in the middle. A foul ended the match. The referee looked at the replay (VAR) and overturned the decision and issued a red card and sent him off the pitch.

Andoni Iraola’s team lost a golden opportunity in the 47th minute the ball with a bad foot. But they still managed to save Gabriel Martinelli’s shot.

The local supporters celebrated in the 70th minute behind Jakub Kivior and he was brought down by goalkeeper David Raya. The referee gave him a penalty, Kluivert killed him, making it 2-0.

At the end of the game, Arsenal had 17 points from 8 games, equal to Aston Villa, but the goal difference was better, in 3rd place, while Bournemouth added 11 points, overtaking Manchester United in 10th place.

List of 11 real players
Bournemouth (4-2-3-1): Kepa Arrizabalaga, Marcos Senesi, Illiya Zabarnyi, Milos Kerquez, Julian Araujo, Marcus Tavernier, Lewis Cook, Alex Scott, Evanilson, Danko Ottara, Antoine Semenyo
Arsenal (4-3-3): David Raya, Gabriel Magalhaes, William Saliba, Riccardo Calafiori, Ben White, Thomas Partey, Miguel Merino, Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossar, Raheem Sterling