On Saturday's Premier League action, Arsenal suffered a surprising 2-0 defeat to Bournemouth. Missing injured players Odegaard and Saka, Arteta’s side recorded its first loss of the season. The match was heavily influenced by Saliba’s red card in the 30th minute, initially given a yellow by referee Jones but upgraded to red after a VAR review for a foul on Evanilson. Bournemouth, already threatening with Semenyo early on, capitalized on their numerical advantage. Substitute Kluivert made the difference, assisting Christie’s 70th-minute goal from a corner and converting a penalty in the 79th minute after Raya fouled Evanilson.
This defeat leaves Arsenal stuck at 17 points, now level with Aston Villa, who secured a 3-1 away win against Fulham. Despite falling behind to a Jimenez goal after just 5 minutes, Villa quickly equalized through Rogers at the 9th minute. Fulham missed a penalty to retake the lead, and after going down to 10 men with Andersen’s red card, they were punished by a Watkins goal in the 59th minute and an own goal from Diop in the 69th minute. Philogene was also sent off late, restoring numerical balance.
Meanwhile, Brighton secured a valuable 1-0 victory at Newcastle, thanks to Welbeck’s 35th-minute goal. Tottenham and Manchester United also returned to winning ways. Spurs, trailing after Kudus’ 18th-minute strike, turned the game around against West Ham with goals from Kulusevski, Bissouma, an Areola own goal, and Son. West Ham finished with 10 men after Kudus was sent off. United came from behind to beat Brentford 2-1, with Garnacho and Hojlund scoring after Pinnock’s opener.
Premier League, Liverpool soars: Arsenal and City struggle, Tottenham sinks
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At the bottom of the table, Everton and Leicester pulled themselves out of the relegation zone with important away wins against Ipswich (0-2) and Southampton (2-3). Everton’s goals came from Ndiaye and Keane, while Leicester overturned a 2-0 deficit with goals from Buonanotte, Vardy (penalty), and Ayew in stoppage time after Southampton’s Fraser was sent off.
