Arsenal vs Bournemouth final score, result, highlights as Gunners come from behind to win 3-2

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Maybe this is Arsenal's season after all. The Gunners completed one of the most thrilling comebacks of the 2022/23 Premier League season, overturning a 2-0 deficit at home to relegation-threatened Bournemouth and emerging winners 3-2 on a goal deep in stoppage time.

Substitute Reiss Nelson scored a stunning winner in the eighth minute of stoppage time to leave the visiting Cherries stunned. The three points took Arsenal's lead atop the Premier League back to five points with 12 matches remaining in the season.

Bournemouth scored the second fastest goal from the start of a match in Premier League history, taking the kickoff down to the Arsenal box and scoring after nine seconds through Philip Billing.

The visitors proceeded to absorb the subsequent Arsenal attacks, thanks in part to a big double save by Bournemouth goalkeeper Neto, and they even threatened to score a second. That second goal eventually came on a second-half corner kick header by Marcos Senesi. Down 2-0, it looked like Arsenal might be staring just a fourth defeat on the season.

But Arsenal fought back with two goals in an eight-minute span. First, Thomas Partey put home a shot following a rare moment of poor defensive play from Bournemouth. Then two substitutes combined with Reiss Nelson delivering a cross that Ben White blasted on goal with the referee confirming that the ball crossed the line for the 2-2 equalizer.

With 20 minutes left, it looked like it'd only be a matter of time before Arsenal would win it, but the Gunners' attack seemed to fizzle out in the final minutes. But there was time for one last flashpoint, as the final corner kick of the match bounced out to Nelson, who unleashed a sweet strike to win the game for the Gunners.

"My eyes lit up," Nelson said postgame. "It's been a rough couple months for me just coming back from injury [thigh]. Everyone knows how hard I worked in the background. So when that ball went in, that was a great moment for me."

Updated Premier League table 

Pos Team Points Matches
Played		 Goals
Scored		 Goal
Difference		 Next Match
1. Arsenal 63 26 59 +34 @ FUL, March 12
2. Man City 58 26 66 +41 @ CRY, March 11
3. Man United 49 24 41 +13 @ LIV, March 5

MORE: Arsenal odds to win the Premier League in 2022/23

Arsenal vs Bournemouth final score

  1H 2H Final
Arsenal 0 3 3
Bournemouth 1 1 2

Goals:
BOU — Philip Billing (Dango Ouattara) — 1st min.
BOU — Marcos Senesi (Joe Rothwell) — 57th min.
ARS — Thomas Partey (Smith Rowe) — 62nd min.
ARS — Ben White (Reiss Nelson) — 70th min.
ARS — Reiss Nelson — 98th+ min.

Lineups:

Arsenal (4-3-3, right to left): 1-Ramsdale (GK) — 18-Tomiyasu (4-White, 46'), 12-Saliba, 6-Gabriel, 35-Zinchenko — 8-Odegaard, 5-Partey, 21-Vieira (34-Xhaka, 84') — 7-Saka, 19-Trossard (10-Smith Rowe, 22'; 24-Nelson, 69'), 11-Martinelli

Bournemouth (5-4-1, right to left): 13-Neto (GK) — 15-A. Smith, 6-Mepham, 3-Stephens, 25-Senesi, 33-Zemura (2-Fredericks, 65') — 11-Ouattara (10-Christie, 82'), 14-Rothwell (4-Cook, 70'), 29-Billing, 24-Semenyo (32-Anthony, 65') — 9-Solanke

Arsenal vs Bournemouth live updates, highlights from Premier League

Final: Arsenal 3-2 Bournemouth

Ian Wright's reaction sums up the day for Arsenal fans:

With no Eddie Nketiah, Gabriel Jesus, or Leandro Trossard, Reiss Nelson was the hero on this day. And it wasn't just for the winning goal.

98th min.: Goal Arsenal! Reiss Nelson does it! A corner kick was cleared out to him at the top of the box and he takes a quick control and fires a beauty of a shot to win it for Arsenal.

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90th min.: Six minutes of stoppage time. Arsenal's attack has seemingly lost some of its bite in recent minutes.

84th min.: SUB Arsenal. Granit Xhaka is on for Fabio Vieira for a final push for a winner.

82nd min.: SUB Bournemouth. Right winger Dango Ouattara is off and Ryan Christie replaces him.

80th min.: Why not? One more Arsenal penalty shout. Philip Billing was trying his best to put his arms in a safe place, but the ball looks to still make contact. VAR says no review.

79th min.: Another Arsenal penalty appeal. Martin Odegaard's shot looks to be blocked by Marcos Senesi's arm, but it's from close range and the VAR check says no review.

74th min.: Chance Arsenal! Gabriel Martinelli with a solo run into the box from the right, but he skies it over the bar.

72nd min.: Arsenal hit the post! A Bukayo Saka cross from the right end line is deflected off a defender's arm (Jack Stephens) and onto the post. VAR had a look at it, but no penalty.

70th min.: SUB Bournemouth. Lewis Cook comes on after missing five straight matches. He replaces Joe Rothwell.

70th min.: Goal Arsenal! The two second-half subs make an impact. Reiss Nelson with the immediate cross from the left side and Ben White fires a first-time volley at the far post. Goalkeeper Neto blocks it, but the ball crossed the line. It's 2-2!

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69th min.: SUB Arsenal. It's the substitute Emile Smith Rowe coming out with Reiss Nelson taking his spot.

65th min.: SUBS Bournemouth. Double change with Jaidon Anthony and Ryan Fredericks in for Antoine Semenyo and Jordan Zemura.

64th min.: Chance Bournemouth! Joe Rothwell chips the ball ahead to forward Dominic Solanke, who takes the ball off his chest, and from a tight angle he fires at goal. Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale has to come up with the stop.

62nd min.: Goal Arsenal! Poor punch-out by Neto on a corner kick, and the ball gets headed back toward goal again. That's where a wide open Thomas Partey touches home, and Arsenal are back in it.

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57th min.: Bournemouth goal! The Cherries go 2-0 up on a corner kick header by Marcos Senesi. Arsenal's Thomas Partey couldn't stay with him.

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55th min.: Neto with a big stop! But he comes way off his line to stop Gabriel Martinelli. Had Martinelli got another touch on that ball and got it past Neto, he would've been alone in on goal.

51st min.: Nothing meaningfully different about the start to this second half. Arsenal won a couple of corners, and then there was a cross into the box easily nabbed in the air by Bournemouth's Neto. Later, an Martin Odegaard shot from the top of the box was also held by the Brazilian 'keeper.

46th min.: We're back underway. Mikel Arteta brings on Ben White for Takehiro Tomiyasu at right-back.

Halftime: Arsenal 0-1 Bournemouth

Halftime: The second fastest goal scored from the start of a match in Premier League history (9 seconds and 11 milliseconds!) on a designed play has Arsenal scrambling to figure out how to find a way through Bournemouth's defensive 5-4-1 formation. An injury to Leandro Trossard hasn't helped the league leaders.

Outside of an early double save by Bournemouth 'keeper Neto, Arsenal were only able to muster a series of set pieces (including nine corners), and two penalty shouts. It feels we might have a couple more of those VAR episodes in the second half with the crowd of players and the action concentrated in the Bournemouth box.

But the visitors are showing that through forward Dominic Solanke, winger Dango Ouattara and midfielder Philip Billing, who's having a monster game, injury-ravaged Bournemouth are threatening to score a second. If not for Aaron Ramsdale, they could've been 2-0 up.

45th min.: Another Arsenal penalty shout. Marcos Senesi looks to have kicked Takehiro Tomiyasu as they both chased down a ball in the box. But the VAR looked at it and didn't signal for a review.

44th min.: Bournemouth chance! It's another break led by Dominic Solanke but he doesn't have a good touch by the time he gets into the box and the cross misses his countering teammate Dango Ouattara.

40th min.: This is how Bournemouth were lined up at kickoff. It's the formation from which the goal came. The Cherries overloaded one side and the cross came from the attacking right.

35th min.: Arsenal penalty appeal! The VAR checks a ball that fell on the arm of Bournemouth defender Chris Mepham who mistimed his header in the box and watched the ball hit his arm. But the officials did not deem it a punishable offence.

33rd min.: It's Gabriel Martinelli operating as the centre-forward now for Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe has gone wide left, where Martinelli typically works his magic. That might make things more difficult for the Gunners, since Martinelli is better at beating defenders at pace 1-on-1.

30th min.: Arsenal are having a hard time getting around the five-man backline that Bournemouth has set up. And they're definitely not able to go through it. The Gunners might need to find their way through a set piece, although the Cherries have defended those well, too.

22nd min.: SUB Arsenal. Arsenal forward Leandro Trossard picks up an injury and has to come out with Emile Smith Rowe replacing him. We'll see who plays as the central striker. Reminder: Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Jesus are not in the squad due to injury.

20th min.: Bournemouth chance! What a stop by Arsenal 'keeper Aaron Ramsdale! The visitors with a clinical breakaway led by Philip Billing and Dominic Solanke. The cross into the box is to a wide open Dango Ouattara, but Ramsdale closes the angle on the point-blank shot.

16th min.: Bournemouth have absorbed whatever Arsenal have thrown at them since the Neto double save. And more interestingly, Bournemouth look like they can hurt Arsenal in transition when they get on the ball.

4th min.: Arsenal chance! The response from the Gunners is swift with a double Neto save needed against Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka on the follow-up.

1st min.: Goal Bournemouth! Bournemouth score after just 11 seconds! Bournemouth kick if off and Dango Ouattara brings up the right side, and his cross makes it through a maze of Arsenal legs. Philip Billing made the ghosting run into the box and finished all alone for a shock lead!

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5 mins from kickoff: We're just about ready to go. The pressure is on Arsenal to respond to Manchester City's home victory against Newcastle.

45 mins from kickoff: Lineups are in. Three new starters are brought in for Arsenal, while Eddie Nketiah is not in the squad due to injury. In addition to their six injuries, Bournemouth are further debilitated without starters Jefferson Lerma and Hamed Traore in their squad.

75 mins from kickoff: The fan bustle outside the stadium with a bit over an hour to go until kickoff.

115 mins from kickoff: A stroll down memory lane for Arsenal fans for Bukayo Saka's first goal at the senior level:

120 mins from kickoff: The Cherries are in the relegation zone thanks to their 1W-8L-2D record in all competitions since the World Cup break ended. That included ousters in both the FA Cup and Carabao Cup.

The many injuries haven't helped, and neither has the schedule: They've had to face Manchester City and Arsenal in consecutive weeks, with Liverpool up next.

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Arsenal vs Bournemouth lineups, team news

With a match last Wednesday and another coming up on Thursday in the Europa League, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is shuffling personnel some. Right-back Ben White gets a breather with Takehiro Tomiyasu starting, and Fabio Vieira gets a start as Granit Xhaka sits on the bench. Thomas Partey also regains his central midfield role in place of Jorginho. What will be concerning to supporters is that Eddie Nketiah is nowhere on the squad sheet due to injury.

Arsenal lineup (4-3-3, right to left): 1-Aaron Ramsdale (GK) — 18-Takehiro Tomiyasu, 12-William Saliba, 6-Gabriel, 35-Oleksandr Zinchenko — 8-Martin Odegaard, 5-Thomas Partey, 21-Fabio Vieira — 7-Bukayo Saka, 19-Leandro Trossard, 11-Gabriel Martinelli

Arsenal subs (9): 30-Matt Turner (GK), 4-Ben White, 15-Jakub Kiwior, 16-Rob Holding, 3-Kieran Tierney, 20-Jorginho, 34-Granit Xhaka, 10-Emile Smith Rowe, 24-Reiss Nelson

Bournemouth manager Gary O'Neil will be happy to have Lewis Cook back as part of the squad after missing six weeks with a knee injury. But the infirmary list is still long with six players confirmed out: Illia Zabarnyi (ankle), Marcus Tavernier (hamstring), David Brooks (hamstring), Matias Vina (knee), Junior Stanislas (muscle), and Lloyd Kelly (calf). Hamed Traore and Jefferson Lerma are not in the squad

Bournemouth lineup (5-4-1, right to left): 13-Neto (GK) — 15-Adam Smith, 6-Chris Mepham, 3-Jack Stephens, 25-Marcos Senesi, 33-Jordan Zemura — 11-Dango Ouattara, 14-Joe Rothwell, 29-Philip Billing, 24-Antoine Semenyo — 9-Dominic Solanke.

Bournemouth subs (9): 1-Mark Travers (GK), 12-Darren Randolph (GK), 17-Jack Stacey, 2-Ryan Fredericks, 10-Ryan Christie, 4-Lewis Cook, 21-Kieffer Moore, 32-Jaidon Anthony, 41-Euan Pollock.

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Arsenal vs Bournemouth live stream, TV channel

Arsenal have a 12W-2L-2D record at the Emirates so far in the 2022/23 season across all competitions, and they will look to take advantage of a second-straight home match against a relegation-threatened side after pummeling Everton 4-0 in midweek.

Their only losses this season came against 

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Simon Borg is a senior editor at The Sporting News who has covered football/soccer for over a decade. A supporter of Italian club Parma Calcio from his years growing up in Europe, he was previously a long-time member of Major League Soccer's digital media team, as a multimedia content producer, on-air personality, and Editor-in-Chief. Based in New York City, Borg is multilingual and has covered the domestic and global scene for TSN since 2021.