Gabriel Martinelli had a clear chance to equalise but struck tamely at Kepa Arrizabalaga and within minutes Bournemouth doubled their lead. David Raya brought down Evanilson in the box after a mistake by Jakub Kiwior and Justin Kluivert converted from the spot.

For once, an act of indiscipline by one man that Arsenal could not quite make amends for with the obduracy of 10. The third red card of their season so far, all of which have come before the 50th minute,

This was not the fixture Bournemouth would have picked for producing a response to the disappointing loss at Leicester before the international break. The Cherries had lost the past four Premier League meetings with Arsenal by an aggregate score of 13-2 – conceding at least three goals in each - a recent record which made their victory on Saturday