Arsenal title hopes suffer setback in Bournemouth defeat
Arsenal’s Premier League title hopes were dealt a major blow as they lost 2 1 at home to Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium. Victory would have given the Gunners a 12 point lead over second placed Manchester City before Pep Guardiola’s side play Chelsea on Sunday, but instead they missed the chance to stretch their advantage. Bournemouth started the game more confidently and took the lead when Junior Kroupi finished from close range after Adrien Truffert’s deflected cross fell kindly to him in the box. Arsenal responded before half time and levelled when Viktor Gyokeres smashed in a penalty after Ryan Christie was penalised for handball while trying to block a shot. With the score at 1 1 and tension rising, Mikel Arteta turned to his bench in the second half, introducing Eberechi Eze, Leandro Trossard and 16 year old […]