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Ryan Christie scored just his second Premier League goal in his 77th appearance Bournemouth ended 10-man Arsenal's unbeaten start to the season after William Saliba was shown the first red card of his career at Vitality Stadium. France international Saliba was dismissed inside the opening half an hour, having tripped Evanilson close to the centre circle after being put under unnecessary pressure by Leandro Trossard's poor pass. It was a situation from which the title-chasing Gunners had already salvaged potentially crucial points against both Manchester City and Brighton, although this time the challenge was to do so for more than 60 minutes. Their stubborn resistance was finally broken when Ryan Christie fired brilliantly in to the top corner following a clever corner routine with 20 minutes remaining, substitute Justin Kluivert flicking on Lewis Cook's low pass into the penalty area. Kluivert then put any hope of a recovery beyond Arsenal by confidently converting his penalty nine minutes later, after club record £40m summer signing Evanilson was brought down by David Raya. Victory ended a dismal run in this fixture for the Cherries, who had lost the last four league meetings by an aggregate score of 13-2, and moved them up to 10th in the table. But this was a significant blow for Arsenal, who missed the opportunity to go top before leaders Liverpool host Chelsea tomorrow at 16: 30 BST, after champions Manchester City visit Wolves (14: 00). Premier League: Impressive Bournemouth sweep aside 10-man Arsenal - reaction Have your say on Bournemouth’s performance What did you make of Arsenal’s display? While Saliba's sending-off determined the pattern of the rest of the game, Bournemouth - the league’s top runners in terms of distance covered - had made an energetic start in front of their home support and refused to let Arsenal settle. The hosts, determined to bounce back from a disappointing loss to Leicester City prior to the international break, were effective in stifling the Gunners - and Antoine Semenyo fired a warning shot over following Raya's misplaced pass. Though still with ground to cover, Evanilson did appear to have a clear run at goal before being felled by Saliba, who accepted his fate with few complaints after referee Robert Jones upgraded the punishment from a yellow following a review. Already high on confidence after their positive start, Bournemouth were unrelenting in their pursuit of a breakthrough to press home their numerical advantage before half-time, but a stubborn Arsenal defence survived a flurry of attempts after Raheem Sterling was sacrificed for Jakub Kiwior. The threatening Semenyo should have done better when he blazed over shortly after the restart and it ultimately took a superb set-piece routine to put them on track for a memorable victory, sealed by Kluivert’s assured finish into the bottom corner. Bournemouth had lost three of their past four league games - with the Leicester defeat the team's first "big mistake" according to manager Andoni Iraola, who will now hope this excellent victory can kickstart his side's season. Rate players out of 10 for this game. The rater will close 30 minutes after the final whistle. You must be signed-in to a BBC account to play. After the opportunity to rate players has closed, the score displayed represents the average from all the submissions by BBC Sport users. Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 19th October 2024 at 19: 34 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Andoni Iraola Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Mikel Arteta Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Andoni Iraola Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Mikel Arteta Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Premier League All competitions All competitions All competitions Bournemouth have lost 11 of their 14 Premier League games against Arsenal, though all three exceptions have been in home games (3-3 in January 2017, 2-1 in January 2018, 1-1 in December 2019). Since Bournemouth returned to the Premier League in 2022, Arsenal have won all four of their meetings with the Cherries by an aggregate score 13-2, netting 3+ goals each time. Each of Bournemouth’s last 10 Premier League wins have been against sides in the bottom half of the table. The Cherries are winless in their last 11 against sides in the top half since beating Manchester United 3-0 in December last year (D4 L7). Arsenal’s 3-1 win over Southampton last time out was their 1, 999th top-flight win. Victory here will see them become the second side to reach 2, 000, after Liverpool (2, 065). Arsenal are unbeaten in all 10 of their games in all competitions so far this season (W7 D3) – they last had a longer unbeaten run from the start of a campaign in 2007-08 (first 21). Bournemouth have had more shot ending high turnovers than any other side in the Premier League this season (18), while only three sides have faced fewer such shots than the Cherries (6). Arsenal have won 10 of their 12 away Premier League games so far in 2024, with their only two failures both coming away against Manchester City (0-0 in March, 2-2 in September). Bukayo Saka has scored 49 Premier League goals for Arsenal. Aged 23 years and 44 days on the day of this game, a goal against Bournemouth would make him the youngest to net 50 for the club in the competition (11th player overall). Kai Havertz has been involved in 20 goals in his last 21 Premier League appearances (13 goals, 7 assists). His first goal for Arsenal came in this exact fixture last season, netting a penalty in a 4-0 victory. No player has more secondary assists (the pass before the assist) in the Premier League this season than Arsenal’s Thomas Partey (3). Match ends, Bournemouth 2, Arsenal 0. Second Half ends, Bournemouth 2, Arsenal 0. Enes Ünal (Bournemouth) wins a free kick on the left wing. Foul by Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal). Foul by Luis Sinisterra (Bournemouth). Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth). Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time. Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Milos Kerkez. Foul by Ryan Christie (Bournemouth). Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Justin Kluivert (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal). Foul by Enes Ünal (Bournemouth). Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Ryan Christie (Bournemouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Foul by Kai Havertz (Arsenal). Substitution, Bournemouth. Enes Ünal replaces Evanilson. Foul by Evanilson (Bournemouth). © 2024 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.