Arsenal vs Bournemouth LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction after Reiss Nelson’s last-minute winner
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Arsenal survived a massive scare in their pursuit of the Premier League title as they came back from two goals down to beat Bournemouth 3-2 with a last-gasp winner from Reiss Nelson, in a rip-roaring contest in north London on Saturday.
Relegation-threatened Bournemouth scored the second-quickest Premier League goal of all time after nine seconds of play through Philip Billing, and despite Arsenal’s domination, Marcos Senesi made it 2-0 for the visitors before the hour.
But then began an Arsenal comeback that could prove a pivotal moment in the title race.
Thomas Partey prodded a shot past Bournemouth keeper Neto just past the hour mark, and eight minutes later substitute Ben White’s volley crossed the line despite Neto’s desperate dive.
With the Emirates Stadium crowd roaring their side on it appeared Bournemouth had held on for a precious point in their fight against relegation, but substitute Nelson’s sensational strike seven minutes into stoppage time sealed a remarkable win. Arsenal restored their five-point lead over Manchester City, who had won earlier, with 63 points from 26 games.
Arsenal vs AFC Bournemouth
Semenyo receives a pass from Solanke and looks to get Bournemouth moving forwards on the left, but the Cherries man eventually loses out to Gabriel and fouls the Arsenal defender.
Arsenal vs AFC Bournemouth
Arsenal kick us off for the second half. This could be a huge 45 minutes at both ends of the Premier League!
Arsenal vs AFC Bournemouth
We've already had so many twists and turns in this Premier League title race, and if Arsenal fail to find a way back here, another surprise beckons! The Gunners' best chances came through Odegaard and Saka just three minutes in, but Neto was alert to make a superb double save and preserve Bournemouth's advantage. Arsenal have also lost Trossard to injury, and they need the likes of Smith Rowe and Martinelli to step up to salvage something here.
Arsenal vs AFC Bournemouth
It's half-time at the Emirates, and a huge shock is on the cards as relegation-threatened Bournemouth lead the Premier League leaders! Billing needed just nine seconds to score the opening goal, side-footing home as the Cherries attacked through Ouattara straight from kick-off! Since then, Arsenal have struggled to create clear-cut chances, and they were indebted to Ramsdale for making a huge save to deny Ouattara a second!
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