Last Updated: March 05, 2023, 09:34 IST
Arsenal register 3-2 win over Bournemouth (AP Photo)
Arsenal hadn’t even touched the ball when Philip Billing gave bottom-of-the-table Bournemouth the lead after simply 9.11 seconds with a medical end from contained in the Gunners space
Arsenal recovered from conceding the second-fastest aim in Premier League historical past as Reiss Nelson’s stoppage-time strike gave the Premier League leaders an exhilarating 3-2 win over Bournemouth after title rivals Manchester City beat Newcastle 2-0 on Saturday.
Mikel Arteta’s aspect have been trailing by two targets with simply over half an hour left.
But the Gunners confirmed they will deal with the stress of the title race with a exceptional comeback that stored them 5 factors forward of second-placed City.
“I’m extremely blissful. It was simply mad. It was a very particular win and it took till the final second to earn it,” Arteta said.
Arsenal hadn’t even touched the ball when Philip Billing gave the bottom of the table Bournemouth the lead after just 9.11 seconds with a clinical finish from inside the Gunners area.
The quickest aim in Premier League historical past was scored by Shane Long after 7.69 seconds for Southampton in opposition to Watford in 2019.
Arsenal fell further behind in the 57th minute as Marcos Senesi escaped Thomas Partey to glance a header past Aaron Ramsdale from a corner.
Partey made amends for his slack marking five minutes later when he reduced the deficit with a close-range finish from Emile Smith-Rowe’s header.
Underlining their desire to win a first title since 2004, Arsenal seized the momentum and equalised through Ben White’s powerful finish from Nelson’s cross in the 70th minute.
Nelson completed Arsenal’s incredible revival in the seventh minute of stoppage time when the substitute produced a superb finish from 20 yards to spark scenes of wild celebration all around the Emirates Stadium.
“They never gave up. We want to stay there (at the top) for as long as possible,” Arteta mentioned.
Earlier on Saturday, City rode their luck in a 2-0 win over Newcastle on the Etihad Stadium.
Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva scored the targets for the champions, who have been let off the hook by a sequence of obtrusive misses from the guests.
Sean Longstaff, Callum Wilson and Joelinton have been all responsible of not even forcing Ederson right into a save as fifth-placed Newcastle suffered one other blow to their hopes of a top-four end.
“It was an extremely good end result for us as a result of it was a tough recreation,” City boss Pep Guardiola said.
– Potter gets a break –
Wesley Fofana eased the pressure on Chelsea boss Graham Potter as the French defender sealed a 1-0 win against Leeds at Stamford Bridge.
Fofana put Chelsea in front with his first league goal for the club seven minutes after half-time, the former Leicester centre-back rising to head home from Ben Chilwell’s corner.
It was Chelsea’s first goal in 396 minutes and just their second in seven games in all competitions.
The Tenth-placed Blues held on for simply their third win of their final 16 video games in all competitions.
Ending a run of three successive defeats will give Potter a little breathing space ahead of Chelsea’s bid to overturn a 1-0 deficit in the second leg of their Champions League last 16 tie against Borussia Dortmund next week.
“We’ve had to suffer. It’s been a challenging period. We were a team who had something to lose so it was great character from the players. It gives us something to build on,” Potter mentioned.
Fourth-placed Tottenham’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League have been rocked by a 1-0 defeat at Wolves.
Just days after dropping 1-0 at second-tier Sheffield United within the FA Cup fifth spherical, the north Londoners have been crushed once more as Adama Traore struck within the 82nd minute, driving the rebound in off the bar after Raul Jimenez’s effort was saved.
Southampton climbed off the underside of the desk with a 1-0 victory in opposition to Leicester as Carlos Alcaraz scored the Thirty fifth-minute winner at St Mary’s.
Brighton stored West Ham in relegation hassle with a 4-0 victory on the Amex Stadium.
Aston Villa beat Crystal Palace 1-0 at Villa Park, with Eagles defender Andersen scoring a Twenty seventh-minute personal aim earlier than Palace’s Cheick Doucoure was despatched off for 2 bookings within the second half.
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