Follow usReiss Nelson came off the bench to score a stunning winner in the seventh minute of stoppage time as Arsenal battled back from two goals down to beat Bournemouth 3-2 on Saturday and restore their five-point lead at the top of the English Premier League.
A winner so late it even caught out our graphic! 😅
THIS. TEAM. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/h73gY16fFC
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) March 4, 2023
The Gunners top the standings with 63 points, five ahead of champions Manchester City, who defeated Newcastle United 2:0 earlier on Saturday.
Arsenal got off to a nightmare start as Philip Billing scored for the visitors just 9.11 seconds into the game and Mikel Arteta’s side were in big trouble soon as Marcos Senesi doubled Bournemouth’s advantage with a firm header.
Billing’s goal was the second-quickest in Premier League history – only Shane Long, who scored for Southampton after 7.69 seconds at Watford in April 2019, has netted faster.
This second goal sparked Arsenal into life as they got a goal back a couple of minutes later. Thomas Partey got their first and Ben White equalized shortly after.
Arsenal pushed for a winner late on and they got their reward right at the end as winger Nelson, making his first appearance since 12 November, scored a stunning goal from 25 yards to make it 3-2.
Bournemouth, meanwhile, remain in the relegation zone after threatening a major upset – and beginning at top speed.
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