Bournemouth pulled off the mom of all upsets after they shocked champions Manchester Metropolis 2-0 within the Premier League on Saturday. This was additionally the Cherries’ first win ever in opposition to Metropolis who misplaced for the primary time this season.
Antoine Semenyo put the hosts within the lead within the ninth minute earlier than Evanilson doubled their lead within the sixty fourth minute whereas Joško Gvardiol pulled one again for Metropolis within the 82nd minute. Metropolis had the lion’s share of the possession nevertheless it mattered little when the ultimate whistle blew.
This was the Cherries’ greatest win since they upset title challengers Arsenal in the identical floor on October 19.
Pep Guardiola’s aspect had a lower than stellar afternoon with Metropolis having 4 pictures on the right track all match versus Bournemouth’s 6. It’s much more damning that Metropolis’s first on the right track got here within the eightieth minute courtesy of an Erling Haaland shot which the Bournemouth keeper Mark Travers saved.
Travers even pulled off a superb save within the third minute of stoppage time to disclaim Haaland as Bournemouth held on to the slender lead.
In the meantime, Liverpool defeated Brighton 2-1 with objectives from Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo to go prime of the desk with 25 factors whereas Metropolis drop all the way down to 2nd with 23 factors.
Earlier within the day, Arsenal slumped to a 1-0 loss at Newcastle United for the second yr in a row on Saturday to make it three straight Premier League video games with no win for the Gunners.
Alexander Isak’s early header was sufficient for Eddie Howe’s workforce to finish a five-game winless run within the league because the hosts simply neutralized Arsenal’s struggling assault the remainder of the best way.
Newcastle was coming off a morale-boosting win over Chelsea within the League Cup in midweek and carried that momentum into the beginning of the sport, as Isak discovered area in-between Arsenal centre-backs William Saliba and Gabriel to move house a pinpoint cross from Anthony Gordon within the twelfth minute.
