At 15:30 Lithuanian time, the eighth round matches of the English "Premier" League were played.
"Bournemouth" at home faced the London "Arsenal", who had not lost in the country's championship for a long time. However, the hosts unexpectedly forced the visitors to suffer a defeat with a score of 2-1 without Alex Sanchez remaining in the "Arsenal".
There were no goals in the first half, but the entire battle shifted to the next 45 minutes, which awarded three goals.
The second half went well for the "Gunners" - in the 52nd minute, Hector Bellerin scored in the penalty area and, receiving a great pass from Alex Iwobi, put the visitors ahead.
"Arsenal" held on quite successfully for the first ten minutes with the lead, but "Bournemouth" unexpectedly turned the score in their favor in just four minutes.
In the 70th minute, Callum Wilson equalized the score, and just four minutes later, the same C. Wilson provided an assist for Jordan Ibe, who scored his first goal in the "Bournemouth" ranks.
"Arsenal" could not recover in the remaining time and had to accept a painful defeat.
"Arsenal" remains in seventh place with 39 points, but is already five points behind the top four. After the victory, "Bournemouth" rises to 13th place.
Result:
"Bournemouth" 2 - 1 "Arsenal"
52' [0 - 1] H. Bellerin
70' [1 - 1] C. Wilson
74' [2 - 1] J. Ibe
League table:
