After championship rival Manchester City defeated Newcastle 2-0 on Saturday, Arsenal overcame allowing the second-fastest goal in Premier League history to score with Reiss Nelson’s stoppage-time goal to give the league leaders a thrilling 3-2 victory over Bournemouth.
With a little more than 30 minutes left, Mikel Arteta’s team was behind by two goals.
After an incredible comeback, the Gunners proved they could handle the pressure of the title chase and maintained their five-point lead over City.
Philip Billing’s precise goal from inside the Arsenal box after just 9.11 seconds and before the Gunners had even touched the ball gave second-bottom Bournemouth the lead.
Shane Long of Southampton versus Watford in 2019 scored the quickest goal in Premier League history after 7.69 seconds.
Marcos Senesi managed to elude Thomas Partey and touch a header from a corner past Aaron Ramsdale in the 57th minute, further putting Arsenal down.
Emile Smith-header Rowe’s provided Partey with an opportunity to make up for his sloppy marking five minutes later when he cut the lead in half.
Ben White’s decisive strike from Nelson’s cross in the 70th minute gave Arsenal the equaliser, demonstrating their will to win their first championship since 2004.
On March 4, 2023, during the English Premier League football game between Arsenal and Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium in London, English midfielder Reiss Nelson of Arsenal (not visible) celebrates after scoring his team’s third goal of the game. (Image credit: Glyn KIRK/AFP).
In the seventh minute of stoppage time, Nelson put the finishing touches on Arsenal’s remarkable comeback. His spectacular goal from 20 yards set off scenes of hysterical joy around the Emirates Stadium.
With a 2-0 victory over Newcastle at the Etihad Stadium earlier on Saturday, City rode their luck.
The champions’ goals came from Phil Foden and Bernardo Silva, who were absolved by a string of egregious errors from the opposition.
Newcastle, who are currently in fifth place, suffered another setback to their ambitions of finishing in the top four as a result of Sean Longstaff, Callum Wilson, and Joelinton failing to even force Ederson into a save.
