The Vitality Stadium match tonight will cap off an exciting day of Premier League action.
In North London, Spurs opened the scoring with a hammering of West Ham.
Then, Everton and Brighton triumphed, and Aston Villa, Leicester, and Man United also overcame deficits to win.
Arsenal would go to the top of the table with a victory, ahead of Man City and Liverpool, who all play tomorrow.
If Bournemouth wins three points tonight, they will pass Manchester United and enter the top half.
Saka’s injury, which he sustained during England’s recent loss to Greece, was described as “not serious” by Mikel Arteta yesterday.
But for Gunners supporters, his absence today seems to be a huge blow.
Saka is not the only prominent player who was absent from Arsenal’s match tonight.
Since Martin Odegaard was unable to play due to an ankle injury, centre back Gabriel donned the captain’s armband.
The Gunners have defeated Bournemouth 3-0, 4-0, 3-2, 3-0, and 2-1 in their previous five meetings.
This season, Mikel Arteta’s team has won seven times and drawn three times in all competitions, whereas Bournemouth has won two, drawn two, and lost four times.
TODAY’S RESULT FOR THE PREMIER LEAGUE MATCHES
Arsenal 0-2 Bournemouth
THE PLAYERS FOR BOTH BOURNEMOUTH AND ARSENAL WERE AS FOLLOWS:
Ryan Christie and Justin Kluivert dealt 10-man Arsenal their first Premier League defeat of the season as Bournemouth triumphed 2-0 on Saturday.
William Saliba received a red card on the half-hour mark, giving the hosts a glorious opportunity for an upset at the Vitality Stadium.
And midway through the second half, Bournemouth took that chance, with Christie breaking the deadlock in the 70th minute before Kluivert doubled their advantage from the penalty spot.
That penalty kick insured that Arsenal would not be able to hold onto their unbeaten start to the season as the Gunners lost their first league away game of the year on a frustrating day for Mikel Arteta.
Bournemouth climbs to 10th place after securing their third victory of the year, while Arsenal remains in third place, missing the opportunity to take the lead because Liverpool and Manchester City don’t play until Sunday.
What a win and loose respectively!!!
