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At a Glance:<\/strong><\/p>\n Arsenal suffered a devastating blow in their pursuit of the Premier League title on Saturday afternoon, producing a dire performance as they lost at home to Bournemouth.<\/strong><\/p>\n Junior Kroupi gave the Cherries the lead early on when he tapped home at the back post, before Viktor Gyokeres\u2019 emphatic penalty levelled the scoring before half-time. Alex Scott then won the game for the travelling side, tucking past David Raya after neat combination play involving Evanilson.<\/p>\n While the Gunners remain nine points clear of Manchester City, the Citizens now have two games in hand, as well as all the momentum in the race for the title.<\/p>\n Arsenal emerge from Saturday\u2019s game with very little credit. Not only were they toothless in attack, but they also looked vulnerable defensively, with Bournemouth\u2019s long balls and high press causing Mikel Arteta\u2019s team all sorts of issues.<\/p>\n They\u2019ll need to bounce back when they host Sporting in midweek at the Emirates, otherwise their season is at risk of unravelling. Gyokeres, who scored and played the full 90 minutes for the North Londoners, has cited two specific factors that he felt contributed to Arsenal\u2019s defeat on Saturday.<\/p>\n Speaking to Match of the Day, the Swede blamed the Gunners\u2019 inability to take their chances, as well as a dry pitch, for their loss.<\/p>\n 🗣️ Viktor Gy\u00f6keres: \u201cThe pitch was maybe a bit dry there to be honest, so that doesn\u2019t help.\u201d ❌ pic.twitter.com\/17jCetVSjG<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 DailyAFC (@DailyAFC) April 11, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cYeah of course, we had some okay chances in the end,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n \u201cThe pitch was maybe a bit dry there, to be honest, so that didn\u2019t help but of course, like I said we all need to do better and need to take our chances.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, very confident (that Arsenal can turn things around). I think, we don\u2019t need to get stuck to much on what happened today. We need to look forward and think positive and look forward to the games.\u201d<\/p>\n Trossard, who was introduced as part of a triple substitution in the 53rd minute, was less forgiving of his team. While the Belgian winger did cite injuries as a factor, he lamented the Gunners\u2019 overall performance, calling out the drop in standards.<\/p>\n 🗣️ “We have some injuries but we don’t need to make any excuses, today wasn’t at our level where we’re supposed to be.”@LTrossard<\/a>‘s reaction to today’s 2-1 home defeat against Bournemouth.<\/p>\n 🎤 @CarrieBrownTV<\/a> #beINPL<\/a> #ARSBOU<\/a> #Arsenal<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/czy3OAFsF3<\/a><\/p>\n\n
\nViktor Gyokeres says the \u2018pitch was dry\u2019 in Arsenal vs Bournemouth<\/h2>\n
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What Leandro Trossard said after Arsenal\u2019s loss to Bournemouth<\/h2>\n
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