Bournemouth 2-0 Arsenal: Player Ratings as William Saliba sees red as the Gunners fall to a shock defeat

Bournemouth hosted Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium in the Premier League and secured a shock 2-0 win over the Gunners in a spirited performance.

Mikel Arteta’s team arrived at the South Coast in a depleted state with several key players out injured. They lacked any sort of creativity and started off on the backfoot, with the hosts confident in their attacking efforts. Things went further south for the visitors as William Saliba was sent off for a last-man foul on Evanilson in the first half. However, the teams were deadlocked at 0-0.

The second half saw Bournemouth take a bit more risk and push forward with a man advantage. Their persistence bore fruit in the 70^th minute as substitutes Ryan Christie and Justin Kluivert combined to make it 1-0 to The Cherries. Just nine minutes later, Kluivert doubled the lead from the spot after David Raya brought Evanilson down.

Bournemouth held on to secure a historic win against Arsenal, and on that note, let’s take a look at the player ratings for both sides.

Bournemouth Player Ratings vs Arsenal

Goalkeeper

Kepa Arrizabalaga – 7/10

Kepa made one easy save and kept a clean sheet against Arsenal.

Defenders

Julian Araujo – 6.5/10

Araujo played the first half but was subbed off during the interval.

Illia Zabarnyi – 6.5/10

Zabarnyi had a decent game at the heart of Bournemouth’s defence.

Marcos Senesi – 7.5/10

Senesi won 11 of 13 duels, making five clearances, four tackles and one interception.

Milos Kerkez – 7.5/10

Kerkez won five duels, making three clearances and two tackles.

Midfielders

Alex Scott – 7/10

Scott passed the ball with 88% accuracy, including two key passes. He also won five duels.

Marcus Tavernier – 6.5/10

Tavernier had an average game in the middle of the park for Bournemouth.

Lewis Cook – 7.5/10

Cook passed the ball with 84% accuracy, including three key passes. He also won six duels in a good performance.

Forwards

Dango Ouattara – 7/10

Ouattara played one key pass and just one accurate cross going forward. However, he won five duels as well.

Evanilson – 7.5/10

Despite not contributing directly for a goal, Evanilson was the player that was fouled when Arsenal got a red, and also earned the penalty for his team.

Antoine Semenyo – 6/10

Semenyo was poor for his team as he missed two glorious chances from inside the box.

Substitutes

Adam Smith – 6.5/10

Smith replaced Araujo and put in a decent performance.

Ryan Christie – 7.5/10

Christie came on in the second half and scored a goal from a corner to put Bournemouth 1-0 up.

Justin Kluivert – 8/10

He assisted The Cherries’ first goal and converted to make it 2-0 from the penalty spot shortly after.

Luis Sinisterra – 6.5/10

He replaced Ouattara but could not impact the proceedings much.

Enes Unal – N/A

He played less than 10 minutes and hence did not warrant a rating.

Manager

Andoni Iraola – 8/10

Iraola made the perfect adjustments and substitutions to secure Bournemouth’s second win over Arsenal in their history.

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Arsenal Player Ratings vs Bournemouth

Goalkeeper

David Raya – 6/10

Raya had a poor performance as he made two saves but conceded a penalty late in the game.

Defenders

Ben White – 6/10

White had a subpar performance at right back and was also booked for a foul.

William Saliba – 5.5/10

The Frenchman was sent off after a last-man foul on Evanilson.

Gabriel Magalhaes – 7/10

The skipper for the Gunners, Gabriel won his only duel and made five clearances and two blocks.

Riccardo Calafiori – 7/10

Calafiori put in a shift at left back as he won six duels, making six clearances, three tackles and one block.

Midfielders

Thomas Partey – 6.5/10

Partey started the game and put in a decent performance.

Mikel Merino – 7/10

He played one key pass and won seven duels in a dull game for Arsenal.

Declan Rice – 7.5/10

Rice played the entire game, winning nine of his 10 duels and also played two key passes.

Forwards

Raheem Sterling – 6.5/10

Sterling made a decent start to the contest but was subbed off to make way for Kiwior in the first half.

Kai Havertz – 6.5/10

Havertz had a decent game for the Gunners but could not make an impact in front of goal.

Leandro Trossard – 6.5/10

Trossard put in a subpar performance for Arsenal against Bournemouth.

Substitutes

Jakub Kiwior – 6/10

Kiwior replaced Sterling in the first half but was taken off late in the game as well.

Gabriel Martinelli – 5.5/10

He missed a sitter shortly after coming on that arguably was the Gunners’ best chance of the game.

Ethan Nwaneri & Gabriel Jesus – N/A

The pair came on late in the contest and played less than 10 minutes, hence do not warrant a rating.

Manager

Mikel Arteta – 6/10

Arteta fielded a subpar lineup and will have to shoulder his responsibility in allowing such a defeat.

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