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Arsenal suffered a 2-1 defeat to Bournemouth in the Premier League at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Eli Junior Kroupi opened the scoring in the 17th minute after he turned in a deflected cross at the back post to give the Cherries the lead.<\/p>\n
Arsenal could have responded immediately from Declan Rice\u2019s corner, but Kai Havertz headed just wide.<\/p>\n
Gabriel Magalhaes then made a crucial block to deny Kroupi a second goal at the other end.<\/p>\n
The Gunners were awarded a penalty after the ball struck Ryan Christie\u2019s arm in the area.<\/p>\n
Viktor Gyokeres stepped up for the stop-kick and converted beyond Djordje Petrovic.<\/p>\n
Evanilson could\u2019ve given the visitors the lead, but David Raya kept out his left-footed strike.<\/p>\n
Shortly after the restart, Raya almost gifted Bournemouth the lead after his failed clearance struck Evanilson, but the ball bounced wide.<\/p>\n
Gyokeres thought he had given Arsenal the lead in the 65th minute, but the offside flag denied him.<\/p>\n
Alex Scott fired the Cherries ahead after he teed up with Evanilson at the edge of the area before sending Raya the wrong way.<\/p>\n
Gyokeres could\u2019ve restored parity for the hosts after Petrovic spilt the ball to him, but his deflected effort flew over the bar.<\/p>\n
He had another two chances to draw Arsenal level but couldn\u2019t hit the target on both occasions.<\/p>\n
Arsenal have suffered a major blow to their title push. They are nine points above Manchester City, who have two games in hand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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