William Saliba was shown a first-half red card as Bournemouth stormed to a 2-0 win over Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium to condemn the Gunners to their first defeat of the season.
Saliba was initially booked for his last-man foul on Evanilson near the center circle following Leandro Trossard’s poor pass, but referee Robert Jones changed his decision to a red following a VAR check as the Gunners were reduced to 10 men for the third time this season.
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Bournemouth were already making life difficult for Mikel Arteta’s side, who were without the injured Bukayo Saka, and finally made the breakthrough in the 70th minute when a clever corner routine allowed substitute Ryan Christie to slam home an emphatic finish.