Arsenal open door to Man City in title race with defeat at home to Bournemouth

Liveupdated{"lang":"en","timestamp":1775914699}SportFootballArsenal v Bournemouth LIVE: Huge title race twist as Premier League leaders booed offArsenal 1-2 Bournemouth: The visitors were dominant from start to finish as Alex Scott’s late goal handed the Premier League leaders a shock defeatMiguel Delaney at the Emirates & Jamie BraidwoodSaturday 11 April 2026 14:38 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2954492","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-bournemouth-live-score-updates-premier-league-b2954492.html","title":"Arsenal v Bournemouth LIVE: Huge title race twist as Premier League leaders booed off"}}Arsenal missed the chance to open up a 12-point lead over Manchester City (Adam Davy/PA Wire)Bournemouth stunned Premier League leaders Arsenal to hand Mikel Arteta’s side a potentially damaging defeat in the title race. Arsenal failed to add to their nine-point lead and it means Manchester City, who have two games in hand, can cut their advantage when they go to Chelsea tomorrow, before welcoming the Gunners in a title showdown next week. Bournemouth won at the Emirates last season and were expected to be an awkward opponent, but Andoni Iraola’s side still surprised the league leaders when Junior Kroupi arrived at the back post to volley the visitors into a 17th-minute lead. if (document.cookie.split(';').some(cookie => cookie.trim() === '__DEBUG__=true')) { console.log('Ad logs: "mpu1", renderedAtParagraph: 3'); }if (document.cookie.split(';').some(cookie => cookie.trim() === '__DEBUG__=true')) { console.log('Ad logs: "mpu1", injectedAtParagraph: 3'); }It added to Arsenal’s title race nerves but the Gunners were given the chance to equalise from the penalty spot when Bournemouth captain Rya...